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I was downstairs cleaning my snake room, when I noticed my male Kunisir Rat, curled up in his branches, lazily twitching his tail back and forth.
I was not aware that Kunisirs used their tail to lure prey-but could it be possible? Has anyone else seen this behavior?
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It's more likely that he was uneasy with you being there, but not enough to go into a full defensive display.
Frank
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My male climac does it sometimes, as does my mail baird. I don't think it's caudal luring in the sense that vipers do it, I liken it more to cat's twitching their tails around without seeming to realise they're doing it. I mostly see my snakes do it when they're otherwise occupied, like during swallowing. Maybe your snake was just watching you so intently he started twitching his tail.
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