First time snake owner, looking for help!

[Skumbo]

Originally Posted by alessia55

I hope she doesn't bite those cage bars too often... it can have real consequences on their brain functioning!

how so? (curious) she does it on occasion when shes bored or hasn't been out of the cage recently or ran out of toys to chew on

[alessia55]

Originally Posted by Skumbo

how so? (curious) she does it on occasion when shes bored or hasn't been out of the cage recently or ran out of toys to chew on

Effects of wire bar chewing on teeth:

If a [rodent] chews on the wire, it can cause major damage to their teeth. This can actually cause malocclusion, broken/cracked/chipped teeth, and even rip teeth completely out! This can result in death. A mouse that is missing a tooth or suffers from malocclusion can't eat well, if at all, therefore they can't thrive.

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Effects of wire bar chewing on brain and overall health:
[quote]Chewing on the hard metal bars of their cage can cause brain damage and misaligned teeth. Left untreated, misaligned teeth can grow up into the brain, eventually killing the rodent[quote]
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There's more but I don't have to look up the better info. Just google for the effects of rodents chewing on wire bars.

[Skumbo]

[QUOTE=alessia55;698317]Effects of wire bar chewing on teeth:

Source.

Effects of wire bar chewing on brain and overall health:
[quote]Chewing on the hard metal bars of their cage can cause brain damage and misaligned teeth. Left untreated, misaligned teeth can grow up into the brain, eventually killing the rodent

Source.

There's more but I don't have to look up the better info. Just google for the effects of rodents chewing on wire bars.

ah, yeah she doesn't chew on it much (or hard) we check her teeth every once in a while and shes good, shes really docile and you can basically play catch with her and she wouldnt care lol.

[alessia55]

Originally Posted by Skumbo

shes good, shes really docile and you can basically play catch with her and she wouldnt care lol.

aww sounds like my hamster he is like a little puppy dog. You can do anything to him. He's never bit anyone in his lifetime.