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[bikiescum2003]

ive been doing a bit of reading on green tree snakes and i came across an article a while ago now that said they let off a stench if strested but my father is currently in north qld and he was moving a wild one. it was only a baby but he said it didnt smell at all.
so can they let off a stench and if they do why?
if it was a defence thing then i would of thought this one would of done it due to it being wild.

 

[indicus]

Yes your right mate....it is a defence response; can be a real unpleasent smelling odur......
Some do it and others dont, pending what the mood of the moment is.
My BT juv's do it at times; and not at all other times....
Other species which i sometimes dislike for this reason.....scrubbies, slatey grey's etc; theres a few of them......

 

[bikiescum2003]

wow i had no idea there were others that done it.
how bad is the smell and does it become a problem if you keep them inside? is it just like sweat and does it seep into white board enclosures? if so can you get the smell out easy?

 

[longtom]

its just like a few drops of wee the smell isnt that bad but you can smell it keelbacks smell worse

 

[indicus]

Longtom would be the man to ask.....he cleans more tree-snake crap then me :lol: ....
I dont find the smell that bad, so long as you clean your enclosures regularly......asap, it should pose little problem.........
Tree snakes, scrubbies, slatey greys, can all be quite messy; not unlike most species of elapids.
However the extra effort is worth it....especially with the g/t, and scrubbies.

 

[bikiescum2003]

being such a small snake what do you feed them?

 

[africancichlidau]

Odour eaters Sorry

 

[bikiescum2003]

i was waiting on ya to say something. lol
it was left wide open for you
:lol:

 

[indicus]

G/T's can eat a various diet of fish, mice etc....
I started mine on, washed pinky hind legs scented with -asian house gecko tail.
Then new born pinkies.......Now small pinkies, which i try an feed a couple times a week.