They do seem pathetic...
before they shed. Mine go into hiding and hate to be bothered. I have one neonate that can't shed for beans, and I go through a bonding ceremony where I wet my fingers and peel her from head to toe. She loves it, she weaves in and out of my fingers, rubbing and rubbing! If she were a cat, she'd be purring.
1.4.3 cornsnakes
0.0.1 Baird's ratsnake
1.0 Queretaro kingsnake
0.0.1 Russian ratsnake
1.0 CA kingsnake
0.1 Mexican black kingsnake
0.1 red Goin's kingsnake
1.0 Western hognose
0.0.1 lav albino kingsnake
0.0.1 Great Plains ratsnake
plus assorted lizards and furry creatures