Quirks?

Last night, while feeding my corn Irileth, she exhibited the most hilarious and strange behavior. I only have one snake, so it makes 'feeding day' pretty simple and straightforward. She is in the process of going into shed, so I wasn't expecting her to hit it like she usually does. So she's chilling in the cool side and I hit her dinner with the blow dryer. She parascopes out of her hide (which was adorable) and waits. I offer it. She doesn't strike as usual, so I put it down in her enclosure. She comes over, twitching as if she's interested....

And then proceeds to rub her face and neck all over her meal for a good ten minutes. Then she'd pause, flick her tongue, and do it again. After a short while she eventually grabbed it and pulled it into her hide to snarf.

I double-checked her enclosure temps and made sure the mouse was nice and toasty, so I don't think it was a heat issue. If she hadn't eaten it, I might have been concerned. But she ate it like a trooper. Definitely wasn't a 'wobble' of any kind, as she had perfect motor control and was just rubbing her face on her meal.

Gotta say, it was absolutely weird to watch her do this. Hilarious, but at the same time, I'm like: "What... on earth... are you doing? :weirdface"

Seems like all my animals have weird quirks or behaviors that are either endearing, or briefly mess with my head.

Anybody else have any critters with quirks? I'd be curious to hear if anybody else has animals with interesting behavior traits :rofl:

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Originally Posted by Vasiliki

And then proceeds to rub her face and neck all over her meal for a good ten minutes. Then she'd pause, flick her tongue, and do it again. After a short while she eventually grabbed it and pulled it into her hide to snarf.

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This is exactly what Cthulhu, our corn has always done with frozen thawed. That and swallow it butt-first a lot:rolleyes:


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My 2010 mojave male is always determined to eat his rats sideways, and usually manages to get them down butt first or sort of diagonally. I gave up on worrying about it after the first couple of times, and now it's just a given that it takes him a good 45 minutes to figure out how to mow down. I (lovingly) call him my short bus snake :rolleyes: he's definitely my friendliest! Kids love him, and my snake phobic sister

I've had my snake snuggle with the mouse :/ haha he never tried to strike.


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Originally Posted by Bobbafett

I've had my snake snuggle with the mouse :/ haha he never tried to strike.

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......and that's about the time I hope you grabbed the mouse out of there.

My Hognose is a bit of a sadist it seems. That, or is just very 'playful' with his food.

He enjoys deathrolling like a gator, or picking up his prey and throwing it across the tub, and bashing it on the walls and floor. Not to mention actively chases where he believes teh rpey is. Last week he did a few laps in the tub, and then jumped out and latched onto my jeans for about 5-10 minutes, while chewing the entire time.

Other than feeding time, he's as easy to handle as any of my balls. Though definitely one of the quirkiest snakes I've dealt with.

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Originally Posted by Rob

......and that's about the time I hope you grabbed the mouse out of there.

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Lol of course :)


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Originally Posted by Virus

My Hognose is a bit of a sadist it seems. That, or is just very 'playful' with his food.

He enjoys deathrolling like a gator, or picking up his prey and throwing it across the tub, and bashing it on the walls and floor. Not to mention actively chases where he believes teh rpey is. Last week he did a few laps in the tub, and then jumped out and latched onto my jeans for about 5-10 minutes, while chewing the entire time.

Other than feeding time, he's as easy to handle as any of my balls. Though definitely one of the quirkiest snakes I've dealt with.

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that made me laugh. how are hogs? I have been thinking about getting one but something is making me stay back Im not sure what it is but something is.

I adore my hog. He's always active, always curious, and always entertaining. Whatever mental block is preventing you from picking one up, I would say just go get one.

Just if you can, pick up a female. That way, IF you don't love the hog, you can send her my way. :D

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Originally Posted by Virus

I adore my hog. He's always active, always curious, and always entertaining. Whatever mental block is preventing you from picking one up, I would say just go get one.

Just if you can, pick up a female. That way, IF you don't love the hog, you can send her my way. :D

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I dunno it might have something to do with bad publication of the hognose. Every video I see is them being pissed off or I read that they are always pissed or chewing on people pants for 5 minutes. That and I hear bites can be pretty crappy.