Jewly
Very Well-Known Member
Hi everyone,
I checked on my spotted python Ziggy this morning and she was gone! The other day, I realised the temp in her enclosure was a bit too warm so I opened up the top for a few minutes and I went off and did a few things and I just assumed (wrongly) that she was still under her hide. I then closed the lid and went and bought her a lower wattage heat bulb and installed that but didn't check on her.
Then this morning, as I was walking past the enclosure I could see that there was some shed under the hide (which I hadn't noticed was there before) so I went looking for her to see how she was looking and I couldn't find her.
The trouble is (other than the fact that I have a snake on the loose) is that I also have pet rats and one has just had babies a week or so ago and Ziggy is currently feeding on pinkie rats. Would she attempt to get into the rat cage, which I'm sure she could, and would the mother rat be able to protect her babies well enough?
I checked on my spotted python Ziggy this morning and she was gone! The other day, I realised the temp in her enclosure was a bit too warm so I opened up the top for a few minutes and I went off and did a few things and I just assumed (wrongly) that she was still under her hide. I then closed the lid and went and bought her a lower wattage heat bulb and installed that but didn't check on her.
Then this morning, as I was walking past the enclosure I could see that there was some shed under the hide (which I hadn't noticed was there before) so I went looking for her to see how she was looking and I couldn't find her.
The trouble is (other than the fact that I have a snake on the loose) is that I also have pet rats and one has just had babies a week or so ago and Ziggy is currently feeding on pinkie rats. Would she attempt to get into the rat cage, which I'm sure she could, and would the mother rat be able to protect her babies well enough?