Quote Originally Posted by Nellasaur View Post
Can snakes be trained to perform complex behaviors on command, like you would train a cat or dog? Well, now that's the question, isn't it?
Well when I was younger I figured trying classical operant conditioning on my corn snake and Mediterranean spur thigh tortoises would be interesting. From what I saw it takes a lot of patience for snakes to be taught complex behaviours and it can be used to create interesting reactions I had the most luck with conditioning a modification of the usual behaviours. I eventually managed to get a specific pattern of behaviour involving the active nature of corns and a specific place on the chair guests would sit on. Quite entertaining seeing the shock of visitors and the how did you do that. As for Bp - have conditioned mine to know that if I do a specific set of actions she is getting fed, much easier in the long term than anything else.