spurs and socializing?

elkied243 · 04-15-15, 10:09 AM

I have two questions:
First is that my BP's spurs are super long...like they move if he moves and I've never had a snake's spurs stick out like this. Any thoughts? I figured it could be because this is a male (yes I know that spurs aren't an accurate way of sexing but I had him probed so I do know it is a male). I attached a picture...I'm a worried momma who is probably freaking out over nothing but I wanna be sure.

Second:
Let me begin by saying that I know that it is never a good idea to house 2+ snakes together esp ones of different breeds. I know that it is not okay to let them have unsupervised free time and I am always right there watching their every movement. The question I have is that I have 2 snakes, both ranging from 4-4.5' one is my RTB and the other is Bubbles (the BP mentioned above). I like to let them out of their tanks so that they get some exercise (only in my room which is 100% snake friendly). I have been doing this separately but I was wondering y'all's opinions on whether or not they could roam around at the same time or if it's just a big no-no. The only reason I ask is that sometimes I get carried away with one and the other doesn't really get any time out. If it's just too big of a risk I won't bother.

Thank you for your time!!

prairiepanda · 04-15-15, 10:25 AM

I occasionally take multiple snakes out at once, but only when there are other people with me. And no more than one snake will be "free roaming" on the floor/bed/whatever(closely supervised by someone with empty hands) while any others that are out of their enclosures are being held by someone. Also each person is only allowed to hold one snake at a time. Generally, for short periods, two well-mannered snakes will leave each other alone, but I'd rather be safe than sorry so I avoid letting them interact directly. They can do a lot of damage, or even kill each other, much quicker than you could react, even if the likelihood of such a tragedy is low. If you want to have both your snakes out at once I would recommend taking the same precautions I do. There usually isn't a reason to do this, though.

Can't really say much on the spurs, but yeah they're pretty long! I can't imagine this would be an issue however.

elkied243 · 04-15-15, 10:30 AM

PrairiePanda:
Thanks for the response! They are both super sweet and that's smart to have people help you. Maybe I could convince my boyfriend to help with this

Probably not...probably gonna just alternate days for em

**Aaron_S** · 04-15-15, 07:18 PM

The spurs are normal. They just happen to be large. I bet it's due to the fact there's layers of stuck shed on them. Don't worry. This is very common and it doesn't affect the snake. Most people never even notice.

elkied243 · 04-15-15, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

The spurs are normal. They just happen to be large. I bet it's due to the fact there's layers of stuck shed on them. Don't worry. This is very common and it doesn't affect the snake. Most people never even notice.

Thank you!
I find spurs fascinating (just the fact that they have them) so I always check to see if they are visible as they are usually kinda hard to see so that's why I even noticed.