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My corn antisocial?

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Spork

Cornaholic
If anyone is within sight of my corn snake he will stop moving. I mean I mean anything! If I have a stuffed animal near his viv he will not move! If it's around 10:00pm he will poke his head out of his hide. I then have put a towel over his cage and then he will come out for a stroll and drink . Is this only hatchling behavior or will this continue?
 
You're about, what, 200, maybe 300 times his size. You're scary. :grin01: He should as he grows up become less skittish as he gets used to you and gets more comfort in being slightly bigger, so not being *Too* much smaller than you. ;)
 
All corns are "anti social" they only put up with us because they don't have any other choice :grin01:
Sounds like you're just describing normal corn behavior.
 
I agree, sounds like pretty normal corn behaviour to me.

Corns aren't dogs, they don't get happy when they see us and wag their tails. lol Most of the time they are quite content to curl up in their hides and peek out at the world. :)

If your corn is a youngster and is new, I would count myself lucky that he's out at all! lol
 
Last night, I noticed Eve was curled all wonky on a piece of wood in her viv so she could get a perfect view of the TV as I watched Shark Week. She stayed perfectly still for the whole time. Then when I turned off the TV, she crawled back into the leaves for cover. I thought that was hilarious.
 
Things we have learned in this segment of 'Corn Snakes Are Antisocial':

1. Some corns have a complex about stuffed animals that they refuse to discuss.

2. Corns love Shark Week.
 
TV Time

Thoth said:
Last night, I noticed Eve was curled all wonky on a piece of wood in her viv so she could get a perfect view of the TV as I watched Shark Week. She stayed perfectly still for the whole time. Then when I turned off the TV, she crawled back into the leaves for cover. I thought that was hilarious.
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My corn watches cartoons with my daughter all the time!
 
My experience with snake behavior is limited, but I think it varies from snake to snake...

Lady G - hid in hides all the time. Seldom was out, but would wrap around a bra strap and was happy to lay on your shoulders for hours on end... sigh... I miss her.

Kieran - Had to cover his feed cage and turn out the lights for him to eat, but he's always been a people watcher. He's still out in the open more than he's hidden.

Daire - Well, he comes out, but the minute he sees a person, he's hiding in the nearest hide.

Gailleann - She started out as a spitball. Only snake that offered and actually bit me. But now, it's nothing to walk by her cage and her head is polking out and watching around. She'll even allow me to talk to her... but the minute you even think about bringing out a camera, she's history. She haaaaaaates papparazzi apparently :)
 
Ginafish said:
Things we have learned in this segment of 'Corn Snakes Are Antisocial':

1. Some corns have a complex about stuffed animals that they refuse to discuss.

2. Corns love Shark Week.
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Halarious! I wish my snakes would watch TV with me.

It really does take time for these little creatures to trust us and feel comfortable doesn't it? Probably letting them be and do what they want is a short cut to helping them feel secure enough to begin to explore.
 
tracy0416 said:
Halarious! I wish my snakes would watch TV with me.

It really does take time for these little creatures to trust us and feel comfortable doesn't it? Probably letting them be and do what they want is a short cut to helping them feel secure enough to begin to explore.
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Weeeeeeeeell, that can be true, but I think alot of it is just snakenality. Lady G was 5 when she died....... Kieran is currently five, almost 6.... Gailleann is a year old and Daire is almost a year old. I don't think they will change much.

Some snakes don't care about humans except at feeding time and others seem to find humans at least a tad entertaining :)
 
Well mine freezes solid in a rabbit-style 'If I don't move, it can't see me,' routine. However my parents discovered (Rather cruelly I thought) that if you move your finger around outside the glass the snake thinks it's a mouse and comes out to try and eat it. :grin01: Funny how whenever I get him out they both vanish though. :rolleyes:
 
Our 3 year old male acted exactly the same as you are describing when he was a hatchling. Now he will still freeze or slip into a hide if we enter the room when he is out...but if we are in the room already he will come out and do his thing. He wil actually come out for our son (it is his snake)...but no-ine else... :)

I think it is the element of surprise and their survival instinct that kicks in. :sidestep:

If he is adjusting you could cover his enclosure (all 4 sides)with dark paper and remove one side each week...this really seemed to help our little guy...or perhaps just coincidence :shrugs:

And to reiterate...they all seem to have their own personalities. :wavey:

Take care and enjoy...they grow up so fast...take lots of pictures!
 
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