Wiggles has successfully moved on to step two in his target training.
For those of you who don't know, in target training, you reward your snake for interacting with a target. As you progress through the steps, the snake is required to perform more complex behaviors in order to get its reward (food). In step one, you present the target and the reward at the same time. Your goal is to have the snake associate, in its mind, the target with the reward. In step two, you present the target by itself and reward the snake when it directs its attention to the target. This is the step Wiggles successfully completed last night.
I've been pairing food with a target since I got him, so, he spent 8 sessions in step one. Last night was his first session in step two. My ultimate goal is to be able to direct Wiggles wherever I want him to go using the target. For those interested in learning more, Lori Torrini has a great video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vkqbJWHwwk.
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