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Really dumb question

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hannah

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Please forgive the potential of this question to mark me as a total weenie.
I have recerntly given up small parrots as pets realizing we had a serious allergy issue with my child, but there are a few things I did to safe-guard my birds that I wonder about now that I have a snake in the house.

First is air fresheners, the 'Air-wick' plug-in type. The second is, and this is an after-thought that just came to me, the second is the fumes from non-stick cookware.

Are either of these issues for reptiles? I wondered about this only because I just walked into my small study where I am housing my snake and the smell of the new plug-in I put in tonight is really strong in here( 'Harvest Spice', yum!) and it got me thinking about the sensitive sense of smell snakes have ( on their tongues, right?).
Is this an issue?

Please advise!
Thanks!
Hannah
 
There are no dumb questions if you don't know the answer.

I can't see a problem with either. I use nothing but non-stick cookware (Calphalon) and use all kinds of air fresheners except aresol. I wouldn't plug in the 'Air Wick' right next to the viv, but it should be alright to use it.
 
Well, I'm gonna take the other side and say that maybe there is something wrong with a scented room. Take the pine chips fumes being toxic to corns for example. And that's a "natural" scent.

I am not sure but maybe keep that room well ventilated to be on the safe side.

I do agree however that thee is no such thing as a stupid question.

Cheers!
 
Yea I agree, feel free to ask any questions you want. Being cautious like that shows you care and want nothing but the best for your snakes :)
 
well, the room plug ins are a big no no for birds and since snakes only have one lung... I would think they are a big no no for them too :shrugs: I still have my birds so I dont use anything to make the rooms smell so I am guessing for the snakes. Also, for non-stick cook wear to give off toxic levels of fumes they really have to be super heated so as long as you dont stick it in the oven or something like that they should be safe :)
 
tracy0416 said:
Take the pine chips fumes being toxic to corns for example. And that's a "natural" scent.
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It all depends on how they came about 'creating' the scent. Many air fresheners smell to us just like the pretty flower or fruit on the label, but are completely artifically derrived. Which opens up whether or not those chemicals are harmful.

I'd lean towards the side of caution and keep the plug ins plugged in somewhere else.
 
Though they have only one lung- the lung they do have is elongated and can store a decent amount of air... I am not that positive that having two smaller lungs would have been better... the lung is very similiar to the bird's air sacks which developed with the progression of evolution.

That's what I learned when I studied for my diploma at least.
 
I've had Plug-Ins as long as I've had snakes, and no one has died. I didn't know they were an issue with birds, though, although I do know about non-stick cookware.

Nanci
 
I don't think inhaling the fumes of pleasant scented petrochemicals is good for anyone, snakes or people.
But I don't have any evidence that it's 'bad' for you or them either.. :grin01:
Probably just a matter of your preference.
 
tom e said:
I don't think inhaling the fumes of pleasant scented petrochemicals...
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I *love* the smell of napalm in the morning.

Smells like........teen spirit. Or Victory. Something.

regards,
jazz
 
Part of the problem with pine oils is the fact that your snake is lkept in an enclosure with minimal air circulation. If you kept your snake in an open-air cage, it wouldn't be an issue, as the oils could not build up to toxic levels.

I seriously doubt that an air freshener is going to harm your snake(s), unless, of course, it is directly next to the viv(or inside of it...). Just don't blow the "fumes" into it's viv.(and yes...the scent is from fumes put out by a man-made combination of chemicals...)
 
I thought snakes had two lungs they only use one
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That's pretty much as I understand it. Although they have two lungs, one is only vestigial and it doesn't perform any useful function - evolution just hasn't got round to deleting it yet! It's a bit like the appendix in humans.
 
bitsy said:
That's pretty much as I understand it. Although they have two lungs, one is only vestigial and it doesn't perform any useful function - evolution just hasn't got round to deleting it yet! It's a bit like the appendix in humans.
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Kinda like me having 2 halves of a brain. Most of it is a waste of perfectly good goop. :shrugs:
 
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