Garters smelly?

Stefan-A · 08-03-2007, 12:27 PM

I don't know if any of you have run into that claim or if you agree with it or not, but it is often repeated. Apparently a fish diet is supposed to make their poo smell especially bad. The only time I've had a bad smell experience with my snakes, was when I used paper towels as substrate, but then again, the corn I had was just as bad. Maybe even worse.

Is there any truth to it at all? Has anybody noticed anything like that?

Snaky · 08-03-2007, 12:33 PM

If my kingsnakes poop, you don't want to be in the neighbourhood either...

But I have now quite some garters and you always smell them a bit when you enter the room, although I thoroughly clean the cages at least every month ( otherwise I just take away the poop I see ). But I think if I had a room full of other snake it wouldn't be different.

drache · 08-03-2007, 12:35 PM

I've used newspaper as a substrate and it's not been smelly
recently Ive tried carefresh and that's smelly
not sure about the difference in diet

adamanteus · 08-03-2007, 01:50 PM

I use quite a lot of fish. My Garters don't smell. You can't smell them when you enter the room.

Stefan-A · 08-03-2007, 01:53 PM

Neither can I, that's why the claim doesn't make sense to me. Started to think that either my sense of smell is defective or my garters are.

Sid · 08-03-2007, 01:55 PM

I have the same experience as James. I feed a lot of fish and don't have an oder problem.

Sid

Stefan-A · 08-03-2007, 02:01 PM

I thought about asking this in my opening post, but couldn't a bacterial imbalance cause the stool to be extra smelly?

adamanteus · 08-03-2007, 02:02 PM

There can be many causes, I guess. Amoeba invadens causes a hideous stink!!

enigma200316 · 08-03-2007, 07:06 PM

I agree with James no smell and use atleast 50% fish diet.....

zooplan · 08-04-2007, 12:36 AM

I agree that there is no difference in order to clean maintenance, but garters use thier must against predators like us

and because they feed more often and have fluid feces they need to be cleaned more often or with more effort.
So its only a reason to lazy people

08-03-2007, 12:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Stefan-A The Prince of Insufficient Light. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 5,724 Country:	Garters smelly? I don't know if any of you have run into that claim or if you agree with it or not, but it is often repeated. Apparently a fish diet is supposed to make their poo smell especially bad. The only time I've had a bad smell experience with my snakes, was when I used paper towels as substrate, but then again, the corn I had was just as bad. Maybe even worse. Is there any truth to it at all? Has anybody noticed anything like that? __________________ Ophidia in herba.

08-03-2007, 12:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Snaky Truieneer, e ras apoat Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,782 Country:	Re: Garters smelly? If my kingsnakes poop, you don't want to be in the neighbourhood either... But I have now quite some garters and you always smell them a bit when you enter the room, although I thoroughly clean the cages at least every month ( otherwise I just take away the poop I see ). But I think if I had a room full of other snake it wouldn't be different.

08-03-2007, 12:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 4,416 Country:	Re: Garters smelly? I've used newspaper as a substrate and it's not been smelly recently Ive tried carefresh and that's smelly not sure about the difference in diet __________________ rhea "Life is just one damn thing after another." Mark Twain

08-03-2007, 01:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 8,465 Country:	Re: Garters smelly? I use quite a lot of fish. My Garters don't smell. You can't smell them when you enter the room. __________________ James.

08-03-2007, 01:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
Stefan-A The Prince of Insufficient Light. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 5,724 Country:	Re: Garters smelly? Neither can I, that's why the claim doesn't make sense to me. Started to think that either my sense of smell is defective or my garters are. __________________ Ophidia in herba.

08-03-2007, 01:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
Sid Thamnophis Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,802 Country:	Re: Garters smelly? I have the same experience as James. I feed a lot of fish and don't have an oder problem. Sid

08-03-2007, 02:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
Stefan-A The Prince of Insufficient Light. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 5,724 Country:	Re: Garters smelly? I thought about asking this in my opening post, but couldn't a bacterial imbalance cause the stool to be extra smelly? __________________ Ophidia in herba.

08-03-2007, 02:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 8,465 Country:	Re: Garters smelly? There can be many causes, I guess. Amoeba invadens causes a hideous stink!! __________________ James.

08-03-2007, 07:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
enigma200316 Basilisk (The King of all Serpents) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: northwestern, PA Posts: 1,908 Country:	Re: Garters smelly? I agree with James no smell and use atleast 50% fish diet..... __________________ Justin 1.1 similis 0.0.1 parietalis 1.0 sirtalis

08-04-2007, 12:36 AM	#10 (permalink)
zooplan The red side of life. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bonn Posts: 1,126 Country:	only romour I agree that there is no difference in order to clean maintenance, but garters use thier must against predators like us and because they feed more often and have fluid feces they need to be cleaned more often or with more effort. So its only a reason to lazy people __________________ best wishes bis bald Udo www.zooplan.net Member of the EGSA

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