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by Snake18 on December 30, 2005
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Hy guys,
I`ve noticed something funny.
My wdb realy realy hates being sprayed with water. It shakes it`s head violently when I spray him. I`ve never seen this behavior before. But then, I`ve never had a rattlesnake before. is this common behavior in rattlers or at least in wdbs ?
Thanks,
Best regards, Alex S.
P.S.: Happy New Year again everyone !
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by Cro on December 30, 2005
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Alex: It does not surprise me that the WDB does not like being sprayed. It is an snake of arid regions, and in my opinion, does not require being sprayed or misted like tropical snakes. In years past, I kept many, many rattlesnakes, and never, ever misted them. Also, they were never misted at the Atlanta Zoo. I would just provide him with a water bowl of fresh water, and let him drink when he gets thirsty. Hope this helps.
Happy New Year. JohnZ
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by Snake18 on January 1, 2006
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Hy John,
I don`t usualy spray my rattler. I am perfectly awair that it comes from arid regions. I just like to make sure al my snakes shed properly so I aslways spray every snake when it goes opac, for an extra bit of humidity. I was just wondering if all or most non-ntropical rattlesnakes react so violently when sprayed upon with water.
Best regards, Alex S.
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by Cro on January 1, 2006
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Alex: Yes, a lot of rattlesnakes would act the same way when sprayed. This is more true of the ones found in arid regions, and less true of those found in lowlands and the more humid parts of their range.
Many of the western rattlesnakes just dont like being sprayed with water very much at all, and if they were caught out in a rain, would seek shelter.
Maybee you could raise the humidity a different way by covering more of the cage, and adding a larger water bowl when the snake goes opaque.
Most Rattlesnakes usually shed well, but sometimes there will be a bit of unshead skin at the base of the rattle. If that happens, you can always soak the snake for a while to soften the shead, and the snake will usually crawl out of it. They rarely have problems with eye caps that do not shead along with the skin.
Hope this helps some.
JohnZ
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by Snake18 on January 1, 2006
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Thanks for the tips John,
The thing is that I have a friend who has a huge reptile collection and some of his species aren`t properly shed: Bitis arietans, Sistrus miliarus, Crotalus horridus. They all have water bowls. To avoid this, I usualy spray my snakes when they are opaque.
I`ll folow your advice with my atrox from now on.
Take care,
Alex S.
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by Crotalus_Catcher on January 1, 2006
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When I was keeping atrox privately, I found that the juevneiles all reacted differently to misting. One in particular, seemed to only drink when water from misting collected in his coils. Others, however, reacted the way you described. My guess is that it varies from snake to snake.
I'll observe our atroxs at the zoo next time I mist and report back how they react.
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by Snake18 on January 2, 2006
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Hy Scott,
Thanks for the answer. I just found it realy weird because I`ve seen puff adders love being misted even thow they also live in aride zones.
Happy herping,
Best regards, Alex S.
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