cats and snakes

[Tman38]

Hi too all just wondered if any 1 has any views on my situation and i would appreciate any replies.
my girlfriend got given 2 kittens before i brought my snake and they stayed in our room most of the time . When i got my red tail i stopped the kittens coming in our room , we have now given 1 of our kittens away so we let the other 1 in our room now but i do not like the thought of the snake being scared of the cat. I would never get the snake out when the cat is in the room . now i just washed my hands like usual and went to take the snake out but she was on edge and smelt me alot more than usual and then what looked like going into strike mode , so i just closed the viv to save confusion.
The problem is every1 else in the house is fed up of the cat and being a house cat (my girlfriends decision) it has to live in our room . Is this gonna cause any problems.
does any1 else have cats go in the same room as your snake and how do they both act ?

[presspirate]

We had cats, dogs and ferrets go in the same room as my snakes. The snakes never even gave them consideration. I think maybe your boa just needs to adjust to the new smells. And good on you not taking the snake out when the cat is around as this could be hazardous.

[nanna]

We have a cat who is around the snakes quite often and none of the animals pay any attention to each other.

[Tman38]

thanks for that you have put me at ease a bit , I mean i am not scared of being biten by my snake she is only 2 and a half foot but i do not want her teeth to come out and also i dont want to stress her out as she is so friendly .

[Tman38]

because the kitten is still young hes so active and as soon as the snake moves hes right up to the viv, i just imagine it would freak the snake out ?

[nanna]

Our cat and also dogs were trained with a squirt gun when ever they go some were
Or do something they should not be doing I squirt then they learned very quickly what was expected especially the cat who hates water

[Tman38]

Thats a good idea as the cat does what it wants encluding jumping of the window seal on my head when im trying to sleep lol . I will give it a go .

[Lankyrob]

My cats love the snakes.......the tops of vivs are lovely warm sleeping areas. It is the only place in the house that is heated 24/7!

[amber_lynn]

my roommates each have a cat and i have my snake. i get casper out with the cats around all the time and just chill on the couch. casper doesnt seem to mind them untill they get too close. then he wants to eat them. but never gets pissy or anything when he smells the kitties around me

[Marica]

Our snakes don't seem bothered by the cats even when they occasionally paw at the glass. Sometimes I swear it looks like they're having a staring contest. The cats seem amused at least. Though I did build a cabinet with sliding shelves so the cats couldn't sit on top of the screen, I'm just paranoid about that.

http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac226/Marica12/Snake%20Stuff/035.jpg

[percey39]

Our cat loves to go lounge around one of my scrubs enclosures. The only problem is if i give the scrub a chance she will eat the cat no drama's. The poor cat thinks they are friends and tries to "play" through the glass, but liitle does he know he is only looked at like dinner lol.

[infernalis]

Our cat sits and stares into the vivariums, she also likes to sleep right up tight to the few cages I have with heaters in them.

On the other hand we have a Savannah Monitor Lizard and the cat runs the other way.

Our cat has also provided the excellent service of pointing out the exact hiding locations of three different snake escapes.

Her most important recovery was the female garter snake that just gave me a valuable litter of morphs had escaped about a year ago.

Kitty showed me where the snake was hiding and I made a swift and safe recovery.

[Allanira]

I have 3 indoor cats that sleep in the bedroom, living room or where ever they decide t plop down. They know they can look at the snakes and geckos but not touch. If they try to touch they get "thumped". In other words yelled at and sprayed with vineger water. Works great every time. They do like the enclosures a lot especially the geckos one cause they move around a lot more and it catches their eyes. But I wont let them on the cage cause last year a couple of them singed off hair from the heat lamps lol.

[Will0W783]

Marica, is that a Bengal? I have 3 and they are awesome cats!

As for the snakes and cats issue...my Bengals are far too instinctively predators. They mew and carry on and stare if I have a snake out when one is around. When I had an apartment and 1 snake I couldn't keep them completely away from the snake and I never had any problems, but now I have a separate snake room that the cats cannot go into.

You run into problems when the snake is really small and the cats see it as a prey item and try to hunt it. If the snake should get out with a cat in the room, the cat will attack and kill it most likely. It's just instinct. On the flip side, if you have a large snake, like a full-grown boa, Burm, retic or coastal carpet, and it gets out or you are not paying attention when holding it, you could end up with a very dead cat quickly. I personally do not feel it is a good idea to have them around each other, but since there is no way around it in your case, you are doing all you can by not holding the snake when the cat is around. Just make sure you have very good locks on the snake's cage and continue to be vigilant about security and you should be ok.

