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Interaction with other reptiles?

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 11:03 am
by DimetroDork
So recently my partner got a little 3 month old ball python. Both he and Gulliver, my skink, are being housed in the same house (not in the same tank though, obviously). I wondered if they meet, what might they most likely do? Winslow (the BP) is far too small to eat Gulliver, so I figure there's no danger in it for Gully. But might Gulliver bite Winslow? I'm not going to just put them together to find out, but I did hold Gulliver near Winslow (firmly) and all he did was flick his tongue at Winslow's tail and seem very curious. I heard no puffing or hissing from either of them. Is it possible, if they encountered each other, that they would not mind each other? I'm not expecting a magical interspecies friendship, especially not with two reptiles, but I'm curious as to what they would think of each other.

Re: Interaction with other reptiles?

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 12:29 pm
by splashy07
I'd be careful introducing those, reptiles can not reason, and one may be terrified of the other and act out. My bearded dragon cage is above my snake rack and he gets extremely agitated when he sees one while I am cleaning tubs in the rack.
When I have a snake out he is obviously perturbed, possibly being his roots are Australian and most snakes over there are not particularly nice...And if a lizard were to crawl over a snake his sharp little claws could injure or upset the snake, as their skin is extremely sensitive. My BTs do not seem to care when they see the snakes, but I wouldn't put them anywhere near eachother outside of a cage.

Re: Interaction with other reptiles?

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 5:20 pm
by Richard.C
Never under estimate a small snake still trying ti constrict a large lizard,may be to big for him to eat but never to big for them to attempt it

When ive had finicky eating young carpet pythons in the past that refused to eat thawed mice or rats,if i touched the rodents on shingle backs or bluetongues then tried again they were grabbed and consumed with gusto

Re: Interaction with other reptiles?

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:46 pm
by El Lobo
I would never consider letting any snake near a BTS.

I have first hand experience of austrelaps.ramsayi taking blotchies on my property.

Re: Interaction with other reptiles?

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 9:19 pm
by DimetroDork
I'll be sure to keep them away from each other. Just curious. Thanks!