Keeping breeder rats in same room as snakes

[hungba]

Do any of you keep your breeder rats in the same room as your snakes? If so, does it, and how so, affect the snakes feeding response?

I know when I thaw my rats next to the snake racks, some of them are already ready to eat before I even feed, because they smell it. Yet, they haven't smelt it the week before, so I don't know if having the constant smell in there would ironically make them "used to" the scent and not be stimulated by it as much.

[Andybill]

I dont because for one my room stays about 80 and I like to keep my rats (what few I have) in a somewhat cooler environment. And I dont want the smell of rodents in my room all the time so when I go to handle my snakes they arent thinking its feeding time cuz I dont want a confused snake chomping down on my fingers! I personally would discourage it but there may be others that do keep their rats in the same room as their snakes...

[youbeyouibei]

I housed my feeders in the same room as my snakes for a while. The snakes seemed more interested in the prey scent for about a week and a half or so (roaming their cages constantly, tongues flicking constantly tasting the air, etc.). It made zero difference in their feeding response; some still refused on occasion and the garbage disposals lived up to their names, lol! I don't keep them together anymore just because my breeders outgrew the room, so they're now housed in a separate location but for the six months or so that I did house both together, it didn't affect them in the least that I could see.

[LotusCorvus]

Due to currently living in an unfinished basement, I keep my snakes and rat rack right next to each other, by the space heater. Aside from having to make sure I play with the snakes BEFORE I do my rat chores, it makes very little difference. My girls' appetites are great, but they also don't mistake me for food. I've had refusals (fostering a friend's male BP for a while, I think he was more distracted by the presence of females than food lol), and everybody's behaviour is normal.