ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2021
Getting It Straight: Accommodating Rectilinear Behavior in Captive Snakes-A Review of Recommendations and Their Evidence Base.
Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Assessment of Animal Welfare at an Exotic Animal Fair in Poland: A Focus on the Quality of Exhibition Containers for Reptiles and Amphibians.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Keeping reptiles as pets in Brazil: keepers' motivations and husbandry practices.Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine · 2023Article
- Review of the Effects of Enclosure Complexity and Design on the Behaviour and Physiology of Zoo Animals.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Review
- Defining Short-Term Accommodation for Animals.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Environmental enrichment for reptiles in European zoos: Current status and perspectives.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2023Article
- Investigating Welfare Metrics for Snakes at the Saint Louis Zoo.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Pet Reptiles-Are We Meeting Their Needs?Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
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Abstract
Snakes are sentient animals and should be subject to the accepted general welfare principles of other species. However, they are also the only vertebrates commonly housed in conditions that prevent them from adopting rectilinear behavior (ability to fully stretch out). To assess the evidence bases for historical and current guidance on snake spatial considerations, we conducted a literature search and review regarding recommendations consistent with or specifying ≥1 × and <1 × snake length enclosure size. We identified 65 publications referring to snake enclosure sizes, which were separated into three categories: peer-reviewed literature (article or chapter appearing in a peer-reviewed journal or book,
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