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I was wondering if any of you know the boundries of the good side of your relationship(s) with you Indigo(s). Don't get the wrong idea here. I am perfectly aware and ok with the "nuetralness" of reptiles/amphibians compared to the "love"
relationship you get with mammals like cats and dogs. I know that thick blunt line well. I'm cool with it. But, I was wondering,

1. Since Indigos are so smart, are they really actually capable at recondizing you as the "goodguy" ?

2. Is it possible to get a Indigo that orginally wants to bite your head off to change to bieng calmer and ok with you?

3. If in a situation where you both are relaxing and your petting it, is it capable of feeling physical pleasure?

4. I would not in any way expect it to pur or wag it's tail but, is it possible to in any slight way ....react to stimulation?

I think they are certainly smart enough to realize after some time we are the "good guy", if by the good guy you mean the one who won't kill me and the one who often comes into the room with a rat, and it's pretty easy for me to steal the rat away from him.

And yes...in time, snakes that would have been very afraid or aggressive can be clamed down. That's pretty much a matter of the animal "realizing" over the course of many experiences, that this large animal that I should consider a threat is simply not really a threat at all. The instincts change. They have no need for fight or flight, and may acutally benefit from NOT being afraid or aggessive (food)

As for pleasure at touch? Only if your hands are warm and the room is cool and the snake is seeking warmth.

Snakes are solitary animals that are equipped to survive with no parental or social assitance. Because of this...they are "selfish" in the human way of thinking. There are no social groups, dependence on one another, or care givin to the young.

So...the emoitions of love, affection, etc. are worthless to them
Animals have emotion for a reason. I think snakes experience
fear, "anger" (aggression), curiosity, boredom, lust.

All these things bring survivial benefits.

Love and affection are emotions for intellgent and social animals, whose species survival benefits from close parental and social relationships. (in my humble opinion).

I was just wondering how boredom can bring survival benefits.
Thanks
Jonas

My guess would be that their capacity to become bored with the inactivity that can result from being left alone for long periods of time in captivity IS INDEED just another way of citing the quality/trait that most indigos seem to have towards flourishing and seeking in being active and exploring their environment. Being bored just shows the capacity that they have for activity. To me that would translate into a survival skill by it representing a higher level of environmental awareness.

They are definately not like your typical snake that will curl up into a ball and sleep until their keeper comes to interact with them.