I have my rat rack within 12 inches of my snake rack, which includes a burm and 2 retics under 5 ft, and within about 10 feet of my 8 ft burmese python. In a bedroom with a fan circulating the air, so the rat smell is always in the air. I never have a problem with this. I, of course, always take precautions when I open their tubs, but i've never had them act "weird" because of the rats in the room. When I thaw out my frozen rats to feed, I let them thaw in a bucket in front of the rack. That is the only time they come (literally) flying out of the tub and I have to open it with a snake hook to avoid the open mouths coming at me. They don't seem to care about the live rats. Most of the time when I am cleaning I handle the snake at the same time. My 5 ft retic is harder than a baby BP to handle in one hand, so she normally finds her way on top of the rats mesh. I still don't have a problem with her (of course if there was no mesh i'm sure the rats would have a problem) even when I pull her back off the rat cages. She isn't defensive\aggresive anything.
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