Cobra - housing

Tue, 09/11/2007 - 19:16 - k9

The smallest defanged cobra admitted to the facility.



Soaking a snake in tepid water to help it slough old skin. Owing to the sub-optimal conditions within the snakecharmers basket most of the snakes confiscated have problems with shedding a process known as 'dysecdysis'



An attached hide-box to the treatment vivarium resulted in healthier snakes as the stress levels were considerably lowered.