Has your young corn done this silly thing?

[Symphony_grace]

Whenever I don't handle my corns for some extended time, I let them spread their scales in my room. Well I usually just let my snow corn Anders sprawl on my desk (it's white but I can still see his chubby self!). I tried my, I think, 2-3 month old okeetee on my desk and she goes for my printer, slips in there, and doesn't come out!
My dad and brother had to tear apart the printer just to dig her out. She's ok, a little freaked out, but calmed down after a couple seconds of me stroking her softly.
Bad news: A printer we paid $5 for is ruined, with $12 worth of cartridges wasted.
Good news: Lil Bit is ok and back in her tank, with Anders looking at me like "what just happened?".

Has anyone's corn done anything like this?! Hope it isn't just me!!!!!!!!

 

[bitsy]

Yes, given half a chance many Corns when put down will head for the nearest small enclosed space and stay there. It's just an instinct that keeps them safe from predators in the wild. We've had people here who had to dismantle easy chairs and sofas to get their snake back. One reason why mine never ever get put down once they're outside their vivs.

 

[toxiclight]

We've only ever let the largest of our snakes "loose" outside their vivs...and that's usually for pictures. And one of us (usually my bf, since I'm handling the camera) is always right there in case they dart. We have floor vents that have a rather wide grid, and I really don't want them slipping in there.

I had read a few tales on here about snakes disappearing into chairs, under carpets, etc...and I'm scared to let them wander too far from my hand

 

[Lyion]

I was watching TV with my snake and she popped right inside the couch. Took an entire week of tearing apart the couch, but we found her. Of course, I had to stick my hand inside w/ the nails. Ouch. Anyways, she was fine!

 

[HermesMom]

Of my three corns, there's only one I feel comfortable putting down. And I watch his every move and intercept when needed. We only put him down on the couch which is covered by a huge blanket to cover crevices and there's usually one of us on each end of the couch.

 

[Symphony_grace]

The things that snakes can get into xD

 

[Jaded_Heart]

I have a "once upon a time" story for you since we're talking about snakes wandering off (or NOT wandering off). ::clears throat::

Once Upon A Time... It was the year 2001, I and my then Cattle Dog, Storm, took a walk to our local park. I had a single snake back then. A nice massive (pushing 5 1/2 Ft) classic female Corn named Gypsy. Well this day I decided to take her to the park with us for some time out and to take a few pictures. Alll was going well, until Storm saw some boaters floating by out at the boat ramp. He was a naughty dog, so he wanted to run out there and he ended up falling right off the end of the dock. Instead of swiming around to the ramp where I was trying to call him, he just clutched the ladder and SCREAMED. Well I didnt have much in the way of options, so I put Gypsy down on the dock and jumped in after my beloved and slightly retarded dog!

FIRST I tried to peal Storm OFF of the ladder to guide him to the ramp, but he just gripped tighter and kept screaming, at this point his eyes are all bloodshot with his panic. I was at a loss of what to do when I thought to myself..."If he wants to go up the ladder, I guess I have to help him do that" so I hooked his leash onto him, went up the ladder and proceeded to PULL him up. Luckily I didnt have to strangle him because he was happy to cooperate and climb as I pulled.

Once he was up we collapsed in a heap and I was so MAD at him for scaring me so much that I had forgotten ALL ABOUT GYPSY. We turned and started walking back and LOW AND BEHOLD that dern snake hadn't moved from where I put her down! (This was at LEAST 15 minutes later)

My best guess was that she was enjoying the sun radiating down where she was at. I couldn't believe it!

 

[Lyion]

What luck! Seriously, my sister had a terrible habit of leaving one of the snakes vivs open, and almost every night, Valentine would trek down the stairs and I'd have to pick her up and close the cage. I finally found out why she loves that one spot. I forgot that we have skylight in the middle of where my two stairways connect. Guess as above, its the nice sunlight!

 

[hypnoctopus]

I usually don't put mine down, unless it's outside on the grass or somewhere where there's nowhere they can quickly escape to.

 

[Symphony_grace]

I love the stories here ^_^ especially yours, Jaded_Heart!

 

[ZiggysMom]

Several years ago at work, a wild snake was caught and brought to the office so everyone could see it. Somehow it got into the printer. An older model, large, printer. The snake was completely inside, there was no tail to hang into or anything. We could not figure out how to get the snake to come out and did not want to leave he snake there over night as we would never know if it came out and when or if it would be safe to start the printer. What to do?....
We called the pest control people and explained we did not want the snake hurt, just out of the printer so it could be released back to the wild. The guy said, no problem, find me a large plastic bag preferably clear, that the whole printer can fit into. He came over, we found the bag requested and he lit up a cigar and said he would have the snake out very soon. He preceded to blow the cigar smoke into the bag containing the printer that contained the snake. Snakes being smarter than many people, do not like cigar smoke and it was not very long until the snake exited the printer looking for a way to get away from the smoke. Once we could see the snake out of the printer someone reached in and captured the snake and removed it from the smoke bag. The snake was released slightly grumpy but mostly unharmed. The printer was unharmed too. Win, win.