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j3nnay
at Thu Mar 13 01:03:54 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by j3nnay ]
None of mine really resist being picked up - my adult male, Butters, will actually crawl halfway out of the tub and then look at me as if to say "well, are you going to pick me up or not?"
My hatchlings were pretty huffy at first but they all calmed down after a meal or two.
The boys seem to be more 'outgoing', as in they come up to see what I've got to offer for them, while the girls tongue flick to see what I'm up to, and wait for me to mess with them rather than budging from where they are.
While they're out, each snake has its own personality. Periscope is my 'lap snake' - she'll calmly sit in my lap for up to an hour, flicking her tongue once in a while but otherwise not doing much. Butters roams and explores EVERYTHING constantly (he's the one I found in my rabbit's hay bin), and Cindy (my oldest girl) likes to hang out in my pillowcases. With time, their preferences and personalities come out. You can figure out a dog's personality within a week of bringing it home - you don't get the full grasp of your snake's subtle behaviors until months after you get it. They just do everything at a slower pace than us mammals!
Their personalities get more defined and developed the older they get. Compared to my older snakes, the babies all sort of seem the same until they've got some age to them.
~jenny
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RE: do your BP's have a preference for... - j3nnay, Thu Mar 13 01:03:54 2008