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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 05/01/2010 : 17:45:09
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I usually warm up my snakes food with a hair dryer that I borrow off my mum. The smell of the warm mouse is usually enough to bring the very lazy Casper out of hiding, when he then just sits and watches me till its time to eat.
For Xmas I got my very own hairdryer  which I decided to use tonight to dry my hair, like its supposed to. I NEVER hairdry my hair, but I had to because I'm going for a walk in the snow soon and don't want my wet hair to freeze.
The hairdryer is (obviously) new, so no smell of mouse could be lingering on it, and there are no mice in the room. I havent seen Casper for about 4 days, but the minute I turned on the hairdryer, out he came. He is still sat there now.
Has he learnt that the dryer means food, or is it just a coincidence? I didn't think snakes were that intelligent. |
9.11 Cornsnakes
1.1 Hogg island boas
1.0 Dwarf Burmese python
Location: Watford
Website- http://rassnakes.yolasite.com/ |
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Chimp276
Yearling
United Kingdom
587 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 17:52:09
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Sounds like conditioning lol! Only way to find out is wait till he hides again then turn on the hair dryer to see if he comes out again lol!!
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0.1.0 Hypo Stripe - Aero
1.1.0 Leopard Geckos - Marley and Lemon
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3796 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 17:55:43
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Good plan Chimp.
Only problem is he's still out giving me the evil eye because he's expecting his food and I've not given him any. |
9.11 Cornsnakes
1.1 Hogg island boas
1.0 Dwarf Burmese python
Location: Watford
Website- http://rassnakes.yolasite.com/ |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 18:00:08
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Oohh conincidence..
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
4335 Posts |
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
4379 Posts |
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DannyBrown91
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3070 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 19:50:55
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| I would say the snake has be calssicly conditioned, snakes may not be the most inteligent animals but the can still make links between things such as sound and smell with food. |
0.0.1 Ghost Corn - Casper
0.0.1 Diffused Corn - Reggie
0.0.1 Amel Corn - Candy A.K.A Baby
1.0 Commom BCI - Rocky
0.1 Japanese Akita - Sasha
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3796 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 19:53:00
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Originally posted by Blackecho
Mine come out when they hear the hoover too.
Lol, maybe they find the tube attractive... |
9.11 Cornsnakes
1.1 Hogg island boas
1.0 Dwarf Burmese python
Location: Watford
Website- http://rassnakes.yolasite.com/ |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 20:08:09
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| Yes, I think snakes can be conditioned and alot of it happens without us noticing. Thats why people advise feeding out of the viv. Look into "Tap training" of large constrictors for another example. |
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reptiledanny
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1809 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 20:30:52
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| month used to come out and say hello wen you taped on the once and then waved. we you tapped on the glass he would stick his hed owt and then wen you waved he would come out completly and want out, most of the time i let him out, handling of course, i think thats y he got used to it. |
1.1 royal pythons 0.1 hog island boa 1.0 corn snake
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LittleMick
Yearling
United Kingdom
563 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 20:42:36
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Originally posted by eeji
make sure you shampoo him before conditioning :O
Everytime time I read posts from you I keep pmsl, are you ever serious? You'll have to stop joking else when you post something serious I will end up making a joke out of it.
Anyway, back to the topic, serios head on now  , but yeah I think any animal can be conditioned, when I shake my seed tub my Gerbils know they are in for a treat and hang about the cage door, even my fish know that when I lift the tank hood up it's food time, lol. |
0.4.0 Gerbils (Gemini, Pica, Gerty and Sasha)
0.1.0 Leopard Gecko (Elle)
1.0.0 Carolina Corn Snake(Elijah)
0.0.1 Emperor/Imperial Scorpion (Abbi)
2.0.0 Roborovski Dwarf Hamsters (Micro & Chippy)
Tropical fish - 6 Platys.6 Mollies.9 Glowlight Tetra.4 Pearl Gouramis.4 Apple Snails.1 Tiger Plec.2 Common Bristlenose Plecs and lots of babies. |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 22:36:51
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| Mine don't tend to react to anything going on in the house (besides feeding) although, they do like the noise the shower makes. |
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Can snakes be conditioned?
