baby gaboon viper & spitting cobra

**Minkness** · 01-01-16, 09:42 AM

This is about to sound sooooo ignorant, so I apologize, and please no 'hate'.

But....I love their enclosures! For some reason I thought venomous had to be basically be kept in empty, sterile, locking boxes or 100% bioactive 'natural' enclosures. Never thought they could be kept like a 'normal' snake.

Ignorance aside, those are beautiful animals =)

SSSSnakes · 01-01-16, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Minkness

This is about to sound sooooo ignorant, so I apologize, and please no 'hate'.

But....I love their enclosures! For some reason I thought venomous had to be basically be kept in empty, sterile, locking boxes or 100% bioactive 'natural' enclosures. Never thought they could be kept like a 'normal' snake.

Ignorance aside, those are beautiful animals =)

All my venomous snakes are kept in pad locked enclosures, labeled with their common and scientific names. They are also kept in a locked escape proof room. I handle my venomous snakes every time I have to feed them or do enclosure maintenance. I only keep my non aggressive venomous snakes in decorated enclosures. All my other venomous snakes are kept with only a water bowl and a hide, and on news paper.

**Minkness** · 01-02-16, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by SSSSnakes

All my venomous snakes are kept in pad locked enclosures, labeled with their common and scientific names. They are also kept in a locked escape proof room. I handle my venomous snakes every time I have to feed them or do enclosure maintenance. I only keep my non aggressive venomous snakes in decorated enclosures. All my other venomous snakes are kept with only a water bowl and a hide, and on news paper.

I knew you kept them all locked, just not the actual set up.

Why do the more aggressive ones get empty set ups? (Just super curious)

SSSSnakes · 01-02-16, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Minkness

I knew you kept them all locked, just not the actual set up.

Why do the more aggressive ones get empty set ups? (Just super curious)

It makes it easier to get them out with out having to deal with obstacles in the way.