Burm Unboxing

[dakski]

That certainly sounds like th guy Im dealing with now, whats kind of funny is that he doesnt use his hide boxes, he doesnt like them. So you cant walk past his cage without stressing him out or have him watch you. SUPER hissy when theyre babies and its impressively loud. He seems pretty lazy until he digests his rat, then hes out searching for another in the wild jungle of an animal plastics T8 lol.

My BP and Corn always want to be near or in a hide, unless it's really dark and/or they are hungry.

My BCI (Behira) spends a lot of time 1/2 in her hide (head and neck all the way out of the hide), or not in her hide, even when the tank lights are on. She is a lot braver/less shy than the other two.

Maybe burms are less timid? I am not sure, but it's interesting how different species, and even different snakes, react differently to the same stimuli.

Do bigger snakes know they are bigger (on some level) and do not act as shy in general?

The other possibility, is, as Katie put it when we first got Behira and she spent more time on top of, then in her hide, he's "still learning how to snake." Behira uses her hides more and more effectively now that she is settled in. I believe the breeder had her in a rack, not an enclosure with a clear front, and she might not have known what to do at first?

Either way, as I have documented in other threads, hook training is awesome for any snake that can do damage (large snakes - BCI's, retics - even dwarf, burms, etc.). I have had wonderful success with Behira even after a few weeks of hook training. She never hissed, or struck at me aggressively, but has a crazy feed response (just ask my arm). Now, I rub her a few times with the handle of the hook (it's softer), and she calms right down (often disappointed there is no rat, but calm none the less) and lets me pick her up.