[Nafun]

My cats are a snake escape alarm system, 3 will camp the reptile room door if there's an escapee inside.

My big old tom, Jack, has the garter tank right next to his cat bed, and seems to "play" with them. He bats at the cage, and they follow his paws around pressing themselves against the sides. I'm try to stop the cat, but the snakes seem to enjoy it, they definitely seek him out.

[infernalis]

Some of my garter snakes seem to enjoy tormenting the cat too.

Pacing back and forth teasing her.

It's like they know they are safe behind the glass.

Then suddenly one day I find this.....The snake was using the cats body heat to warm up.

http://www.ssnakess.info/snake/silver.jpg

[nanna]

My Egyptian mau is a spoiled baby and kinda a pansy so he looks but does not touch (helps he hates the squirt gun) but he has been on to couch watching jealously as I hold Dakota or any or the babies.

[Marica]

@ Willow - Yes, that's a Bengal in that photo and we actually have 3 of them as well, 2 boys and girl from the same litter.

[Will0W783]

So cool! I thought I recognized the signature leopard spots. I have a retired breeding pair and a "kitten" (now 4 years old, but still my baby girl).

[shaunyboy]

because the kitten is still young hes so active and as soon as the snake moves hes right up to the viv, i just imagine it would freak the snake out ?


if your snakes adult then its the exact opposite imo

it see's the cat as food

cats can do damage if they get hold of a snake

but a larger snake is more than capable of eating a full grown cat

im thinking she smelled the cat off you and was about to give you a feeding responce

instead of striking biting and letting go as the snake would do as a defencive bite

the snake would have struck,bit and constricted your hand thinking it was a food source

this is just my humble opinion

cheers shaun

[Reptile_Reptile]

We have a cat who is around the snakes quite often and none of the animals pay any attention to each other.
its not really a big issue as long as the snake is not nose to nose with the furball. i feed my snakes right next to my cat all the time in a clear tub and neither of them pay any attention to each other (not saying its a good idea but until the boa is like 5 to 6 feet its not much a=of a problem

[deighaingeal]

@marica and willow: what generations are your cats? Some of the more domesticated generations are quite trainable utilizing Karen Pryor's techniques.

@reptile_reptile: we keep the mau away from the snakes by quite a few feet, replacing her costs an arm and a leg. Also we love all of our animals too much to risk accidental vet visits. Besides who would sleep on nanna's neck so I can laugh when she wakes up with a tail in her mouth!

[Reptile_Reptile]

well yea a discretionary few feet is neccisary in most cases. my cat is like 10 years old

[marvelfreak]

My wife cat is named snake food. Her cat and the kids dog both know to never go in my room where the snake are. I had my big jungle out once and didn't know the cat was in the house. I had sat the snake down on the bed and was cleaning her cage. I turn around and the snake and cat were face to face she flick the cat once with her tongue and they both turn around and moved away from each others. After that i train the cat and dog to stay out of my room. If they go in my room they get sprayed with water.

[Quack]

My wife cat is named snake food.
lol snake food is the best name for a cat, i never have owned cats, i'm more of a dog person. the closest thing i've owned to a cat is a guinea pig lol.

[babow]

http://i1026.photobucket.com/albums/y328/babow74/cat1.jpg
http://i1026.photobucket.com/albums/y328/babow74/untitled.jpg
best friends

[babow]

anyone else have any cat and snake pics?

[Damion930]

I pet my cat a lot and got her sent on me and reached my hand in my tank ever so cautiously to see if he would respond to it and nothin same with my dogs but can't risk. them being that close for both Ther sakes lol that pic is amazing I wouldn't recommend everyone running off and trying to make Ther cats and snakes budys lol has Ther ever Ben a situation even my dogs and cats don't always get along

[Lankyrob]

The only time a snake met one of our cats was ehen i had an escape. Luckily i manged to put myself in the middle before they kicked off, got bitten by the snake and scratched by the cat in the process tho!

[dragunov.762]

my cat is afraid of my snakes

[babow]

my cat always wants to be close to the snake and just cuddle

[marvelfreak]

I just notice your signature 2 yellow anacondas we need pics. That makes five people on this site with them. SWEET!:)