Wiggles, the Children's Python

[dakski]

I scented a cardboard box with a Reptilink and put it in Wiggles's enclosure. Snakes are wary of unfamiliar things. I hope that prolonged exposure to the Reptilinks scent will reduce his fear so that he will more readily feed on them. After I put the box in his enclosure, I went to wash my hands. When I returned, Wiggles was already poking his head into the box.

It's been two weeks since he fed, so I know he's hungry. I'll carefully observe his behavior this week for signs that he's truly ravenous. Hopefully, ravenous and familiarized with the scent, he'll take his Reptilink unscented.

I hope this works as well. However, does this have him on edge/hungry all the time now. Is he in food mode all the time? I wouldn't want to go in my boas tanks if they smelled rat!

Good luck with this experiment and keep us posted.