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Corn Snakes and their Play things

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bobicus880

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Is it normal for a corn snake to become attached to a certain object in their vivarium? (I mean Emotionally attached not physically) Because Im having some weird expeiriences with my new snake. (Ill sum it up in a short story segment ahead, leading up to it with dots to add anticipation).........................................................................................................................................

Alright I bought a nice reverse Okeetee about 3 weeks ago (named him King Leopold the Third). At first he was a little shy, which I guess can be expected (at least he wasn't violent). So I left him to explore his cage for a couple of days. Everything was great, and he even let me hold him after about 5 days, however he did try to "explore" my house once. He also ate with no problems at 6 days I think. everything was great, and I felt he was pretty tame, and relaxed in his cage. I however decided to disinfect a certain item in his cage because I didn't know I had to clean off items before they went in his cage at first (thought he was germ proof). I removed the Item, and washed it off with a bleach solution and let it dry before rerinsing it. I then went back to Leopolds cage while his "item" was drying and noticed something was different. I can't really explain, but Leopold just seemed strange I guess I could describe it as stressed because he was kinda going crazy (rolling around, and pacing). As soon as I returned the Item the next day he seemed fine again.


(The item by the way is a MR.T chia pet. I thought no one would take me seriously if I said that earlier. Leopold likes to wrap around him and climb all over his head.)

I seriously think that the abscence of mr.T from his vivarium caused him to become stressed. can one item really do that?
 
I think the fumes from the bleach solution caused him to freak out moreso than the loss of Mr. T. Next time, make sure it dries completely before putting it back in the tank, and give it a little bit of extra time to air back out again.
 
no he went crazy when I took it out to clean. I rinsed it off intensly, and left it outside in the florida sun, also it rained later that night (hate this rain we've been getting). He calmed down when I put it back in. Basicly no bleach, or bleach fumes reached him. Im starting to think that maby its because his cage seemed larger or something after I removed it that he got stressed.
 
bobicus880 said:
no he went crazy when I took it out to clean. I rinsed it off intensly, and left it outside in the florida sun, also it rained later that night (hate this rain we've been getting). He calmed down when I put it back in. Basicly no bleach, or bleach fumes reached him. Im starting to think that maby its because his cage seemed larger or something after I removed it that he got stressed.
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If it wasn't bleach fumes, he was probably stressed because you were in his tank moving things around. It was changing things up, and he didn't like it. His "going crazy" was probably just exploring the new layout of his surroundings.
 
alright I guess that makes sence
Im defintly not gonna test that theory out though (by moving other items)
I really dont want my new snake to be stressed. He seems pretty relaxed most of the time though. Partying in his Tiki Hutt and such
 
I have to agree with the others. But just for curiosity, once you have had him a month or so and he is well acclimated, try experimenting and only removing the one item, not changing anything else. And make notes if he acts differently. Then put it back and try it again a few times. It would be interesting if the behavior continued and could be documented.
 
bobicus880 said:
I seriously think that the abscence of mr.T from his vivarium caused him to become stressed. can one item really do that?
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Normal circumstances I would say no...but then you said Mr. T and it made me think again. Who wouldn't stress out at the loss of their very own Mr. T :laugh:

But seriously, I would agree with what the others said.
 
I did have one experience with a corn getting stressed by something being removed from her viv. It wasn't exactly an emotional attachment, but.............(dots to add anticipation..... :) )

A gravid female, soon to lay, had pooped in her nest box. This obviously meant that I had to remove the box and clean it; I certainly didn't want eggs being laid in fecal matter and urates! At this point, she was spending a lot of time touring her viv, not remaining constantly in the nest box.

I was in the kitchen replacing the substrate for the future clutch, having already washed and dried the nest box when my husband walked down the hall. He squealed (yes, really!) and called out, "Caryl, there's a snake in the hall!" Guess who!

She'd forced the lid away from the viv and squeezed out. I was worried that she'd hurt herself or her eggs, but several days later she laid the clutch with no trouble. I was also worried about more escapes, but so far she's stayed where she belongs. I must conclude that she REALLY wanted that nest box back!
 
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