josephamor
New member
Hello all,
It's been a while since I've been on here. I have had my corn for about 4 and a half months now, and things have been going really well. About a month ago he started becoming more curious and observant about the world outside his tank. He started keeping his head outside of his hide most of the time, especially when someone walked by his tank or if something was going on in the living room. I am loving his new found curiosity, and the fact that he's starting to not really be afraid as much as he used to. When I take him out now he's much more exploratory, and lets me mess with him without jumping every time.
Today I went to change out his water. I fed him Wednesday, so today (Saturday) is the first day I assume he's done eating and ready to be handled again. True to form, he had his head sticking out of his hide and when I reached in for his water dish, he slithered out. Normally when I am messing around in his tank he stays watching from a safe distance and I leave him alone, unless I'm going in specifically to take him out. Well I filled up his water dish and put it back in place, and he was still half out of his hide watching my hand. I held it out to see what he would do and he came out and started heading towards my hand. When he got close, he started licking (sniffing? sensing?) around it, and I got worried that he thought I was presenting him with a meal and took my hand out. He has never ever bitten me before, or even tried, and pick him up pretty much daily other than when he is eating / getting ready to shed. I've heard other people on here say their corns will slither right into their outstretched hands to be taken out, and I think it would be awesome if I got Tar doing it as well, but I was worried he would strike.
I guess my question after this long story is is there a way to know whether he intends to bite or not. I of course see how he acts when I feed him, but I always feed him with tongs and never my hand, and there was no reason for my hand to have smelled like mouse today. Should I have just trusted him to know my smell and climb into my hand, or at least know enough not to bite me? Obviously the most logical answer is to just keep my hand in there and see what happens, but I wanted to ask on here first. I realize baby corn bites aren't supposed to really hurt, but I'd really rather avoid it if I can.
Thanks for any help or advice you guys can offer.
It's been a while since I've been on here. I have had my corn for about 4 and a half months now, and things have been going really well. About a month ago he started becoming more curious and observant about the world outside his tank. He started keeping his head outside of his hide most of the time, especially when someone walked by his tank or if something was going on in the living room. I am loving his new found curiosity, and the fact that he's starting to not really be afraid as much as he used to. When I take him out now he's much more exploratory, and lets me mess with him without jumping every time.
Today I went to change out his water. I fed him Wednesday, so today (Saturday) is the first day I assume he's done eating and ready to be handled again. True to form, he had his head sticking out of his hide and when I reached in for his water dish, he slithered out. Normally when I am messing around in his tank he stays watching from a safe distance and I leave him alone, unless I'm going in specifically to take him out. Well I filled up his water dish and put it back in place, and he was still half out of his hide watching my hand. I held it out to see what he would do and he came out and started heading towards my hand. When he got close, he started licking (sniffing? sensing?) around it, and I got worried that he thought I was presenting him with a meal and took my hand out. He has never ever bitten me before, or even tried, and pick him up pretty much daily other than when he is eating / getting ready to shed. I've heard other people on here say their corns will slither right into their outstretched hands to be taken out, and I think it would be awesome if I got Tar doing it as well, but I was worried he would strike.
I guess my question after this long story is is there a way to know whether he intends to bite or not. I of course see how he acts when I feed him, but I always feed him with tongs and never my hand, and there was no reason for my hand to have smelled like mouse today. Should I have just trusted him to know my smell and climb into my hand, or at least know enough not to bite me? Obviously the most logical answer is to just keep my hand in there and see what happens, but I wanted to ask on here first. I realize baby corn bites aren't supposed to really hurt, but I'd really rather avoid it if I can.
Thanks for any help or advice you guys can offer.
