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03-06-12, 04:10 PM
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Re: First time snake owner, looking for help!
I hope she doesn't bite those cage bars too often... it can have real consequences on their brain functioning!
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03-08-12, 04:26 PM
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Re: First time snake owner, looking for help!
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I hope she doesn't bite those cage bars too often... it can have real consequences on their brain functioning!
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how so? (curious) she does it on occasion when shes bored or hasn't been out of the cage recently or ran out of toys to chew on
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03-08-12, 06:08 PM
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Re: First time snake owner, looking for help!
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how so? (curious) she does it on occasion when shes bored or hasn't been out of the cage recently or ran out of toys to chew on
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Effects of wire bar chewing on teeth:
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If a [rodent] chews on the wire, it can cause major damage to their teeth. This can actually cause malocclusion, broken/cracked/chipped teeth, and even rip teeth completely out! This can result in death. A mouse that is missing a tooth or suffers from malocclusion can't eat well, if at all, therefore they can't thrive.
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Effects of wire bar chewing on brain and overall health:
[quote]Chewing on the hard metal bars of their cage can cause brain damage and misaligned teeth. Left untreated, misaligned teeth can grow up into the brain, eventually killing the rodent[quote]
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There's more but I don't have to look up the better info. Just google for the effects of rodents chewing on wire bars. 
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03-08-12, 06:20 PM
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Re: First time snake owner, looking for help!
[QUOTE=alessia55;698317]Effects of wire bar chewing on teeth:
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Effects of wire bar chewing on brain and overall health:
[quote]Chewing on the hard metal bars of their cage can cause brain damage and misaligned teeth. Left untreated, misaligned teeth can grow up into the brain, eventually killing the rodent
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There's more but I don't have to look up the better info. Just google for the effects of rodents chewing on wire bars.
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ah, yeah she doesn't chew on it much (or hard) we check her teeth every once in a while and shes good, shes really docile and you can basically play catch with her and she wouldnt care lol.
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03-08-12, 10:04 PM
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Re: First time snake owner, looking for help!
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shes good, shes really docile and you can basically play catch with her and she wouldnt care lol.
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aww sounds like my hamster  he is like a little puppy dog. You can do anything to him. He's never bit anyone in his lifetime. 
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