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by arachdude7 on August 9, 2005
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Okay guys (and gals)... with the wide variety of hot co-habitants you people have... I was wondering what species that you keep have you found to be the most open and curious? Within certain species there are general tendencies, but lets face it... there are individuals that don't fit the stereotypes for certain species. I was just wondering which pets you have seem the least timid and defensive.... and more open and curious. thanks in advance. Michael
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by agkistrodude on August 9, 2005
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I don't consider any of my hots "pets" but as far as curious goes,I would have to say my A.p.piscivorous. She gets active just by walking around the room. You also have to be real careful when feeding her as she will come right out of the cage while your opening it.I've had other cottonmouths act this way too. I've also had some A.c.contortrix behave this way.An Agkistrodon characteristic maybe? Marty
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by bush_viper17 on August 9, 2005
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I agree that U.S. Agkistrodon can be curious. I used to have a A.contortrix that would always sneak out of his hide box and watch me when I was doing work in the room.
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by Phobos on August 9, 2005
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Hi:
Most of my animals are curious (see profile for list)except the Rhino, Gabby, Atheris,Cryptelytrops and Bungarus, they have no sense of "humor" so to speak.
They come over to the window to see what I'm doing and then go back to lying there if nothing is in it for them (food). The Nose Horn, Horned Puff Adder, & Saw scales are really nosey and watch me till I leave the room. I would also say they recognize "me" by whatever mechanism because they really get defensive when someone else enters the room.
Al
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by fizzbob7 on August 9, 2005
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the c. horridus i've had for a while is curious, and VERY calm.....he'll rattle but he'll do it when snooping around, and he loves to snoop upward....he knows where the exit to the cage is......that snake has personality
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by vic_rattlehead on August 9, 2005
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I have an Eastern Diamondback and every time I am in the room, she seems very curious. If I walk past the cage and she is in her hide box, she pops her head out almost immediately. She will then crawl out of the hide box and come to the front of the cage to investigate. Even if she has fed, she still exhibits this sort of behavior.
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by arachdude7 on August 9, 2005
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okay... to reply to my own question.... the Colorado desert sidewinder is curious to the point of just poking its head out of its hide to see what is going on... but she hardly ever ventures out to investigate. The rhino viper will just tongue-flick and if feeling threatened will do that "head shake" thing... or if really threatened will huff and puff and attempt to blow the house down. The pygmy rattler doesn't seem to care either way but if you get to close -- tag! your it!.. my atrox would definately prefer to be left alone -- and she makes that abundantly clear. The EDB is still a timid neonate.. but I can already see some personality brewing.
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by dendroaspis1 on August 10, 2005
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Well to be honest with you I'd have to say my male Eastern Brown (Pseudonaja textilis) would be the most curious. I have about 20 different species of snakes (vipers and elapids) and he is the worst. Hides in his hide box all day till I go in the room and then his head comes out and he's watching and thinking it seems the whole time I'm in the room. I don't care what anyone says about snakes not thinking this guy is definatley thinking of how to nail me. Just my opinion. Thanks
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by BLACKSNAKE on August 11, 2005
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My female Coastal Taipan, moves around to the front of the enclosure and watches from the edge of where the plexiglass/perspex meeting the timber door frame, one of the baby inlands is also doing this however i am unsure to if its a food oriented interest. three of my non hots (fresh water Croc, juvenile shingleback and a sand goanna) also move to the front of their enclosures to check me out.
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Scott
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by keyz on August 11, 2005
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Sorry its not a "hot" but my Dumerils Boa is the most "tame" and curious of any of the species i have kept she will ONLY feed directly from my hand but you guessed it she struck totally missed her food item and hooked me!, after that even my wife commented on how "nice" she was to me when it came to feeding her again im glad i have mostly non-venomous species or else that would've been it!! there are so many unusual things about this snake. But the brightest "hot" ive seen was the King Cobra on Mark osheas program covering them that King knew what was going on oh yeah.,kieron.
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