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wpglaeser
at Mon Jan 16 16:22:18 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by wpglaeser ]
OK, I changed my Jalisco's habitat to the Cypress Mulch and he seems to love staying submerged in it as much as when he was under the newspaper. He never comes out. Day or night as far as I can tell... I removed all his hides because he doesn't need them (not using a single one). I mist the mulch fairly often and am just using the heat pad underneath.
What is the quality of a snake's life if he spends 90% submerged and the other 10% being handled/fed? My other snakes (daughter's corn and son's king) explore their habitats (for escape, mostly), use different hides, climb branches, etc. Is this just normal for a milk snake? Is he getting the exercise he needs? I'm trying to do what's best for him. If I force him out by providing a bare floor and some hides it sounds like it'll go against everybody's advice but force him to be exposed more and travel about more. But, I don't want to stress him. Should I leave everything as-is??? Right now he has like an inch or so of mulch, some lava rock, and his water dish.
BTW, I dug him out and handled him yesterday. His vent was bulging, so I knew he needed to poop soon. He was in a position in my hand such that I could gently massage the area with my finger to see if he'd go on the paper towel over my lap. While I was doing it, I saw something pink start to stick out, and I wasn't sure what it was, but after a couple minutes the poop came out like a shotgun! It really ejaculated rather than oozed out! Quite a bit, too. Anyway, was the pink thing protruding from his vent part of his colon? Was that all normal?
Thanks for help on both questions...
Walt
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 Quality of life question... - wpglaeser, Mon Jan 16 16:22:18 2006
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