Can you tell when a bp is asleep?

I think the title says it all lol. Kind of a dumb question, I know, but I'm curious haha

When you hear them snoring...:rofl: (can you imagine how CUTE that would be?!?)

Actually, the only way I know to tell only applies to snakes with round pupils*....when asleep, their pupils will "sink" to the 6 o'clock position, indicating
total relaxation (sleep). *but if you have to shine a flashlight to see, they might wake up. Not a dumb question at all, btw.

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

When you hear them snoring...:rofl: (can you imagine how CUTE that would be?!?)

Actually, the only way I know to tell only applies to snakes with round pupils*....when asleep, their pupils will "sink" to the 6 o'clock position, indicating
total relaxation (sleep). *but if you have to shine a flashlight to see, they might wake up. Not a dumb question at all, btw.

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Aw man I wish!! All of my other animals snore at least a bit so it'd be great if he could join the club haha
Thanks for the reply! :D

I find it helpful to just 'assume' they're sleeping if I go into their enclosures and I'm not seeing movement and tongue flicks. If I'm spot cleaning, changing water, or opening the enclsoure for a handling session, I always try to make some subtle "vibrations" so they can feel them and wake up without being startled.

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Originally Posted by craigafrechette

I find it helpful to just 'assume' they're sleeping if I go into their enclosures and I'm not seeing movement and tongue flicks. If I'm spot cleaning, changing water, or opening the enclsoure for a handling session, I always try to make some subtle "vibrations" so they can feel them and wake up without being startled.

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Yeah, it's rude to startle them out of beep sleep...:D

I can’t tell when they’re asleep but I can always tell when I woke Em up haha

I don't know how factual this is, but I can tell when my GTP is asleep by how closed her pupil is!
The GTP's make it super obvious because the change is so drastic lol, the pupil is basically shut tightly closed when they are asleep. When they are open at other times under the same light conditions haha

The ones with light colored eyes are easier to guess at, if all I see Is a hair line pupil, I assume asleep. But with my darker boys it isn’t so easy. I also noticed sometimes when I remove a hide when there sleeping they sorta “spring”.

It's easier with my Thai Bamboo Ratsnake and the King snakes ... if they don't bite they're asleep :)

If he's relaxed and doesn't have his head in a position where it needs to be held up to stay there, and he's been like that awhile without moving, he's likely to be asleep. If I wave my hand in front of his face or move around the room and he doesn't react, he's asleep. If I scratch on the side of the cage with my fingernail and he doesn't react, he's asleep. If I scratch a bit more, and eventually he does react, then I just woke him up. I try not to wake him up if I don't need to. :)

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Originally Posted by Coluber42

If he's relaxed and doesn't have his head in a position where it needs to be held up to stay there, and he's been like that awhile without moving, he's likely to be asleep. If I wave my hand in front of his face or move around the room and he doesn't react, he's asleep. If I scratch on the side of the cage with my fingernail and he doesn't react, he's asleep. If I scratch a bit more, and eventually he does react, then I just woke him up. I try not to wake him up if I don't need to. :)

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Haha your posts make me smile. I giggled at the waking him up part. Haha
So true


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