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Snake seeing reflection???

I actually saw the python today. It was a ball python. It's 9 feet long and 40 lbs. This snake is not over weight. He is all muscle!!! He's from a zoo.

As for Simbi, he weighs 11 grams now. I showed my vet "The Munson Plan" and she thought it was good general rules to go on, but not what Simbi needed to go on at the moment. However, she did think we needed to change his feedings to every 4 days since he had stopped losing weight and gained some. His behavior today was TERRIBLE!! He struck at my mom twice. Well, it was actually towards her at air. There was nothing near him provoking him. He struck as far as he could and then fell over. It was funny. He then tried to nip the vet while she weighed him. Then he peed on some one in the back room!!! He woke up in a foul mood to start with. My poor baby.

I appreciate all the concern you guys had for Simbi. I know you guys meant the best for him. I appreciate it. :)
 
I'm just sayin' there has never been one recorded near that size, not sayin' one doesn't exist.
 
Is my snake scared of his reflection?

Hey guys, I took my corn snake, Kevin, out of his vivarium for some light exercise around my room. He ended up in front of my mirror and he froze (playing dead?). He stayed completely still for around 15 seconds but then suddenly soiled himself on the floor. His feeding time was Wednesday this week and now it is Saturday. I feed him 1 small every week. He is also at the stage before shedding where his skin is less colourful and has a slightly whiter shade.
I'm wondering whether him seeing his own reflection in the mirror could have scared him so much that he pooed himself? I hope this info helps :-/
 
:laugh:BAHAHAHA! rossdaleboy- "i'm wondering wheter him seeing his own reflection in the mirror could have scared him so much that he pooed himself?"

If this is possible! Poor guy!, But that made my day!:laugh:
 
I put two way mirrored window tint on my snakes viv. Mirror side facing in. She came out, looked at it and started gliding back and forth, only going to where the tint ended. She kept raising up and turning her head from side to side like she was checking herself out. Or thought she had encountered another snake. She even rubbed noses with her reflection. I took the tint off because, with the light in the viv on it reversed the reflection and made the outside mirrored and I couldn't see in. Should have read all the instructions. It says the mirrored surface would be more reflective on the darkest side. If you have it on a window and it is brighter outside no one can see in. If you turn a light on in the room then they can see in from the outside. No light in the viv and I couldn't see the snake.

I was planning on being a vet but life intervened. I would still trust these guys and girls advice more. Unless the vet was really into snakes and kept up their education. Vets treat so many animals that it is hard to be an expert on all of them. Plus, they are human and humans tend to have a preference for certain animals over others. Plus vets usually focus on the animals they see the most. Most vets don't see a lot of snakes as pets. My personal vet treats more farm animals and dogs. He will treat other animals but not with the same amount of enthusiasm. I take my cat to him but understand that I might have to research the problem some myself to make sure I have the most up to date health info because he is just too busy with his specialties to keep up with more than just the basic health info on cats. Not behavioral things for sure. Someone who has years of experieance with a specific animal usually knows as much as, if not more than, the person with a degree who has to try and keep up with all the varied pets and animals out there.

Everyone on this board has been worth their weight in gold to me learning to care for my snake.
 
I have seen nothing to indicate that a corn snake is anything more than curious upon seeing another corn or their own reflection. If feel certain your snake defecated because it needed to, not out of fear of its own reflection.

And Ky girl, that discussion from before is 3 years old! :)
 
I had a rat snake that would bash his nose into the tanks glass because he was seeing his reflection I wrapped the tank with some nice cling scenery was the only way to keep him from beating his brains out
 
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