Smells

What do you guys do to keep smells down? I've been thinking of keeping charcoal in a stocking in a BP's cage to see how it works.

Other than cleaning out any soiled aspen ASAP, nothing really, but then again, the snakes have their own room so to speak so a little odor is no big concern to me.

Nothing, my herp room has very little smell, and what smell I have is mostly dirt-earthy smell from the planted terrariums.

same here they have there own room, and i check on and clean every day as needed.

I clean. All my animals are in my room with me so i don't want them smelling..

Clean cages shouldn't really smell. Check the cage to see what part is causing the stink. Maybe there's a wet spot going sour? A missing clump of poo?

Snakes do have a odor unique to them, but you shouldn't really notice it outside of sticking your face to the cage, unless the cage is soiled somehow.

today at the pet shop i go to i saw that they keep incense or watever its called burning in their mouse and rat room to keep smells down and i think thatd be a pretty good idea

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Originally Posted by wolfy-hound

Clean cages shouldn't really smell. Check the cage to see what part is causing the stink. Maybe there's a wet spot going sour? A missing clump of poo?

Snakes do have a odor unique to them, but you shouldn't really notice it outside of sticking your face to the cage, unless the cage is soiled somehow.

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It doesn't stink up room. I do keep it clean. The only time I can smell anything is when I open the plexiglas door.

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Originally Posted by Gibber19

It doesn't stink up room. I do keep it clean. The only time I can smell anything is when I open the plexiglas door.

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I agree, it should not really smell if kept clean.... unless you stick your nose in there tub or tank.. then maybe you might smell something.... besides I won't notice my snake room is were i smoke my medical cigaretts..:rolleye2:

I don't notice a smell to be honest.

I was looking at one of the caging threads and notice that it was ill advised to use wood, because the urine would essentially stain the wood. I've been using a wood cage for 4-5 years. My BP will go under the substrate from time to time to get closer to the UTH. I'm fairly positive this is the issue, he's been peeing directly on the wood for years.

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Originally Posted by Gibber19

I was looking at one of the caging threads and notice that it was ill advised to use wood, because the urine would essentially stain the wood. I've been using a wood cage for 4-5 years. My BP will go under the substrate from time to time to get closer to the UTH. I'm fairly positive this is the issue, he's been peeing directly on the wood for years.

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I would say you are 100% correct

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Originally Posted by iCandiBallPythons

I would say you are 100% correct

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Looks like it's time to build a new cage then, a non wood cage. Any ideas on materials? P.S I'd like to reuse the plexiglas I have if at all possible.

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Originally Posted by ahunt037

today at the pet shop i go to i saw that they keep incense or watever its called burning in their mouse and rat room to keep smells down and i think thatd be a pretty good idea

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This is actually a really bad idea. Rats especially have VERY sensitive respiratory systems and constantly breathing in incense could be bad for their lungs.

I know I can't stand the smell of incense for even a few minutes.

With rodents you need ventilation and airflow and cleaning, not a smell bandaid.

I have actually having a similar issue sort of I have been using vision enclosures and have had no small at all. Two weeks ago I rescued 8 ball pythons and a rack. I have cleaned the bloody thing to an inch of its life the rack actually has no smell but the tubs... and they are old discontinued rubbermaids...