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To the owners of shy snakes...

windowswisher

windowswisher

expert noisemaker
It really is remarkable the personality change corns undergo their first year. When I got Basil she was 3 months old, thrashy, and very scared. I never saw her out of her hides. Very, very slowly she began to age and calm. Soon I would see her out occasionally, very late at night when I wasn't in the room. She would zip and hide, or freeze and stare if I came in.

Now, she's coming up on a year and a half old, and her personality is completely different. She's out ritualistically every night, and even during the day sometimes, too. She crawls along the front of the viv all night long, pushing her head against it. If you come open the lid, she will crawl right out on you. I don't think any amount of mice will satisfy this girl. I just don't know what she wants most of the time.

Anyways, just a very relaxed breed of snakes. I love corn snakes so much more each day as my little one just gets better and better.
 
Ariadne was only shy for such a short time, I almost forgot she ever was until you got me reminiscing. I remember having to chase her around to get her out and feeling guilty for scaring her. She's so fearless now! She is one who tells me when it is time to come out.
 
I haven't gotten there with most of mine, but my tiniest hatchling absolutely DEMANDS to come out now. She'll crawl around on the bed for as long as I let her, and has recently taken to curling up in a crease in the covers with her little head poking out like some kind of hybrid snake-cat. She's going to be the ideal cuddle-snake when she gets bigger and calms down a bit. I pretty much raised her from an egg, and for her first few weeks she was very bitey and prone to escape attempts every time I opened her bin-- I called her Spitfire in those days. But she mellowed SO FAST. Now I just have to get Whisper, Worm, and Inara to follow suit. (October, though less feisty and demanding, is perfect just as he is.)
 
This is another reason I like yearlings. That's right about the time they are pretty used to you messing with them and their viv. They're not nervous or run 'n' hide when you reach in. They all of a sudden flip a switch inside tells em "big snakies aren't scared anymore" lol
 
Very helpful! I have a baby snow corn and she spends most if not all of her time hiding. I haven't seen her since Sunday. Sunday morning I saw her burrow into the aspen shavings and no signs of movement since. She burrowed when I took the lid off to check on her and change the water. I have yet to handle her. She hatched mid June. I was concerned she'd always be that way which would suck the fun out of owning a pet. Less concerned after reading this thread. Seems with patients she will come around. I've only had her for two weeks and she has ate once in my care. Should I just leave her be and give her time to come around or attempt to handle her?
 
Aphrodite, my little corn, was really shy when i first brought her home but after 2 weeks i put some vines and climbs in her viv and now i see her all the time just slithering around
 
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