outside ?

ok i know you guys bring your snakes outside, but what convinces you that they wont get ticks/mites?

i bring my snake outside alot! i think he looks cool in the grass. well to tell you the truth ive never thought about ticks or mites... i never take him out for that long and i always stay in my back yard.

ive always wanted to take mine outside but im to scared becuase we have three dogs and they use the bathroom out there so i dont think it will be very clean. ohh and does the sun hurt thier eyes ?

We've never taken ours outside. I know several people here do, though, so I suppose as long as it's warm enough outside and they're not out for a very long time, it's fine.

I've done it once or twice where they didn't stay on me, but not for long. I too am worried about ticks.

i pay enough attention to my snakes to notice if they have ticks, so taking them outside doesn't scare me at all.

I personally take mine out everyday in a large rubbermaid and leave them there for 6-8 hours. I think that sun is good for them, they also digest faster. I just make sure that I mist them 2 or 3 times while outside. BTW, I only do this in summertime and in sunny days when it's not summer which is quite often here in California. Don't get me wrong I also let them roam in the grass.

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Originally Posted by Danny

I personally take mine out everyday in a large rubbermaid and leave them there for 6-8 hours.

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i'm no genius, but that doesn't sound like a very good idea.

Danny, do you provide them with hides inside the rubbermaids?

Yes, I do provide hides. I've been doing this for the longest without any bad results. It would be a bad idea if it was a glass enclosure.

Okay. I just wanted to clarify that just in case anyone was thinking of putting their snake outside for hours without some place to hide. After all, pythons and boas are not baskers.

And you wouldnt want them to cook in the sun.

LOL...yes, your right.

I only take mine outside for quick photo ops, since natural sunlight seems to be the best light for capturing their true colors. Here's Gobby out on the deck.

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There are trillions of creepy crawly insects around here (it's a farm, after all" so I never take the snakes out on the lawn or anything. But I figure the porch is safe, as long as it's a nice warm day.

I let my Aragorn out about 1 time a week (weather permitting) to stretch out a bit. After I either let him go for a swim and dry him off or wipe him down with a wet cloth. I've thought about wiping him down with Reptile Relief each time, just in case he does pick up some mites.

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The only time i ever took Andy outside, he tried to get down a chipmunk hole. Needless to say .. he's not going outside any time soon :)

rocky wont crawl through the grass like that, one time i took him outside and put him down and he got really scared and went into a striking position so i picked him up and he was fine again so i put him down and the same thing again, maybe he just isnt a outside snake. Was aragorn scared the first time you took him outside ??

It was cute the first couple of times I took him out. He stayed near me, basically in a ball. He'd sometimes do the periscope thing and look around, but didn't move much. But I'm wondering if it was because I had him in the shade and maybe it wasn't that warm to him (was to me). But even now, it takes him a few minutes to figure out what's going on and to decide to crawl about. Once he does he's very curious - good thing they're not fast!

yea, i take rex outside, but he doesnt leave my hands. ive took walks down the street with him, he dont mind to much, it doesnt stress him out at all, seems like he enjoys it. ill do it with adrian, too, when she gets bigger and calmer. and they are quite fast, at least rex and adrian are.

i was thinking about doing that yesterday but i didnt...and thats a good thing, if you saw my post in the venomous forum you would see what im talking about ;)

how fast can they.. i dont know how to say it, sliver? You know, like run but with know legs. lol. thats the best way i can put it.

i live in an apartment complex in san diego, so there really is no place to take our snakes outside. our complex has about 800-1500 apartments in it, and it is a huge concrete maze. sometimes my g/f will take them on the porch for a bit, but thats it.

Today i tried to take him outside and crawl on the lawn again and he got really scared and it looked like he struck at the grass, i dont think rocky is a out doors snake he would rather crawl on my (fake or foe)mink blanket ;)

LOL. Rocky isn't a nature lover heh? Sounds like he enjoys the pampered indoor high life of warm blankets! LOL. That's cute!

ohh ya he does. He is kinda spoiled, but then again so am i so its a perfect match i guess !! :)

:) Two peas in a pod....or rather mink blanket!

My guys like to go out on nice days. Our larger burms like to be able to do some traveling time and again. Our main concern is neighbors houshold pets, so we keep a good look out on the perimeter. A few years back I had Grandma (Large burmese female) outside and a nosy juvinile red tailed hawk decided to land a few feet from her, needless to say she was unhappy with this intruder but the hawk got the point and flew away. So now I always keep my eyes on the land and the sky.
Rusty