Very Friendly Corn

[Ronzie]

My okeetee is the usual corn. Still a little skittish until he's in your hands and will bolt if given the chance.
But my amel (born July 10th) acts more like my cat. During the day he mostly sleeps, but after 4-5pm he's ready to party. I just tap on his glass and he comes quickly out from wherever he is. He will follow my hand along the glass. Once I open the top he'll try to climb up and will when I but my hand half way down he's on. Doesn't matter if he's in any stage of shed, he's the same.
When he's on me he's all over me and won't usually venture far. He will sit for 12 minutes (timed record) with his chin on one finger while I rub his head with another.
Now he'll even eat his F/T mouse on me without any hesitation. Only tried once. In his feeding tub when finished he climbs on my hand when I put it in and I put him back into his tank where I leave him for 48 hours.

I feel really lucky with Cane. I wish all snakes were like him.

 

[Karoni]

You are indeed lucky. I wish my snakes were like that. I tried rubbing their chins. It didn't go over so well.

He's a beauty, too!

 

[bfreewally1]

My corns are the same. Any little vibration brings them out of their hides..I`ve had them for over 3 yrs.

 

[beeluvzsnakes]

my creamsicle loves wen i rub her chin with my finger. its kinda weird but cute! one of the great things about corns is that they are so easy to bound with.

 

[Dreamsnake]

Such a cute little story. It's amazing how a symbiotic relationship can form from a steady hand and a curious animal. I read so many threads about snakes not taking to their new owners and we must explain the trick is to relax and learn to understand the snake, the snake will never understand you. A nice snake bonding story is a joy to read. Do whatever you do with the amel to the skittish one and he'll come around eventually. Consistency conditions a response.

 

[Ronzie]

Since I work from home it has had advantages, especially with my bearded dragon.
I'm trying with my okeetee, but he is totally different and will take some time.
When I got my amel he was wildly quick and very fiesty, but after a short time he really came around and totally changed.

I believe you can train (I use loosely) certain reptiles simple things.
I've trained my bearded dragon to poop on the toilet paper I put in her enclosure. She will go on it everytime and have seen her actually turn to line up with it. She'll do whatever it takes to avoid it after she goes. She knows the word crickets. I can say any words while she's basking and when I say crickets she turns her head pretty quick. I don't emphasize the word at all.

 

[Ares2010]

Beautiful boy there.

And it's great he is so tame like that.

Ares lets me rub his chin but not touch the top of his head. LOL

He's pretty laid back as well, but not as much as your Cane.

 

[lizardgal06]

I use to have a snake that i got when i was 16 (i was in homeschool) he would hang out with me all day sleep in between my pillows and hang out on my neck. he would hardly move. he was a ball python a fat one at that lol.. some say cuz he liked dark and warm. i say cuz we had a good bond. this lil boy con is the reason i got into corns and lizards and is the reason i am choosing reptiles for therapy pets. cant have cats and dogs were i live. unfortunetly con died of a bad case of mites using the bedding i did. i learned alot from him what not to use what to look for etc. yall understand what its like to have a lil buddy.

 

[Ronzie]

I woke up this morning thinking he would of shed during the night. I'm really hoping that his purple stays.
I've never seen such a dull pink amel before.

 

[bambam1313]

so happy so finally meet someone whos corn is like that, my girl is very friendly!! she just curls up one me and everything <3