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Hey everyone,

I just have a question about the two. I have had a Burmese python now for over 6 years now. My friend needed to get rid of her two ferrets so I took them off her hands (always been a fan of ferrets). Do you guys think that it is a good idea to put the cage in the same room as my burm cage or will she try to attack them or visa vera?

Thanks everyone
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Until the snakes get acclimated to the smell in the same room they may expect to see a prey item a little more than usual (read: watch your fingers). I would think that after a while they would tune out that one scent. Now if you let your snake roam on the floor and it slithers up to the ferrets' wire cage then I could imagine it trying to make a move on em!

What does everyone else think?

We have a chinchilla in the same room as our burmese python and it hasn't seemed to affected him, as long as the snake is well fed than i wouldn't see it being a problem. We also have a rat in the reptile room with all the other snakes and i have never noticed them being more aggresive or acting any differently. In my old house i actually had a bunny, rats, doves, and other small animals in my reptile room and it hasnt proved to be problematic. I do have a ferret but i have never had it in the same room as my reptiles but it wasn't for any other reason than "space issues". Also, now that i think of it, we even had a male sugar glider in the same room as the burm, btw, male sugar gliders mark EVERYTHING so they have a VERY pungeant smell to them and he didnt even seem to notice that. There have actually been times i have had to chase my cat off of the top of the burms tank(stupid cat) and after a few minutes of smelling the cat the snake just retreated to curling back up and ignoring him.
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Rob,
I kept a few corn snakes in the same room as my rats for about a month before I got my rat shed set up. For the first few weeks they were obviously affected by the scent. Their feeding response was much stronger. Yes, they did seem to eventually get used to it, somewhat, at least. Of course, I've never worried about getting bit by a measley ol' corn snake anyway.

If you've ever worked in the food industry to where you smell food all day long, day in - day out, you know that you eventually get used to it. However, once in awhile that aroma will strike you just the right way and it will get your attention. No matter how many years you've worked there.

Snakes are wild animals. I can't always tell what they're thinking or what they're going to do. Even though I've been around them for 40yrs every now & then one will surprise me.

In all honesty, your question is one that only you can answer. Is it really worth the risk of taking a strike from a 12ft Burmese Python?

Have a good one!
HH
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