born2slither
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Something interesting I noticed about my corn. When he poops in the tank, he always does so on the cool end of the tank , the area he spends the least amount of time. Mostly stays on the warm end.
Noticed I said "when he poops in the tank". This is because after a feeding, roughly about 2-3 days after when I take him out to handle, I will place him in the feeding container for a few mins to do some tank maintenance. This is after I handle him for 20mins or so. He does not poop while being handled. After a few mins of being in the feeding container, he will poop. I search his tank thoroughly for poop to make sure it is clean after each handling session, and rarely find any poop.
Anyone else have this experience? I heard that snakes have limited intelligence compared to other animals, but it makes me wonder if he really has a sense of his personal space and hygiene.
Noticed I said "when he poops in the tank". This is because after a feeding, roughly about 2-3 days after when I take him out to handle, I will place him in the feeding container for a few mins to do some tank maintenance. This is after I handle him for 20mins or so. He does not poop while being handled. After a few mins of being in the feeding container, he will poop. I search his tank thoroughly for poop to make sure it is clean after each handling session, and rarely find any poop.
Anyone else have this experience? I heard that snakes have limited intelligence compared to other animals, but it makes me wonder if he really has a sense of his personal space and hygiene.
. Snakes are much more intelligent than people give them credit for. Ours even pokes his head out when we call him. Snakes are also creatures of habit.