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Phobos I think that in the large adders it is an accidental feeding response. I have 3 B. rhinceros and 5 B. nasicornis in one cage and no problems to date.I suppose if I only had one of each then they would kill each other. You know how Murphys law works.
The small bitis are all lizard feeders and I think many of the strikes are instinctive thinking the bit they can see is a lizard.
Small female Horned adders are just grumpy things and like killing and often eating the males.
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by Alan Hyde » Sun Nov 11, 2007 12:18 pm
Mornin' BV
That's good news and answers my question. In that case I shall build my large enclosures and go ahead as planned. The Gaboon at Poole Serpentarium was bitten through feeding response btw.
That's good news and answers my question. In that case I shall build my large enclosures and go ahead as planned. The Gaboon at Poole Serpentarium was bitten through feeding response btw.
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by armata » Sun Nov 11, 2007 1:09 pm
My M&F puffs have got along fine no problems.
The yesterday morning I saw blood smeared over the bottom of the cage.
I took both out and examined them. At first I could not see any wounds only blood on the ventrals of both where they had crawled through it in the cage.
I then looked more closely and say two fang marks on the top of the male's head.
He seems fine, both were fed a week ago so don't know why this happened. Right now they are happily basking together. I will keep a close eye on them, the female is a cow (to me) but has always been OK with the male up to now.
The yesterday morning I saw blood smeared over the bottom of the cage.
I took both out and examined them. At first I could not see any wounds only blood on the ventrals of both where they had crawled through it in the cage.
I then looked more closely and say two fang marks on the top of the male's head.
He seems fine, both were fed a week ago so don't know why this happened. Right now they are happily basking together. I will keep a close eye on them, the female is a cow (to me) but has always been OK with the male up to now.
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by Alan Hyde » Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:08 pm
Oh forgot to ask you Tony, you know a fair bit about basking habits don't you. For the first time in 18 months my male ghana nasicornis has been basking out in roughly a straight line. All the time i've had him since being a neonate he's basked curlled with head out in ambush mode , what does this sudden shift in position mean, if anything?
Cheers,
Al
Cheers,
Al
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by gino » Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:48 pm
My Puff Adders live together no problem at all ***Touch Wood***
The big one also likes to lay in a straight line under the basking spot for a few days after he ate (only if i feed him BIG rats
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The big one also likes to lay in a straight line under the basking spot for a few days after he ate (only if i feed him BIG rats
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