Note to self: never allow you Kingsnake get a whiff of your BP. They go mental. Last night I picked up Seshat (my BP) while still in her shoebox, then put her in a plastic container while I cleaned her tank. I then put her back. Afterwards, Khyan, my Kingsnake did his “business” so I decided to clean his tank too. I placed him in the same plastic container and proceeded to clean out his pad. Idiot that I am, I never thought of cleaning out the container prior to putting Khyan in there and he absorbed Seshat’s scent. When I put him back into his bachelor pad, he went stir crazy. He spun around his pad like a mad man, ransacking everything, turning over his skull, tossing his paper towel rolls, biting himself and basically having an anxiety attack.

Realizing what I had done, I pulled him out and placed him in a pillow case so he could chill a bit. I removed all of his belongings and cleaned his pad once again to remove the smell. I only put back his hut and leafy branch to be safe. Then I gave Khyan a bath, placing him under some water and cleaning him with some natural shampoo; twice. I gave him a kiss, told him mom was very sorry for causing him so much stress and put him back in his pad. He did his usual "sniff and explore" but was otherwise calm. This morning he was stretched out on his branch basking in the sunlight.