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MikesExotics1
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Thanks Dan! Like you said, the tales of drys cannibalizing one another seem a bit exaggerated online (or perhaps it's just that bad news travels faster).
Perhaps I've been more concerned about this matter than I should be, but I've come up with a couple habits that might be helping and so I thought I'd share and maybe get some feedback.
My male has a considerably stronger feeding response relative to the female. Very much a bite first ask questions later attitude. So, I've kept the most recent shedding from the female and I place it in his tank allowing him to smell and "explore" it a bit prior to actually placing her in the tank with him. I noticed his attitude changes from that of a predator on the hunt to what appears to be a much more docile one.
Also, I let them soak in a bin with some water separately, prior to placing them together to help reduce any scent of rats or quails that might be lingering on the snakes from their last feeding. I don't do this every time though. Just if I plan to put them together shortly after a feeding.
Again, this might be overkill or might not be. Thoughts?
Thanks, Mike mikesreptiles.webs.com
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