Nose Rubbing

[bundy]

in a recent thread i came across the topic of nose rubbing. i have found my stimis will do this from time to time, i presume its just normal behavious but just curious to know whether they do this because something isnt right, e.g. wrong temps, feeling unsafe, etc???

[serpenttongue]

Depends on where they're rubbing. Most snakes will rub their glass fronts from time to time, but it wont last long and is usually the snake just actively searching the enclosure.

If the snake is rubbing it's snout into the corners of the enclosure or rubbing vents on a regular basis then that may be a concern(especially if damge is being done to the snout), and could possibly be due to the enclosure being too small.

My snakes occasionally rub up and down the glass front of their enclosure where the two panes of glass overlap, but as long as damage is never done to their snouts (and it never is)then i'll let them go at it. You'll find that once they've had their fix, they usually dont rub again for some time. But if you always try to stop them doing it, they always seem to want to do it.

[cray]

I've got a young spotted that was rubbing her face and nose almost all the time and getting irritated. Went on for 2 weeks - I thought it may have been leading up to a shed, then saw that she had mucus in mouth and was clicking as well.
has now been to the vet for shots and has also shed - and guess what no more rubbing or clicking - so I can not really say what was causing it.

I would say check your temps & %RH, and watch for any other symptoms.

[PhilK]

What's clicking?
Could they do it because they're bored? My guy sometimes cruises past a rock in his enclosure and gives it a little nose rub and goes off again..