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    is it ok to keep live mice and snakes in the same room?

    I was just wondering if it is ok to keep live mice in the same room as you keep your ball pythons .. I know there is alot to find about this on google but I wanted your opinion since you are the experts in the field
    so does keeping mice in the same room as your snakes have any effect on the snakes breeding or feeding? if anyone has experience with this I would greately appreciate your help
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    Tons of people keep the rats in the snake room. I have a personal theory about the scent dulling their feeding response because they stop getting excited by pre-scenting. That's not tested or anything though and I'm sure plenty of people would reply that they have no issues with feeding and keep in the same room.
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    Re: is it ok to keep live mice and snakes in the same room?

    I keep my snakes in the same room with live mice and I have seen no ill effects at all.

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    Re: is it ok to keep live mice and snakes in the same room?

    X2 my rat breeding rack is next to my snake enclosures and I have had no ill affects at all. All my snake eat F/T and are still eating great
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    I too have kept them in the same room. I don't now and have not seem much difference. My snakes have a really good feeding response, especially this time of year.

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    I have a dozen rat and ASF colonies in my snake room. I don't notice a definite feeding response issue. Some of them eat better, some of them don't. I have been struck at more often though. I got tagged by my 8 foot BCI last week.. and I've been struck at by two of my ASF eaters. If anything I have noticed an increased desire to feed. But no change in feeding response.

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    Re: is it ok to keep live mice and snakes in the same room?

    No, it is not O.K. to do. Just because a lot of people do it doesn't mean is right. Sure you can do it and be successful at it but you are asking for trouble. Once you acquire a finicky snake it will affect its feeding response and would be that much harder for the snake to accept a meal.
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    Re: is it ok to keep live mice and snakes in the same room?

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    No, it is not O.K. to do. Just because a lot of people do it doesn't mean is right. Sure you can do it and be successful at it but you are asking for trouble. Once you acquire a finicky snake it will affect its feeding response and would be that much harder for the snake to accept a meal.
    Actually some of my finicky snakes eat better now that the rats are in the room. For the most part I notice no difference. I don't have a single ball python that has gone off feed since I moved the rats into the room. Just a question, have you ever had rodents living in the same room as your reptiles? Just curious. I'm genuinely interested, I haven't seen any negative effects from my experience - Just curious if your speak from experience. I have always wondered if anyone has seen it effect feeding responses. I'm not trying to be a jerk, just trying to see if you've tried it and seen it effect them.

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    I have a sometimes finiky bp and have done both. If anything her feeding response is better since I've housed in the same room. Do what works for you; your mileage may vary.
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    Quote Originally Posted by luijibored View Post
    No, it is not O.K. to do. Just because a lot of people do it doesn't mean is right. Sure you can do it and be successful at it but you are asking for trouble. Once you acquire a finicky snake it will affect its feeding response and would be that much harder for the snake to accept a meal.
    So many of your posts crack me up!

    Anyway.. I too have some rodent racks in a room with BP racks. Have for a few years now. As long as you keep the rodents clean I don't see a problem. None of the snakes in that room have ever refused prekilled rodents. My only live eater is actually kept in a Boaphile display cage in the living room no where near the rats. There is no connection between having live rodents in the same room with snakes, and your snakes becoming picky eaters. The whole picky eater thing is just sometimes a BP thing.

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