气味丰容对几种蛇类行为影响实验

2010年3月～11月,在成都动物园两爬馆饲养展出蛇类中选取了缅甸蟒、缅甸白蟒、加州王蛇和三色乳蛇等进行了不同气味丰容实验并对气味丰容前后蛇类自主活动行为进行观察比较。其中对缅甸白蟒和缅甸蟒均采用了兔子血、茶叶包进行气味丰容;对加州王蛇和三色乳蛇均采用了小白鼠、茶叶包进行气味丰容。实验结果表明,通过不定期采用不同气味对蛇类进行丰容刺激,可以显著改善蛇类的自主活动情况,从而提高蛇类的观赏展示效果,也有利于改善蛇类的健康状况。气味丰容方案可以在其他蛇类的饲养展出中进行推广应用。

Experiments of Odor Enrichments Affect Behavior of Species of Snakes

From March to November in 2010,behaviors of snake spontaneous motions were observed and contrasted before and after odor enrichments on Python molurus,Python molurus bivittatus,Lampropeltis triangulum and Lampropeltis getula californiae in Chengdu Zoo amphibian reptile hall.Rabbit blood and tea bags were used for odor enrichments and behavior observation experiments on Python molurus and Python molurus bivittatus in captivity.Tea bags and white mice were used for the experiment on Lampropeltis triangulum and Lampropeltis getula californiae.The results showed that foraging and explo - ratory behaviors of snakes were reinforced by nonscheduled and different odors stimulation,and thereby motionless behavior was improved. Their spontaneous motions were raised,a - voiding obesity and illness,which was helpful for their health condition. Snakes in mot - ion were ilisplayed to better effect.So odors enrichments program could be popularized and applied in other snakes in captivity.