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New Behavior?!

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GRNDPNDR

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So our corn seems pretty content in his tank as far as I can tell, because 99% of the time he spends hiding under his rock or just generally hidden.

In the last couple of weeks however he has been out constantly roaming around, hanging out ALL OVER his tank and I haven't really seen him make much effort to be hiding anymore.

Not that I'm really worried or anything but this is new to us so I thought I'd post here and just ask the knowledgeable members here why he seems to be so much more active now?

He has his places to go but he's just been 110% more active now than he previously has been in the entire few months that we've owned him.
 
How old is he, and are you sure he's a he?

Adult males can get a bit "sex-crazed" this time of year.

Lots of roaming around the viv, refusing to feed, being a lot more active,

and generally just out cruising for a date.
 
he was standing around doing this the other day.

He keeps poking his nose into the vent holes in the lid, I don't know if he is trying to get out and it doesn't look like he's hurt himself but I see a couple of spots on his nose/face where it looks like he's peeled up a little flake or two of skin.

I don't know how to explain it better than that but it isn't as bad as it may sound. I could solve this by putting some screen on the underside of his lid.

I wonder if I could find someone with a female corn to keep him company for a little while :)
 

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Unfortunately the presence of a female probably wouldn't help. He'll just do the deed and carry on looking for the next one!
 
I would say is just the time of year, and it is not only a male thing. I gave my daughter and grandson a female ghost a couple years ago and this would be her first breeding year. For the past couple weeks she has been really active searching for a way out it seems. Which is not like her at all. She could be searching for a mate or going thru a false gravid state. It is nothing to worry about with them starting to get active. My males have calmed back down for now and have resumed thier feeding after a month and a half of being on lust strike. I still have two breedings planned for this year when the females are ready so will see if the males go back off feed then. lol
 
My 2010 male Anery is doing the same thing, he never stopped eating, but is very active day and night. He is getting lots of exercise which is a good thing. I also have a 2010 female Okeetee and she is super active at night.
 
bitsy said:
Unfortunately the presence of a female probably wouldn't help. He'll just do the deed and carry on looking for the next one!
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ya but at least he'd get it out of his system....I could see where he's coming from here ;)

Besides, I wouldn't mind a few baby corns :D That would be the only reason really.
 
GRNDPNDR said:
ya but at least he'd get it out of his system....I could see where he's coming from here ;)

Besides, I wouldn't mind a few baby corns :D That would be the only reason really.
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While that may (or may not) have been said mostly in jest; if you are actually serious about breeding, please do the needed research beforehand.

Yes, snakes breed in the wild all the time without our intervention.

Captive breeding, on the other hand, is NOT easy or simple.

It's not actually hard either, but it is something that needs knowledge and preparation or all you end up with is dead eggs, mal-formed hatchlings, and possibly a dead or injured female.
 
The most likely complication at the moment, is ending up with a bunch of hatchlings that you can't sell!
 
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