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matt_smalls
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 15/11/2011 : 20:33:27
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Hey my name's Matt and I'm new to this..
I have a question, what senses do corn snakes have? I know their bodys are not particularly good at telling if they're too hot or not, resulting in them getting burnt by their lamps etc and they can obviously smell and sense with their tongue. Can they sense heat & heatbeat? What or how do they see? anyone got any info? Thanks |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 15/11/2011 : 21:02:40
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heya and welcome
they can see, taste, feel vibrations and hear too to a certain extent - they have an inner ear structure but no outer pinna |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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garrie
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1148 Posts |
Posted - 16/11/2011 : 14:04:29
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| Hey Matt, welcome to the forum [:) |
^click for more pics^
Garrie - Halesworth, Suffolk. 1.0 AURYN (fire morph corn) 0.1 Puzzle (Cat) |
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 16/11/2011 : 14:45:25
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| Hi and welcome, with out being mean, i'd say they had zero common sense! |
     
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2308 Posts |
Posted - 16/11/2011 : 17:30:06
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Hi, not being funny but what do you see with |
0.1.0 Okeetee (Sookie) 0.1.0 Powder (Luna) 0.1.0 Bloodred (Arlene) 0.1.0 Caramel Stripe (Tara)
0.1.0 Ghost (Crystal) 0.1.0 Caramel (Jessica) 0.1.0 Lavender Stripe (Portia) 1.0.0 Platinum (Godric)
0.1.0 Thayers King (Lettie Mae) 0.1.0 Albino Blairs King (Lorena) 0.1.0 Russian Ratsnakes (Pam)
0.1.0 Korean Ratsnake (Katerina) 1.0.0 Russian Ratsnake (Lafayette)
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thistle
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1757 Posts |
Posted - 16/11/2011 : 18:48:46
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Hi Matt.
Welcome to the forum. |
2.0.0 Dogs (westie Angus, shih tzu Archie)
0.5.0 African Pygmy Hedgehogs (Harriet, Amelia, Matilda, Jemima, Maisie) RIP Hector
0.4.0 Guinea Pigs (Isobel, Effy, Mrs Mack & Sheila)
1.0.0 Lutino C0ckatiel (Sammy)
3.0.0 Corn Snakes - CB10 Amel (Barnaby), CB11 Anery Lavender (Bailey), CB10 Caramel Motley (Bradley)
0.1.0 CB11 Western Hognose Snake (Maggie) |
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tordyjo
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2036 Posts |
Posted - 16/11/2011 : 19:06:57
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hi there
sorry can't help with your original question although personally i feel they remember small amounts however they often forget that they've fallen off that branch before (i'm talking about my own trio) |
 Lilly Crystal Harry
1.2.0 corns, 1.1.0 cats tropical guppies who continually breed
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matt_smalls
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
2 Posts |
Posted - 17/11/2011 : 21:01:24
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haha thanks for the replys guys!
Im just trying to get an idea of what and how well they can see and feel. What kind of distance they can see and is it black and white like a dog, or colour or thermal?
Okeetee mick, your corns look AMAZING! where did you get them? I really want a black white and grey morph but cant seem to find a shop that stocks them and I am warey of internet pets... |
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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2308 Posts |
Posted - 18/11/2011 : 15:24:37
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Hi Matt, thank you for your comments regarding my collection. The only advice I would offer is to buy from a reputable reptile shop as opposed to a pet shop as the advice given from the latter is at best poor, only select a snake that you really do want and not get the first one you see as he or she will be with you a long time. Mine were obtained from Penfolds in Herne Bay and from Procorns http://www.procorns.co.uk/
As far as what they see there better qualified members on here that can answer that than me, I do believe they cannot see in the red spectrum which is why a lot of keepers use red heat lamps, this enables them to view their snakes in a darkened room with the snake being unaware they are being spied on
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0.1.0 Okeetee (Sookie) 0.1.0 Powder (Luna) 0.1.0 Bloodred (Arlene) 0.1.0 Caramel Stripe (Tara)
0.1.0 Ghost (Crystal) 0.1.0 Caramel (Jessica) 0.1.0 Lavender Stripe (Portia) 1.0.0 Platinum (Godric)
0.1.0 Thayers King (Lettie Mae) 0.1.0 Albino Blairs King (Lorena) 0.1.0 Russian Ratsnakes (Pam)
0.1.0 Korean Ratsnake (Katerina) 1.0.0 Russian Ratsnake (Lafayette)
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Bluenicoli
Egg
United Kingdom
54 Posts |
Posted - 28/11/2011 : 08:21:49
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| Hi Matt, welcome to the forum! I believe they also have some kind of heat sensors in their heads to sense the body heat of their prey. That's why warm defrosted prey is best. |
1.0.0 Snow Motley - Norman |
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marc_sg
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1504 Posts |
Posted - 06/12/2011 : 21:31:49
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Hi and welcome. from what i looked at before buying mine. this is what i read
Snakes see in infer red/thermal imaging. they sense vibrations through their bottom jaw. which in turn sends a signal to their inner ear and then its changed to a restricted version of sound. They are akso supposedly have pressure sensors for atmospheric changes. to detect high and low pressure brung around when it rains and storms etc. |
0.1.0 Amels (sid) 1.0.0 carolina stripe (simon)0.1.0 ghost (silva) 1.1.0 diffused/bloodreds (scarlet and samson)
1.0 staffy x beagle
soon to have female pin royal
R.I.P SHELLY
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