Do snakes get "bored"?

[GhostShrimpMan]

My question to you is: Do robots get bored?

yes?

 

[snakeguy101]

I'm not sure if handling would be the exact answer to boredom if it even exists for a snake. I think they have ALOT more stimuli in the wild and being cooped up in a glass tank and fed weekly just isn't going to cut it. Handling and changing the tank around, putting in new logs and what not can supply the stimuli they need. Being bored isn't the exact word I would use though, idk what to use but they need stimuli is what I'm trying to get at.

This is exactly how I feel. I think that snakes need a lot more enrichment than they are given. Think about all of the sites, environments, and smells that a wild snake would encounter compared to the one site, one smell, one environment that captive ones get. I usually change the enclosures around once a month or so or will do something like put a shed from another snake in the enclosure to introduce something new. As a result, I see snakes that usually do nothing but lay there become much more active and inquisitive.

Beyond snakes, I think that this type of enrichment is absolutely vital for monitor lizards. They have to have stimulus on a regular bases otherwise it would be like leaving a child in a room with nothing to do but eat and sleep its whole life.

 

[A. gigas]

This is exactly how I feel. I think that snakes need a lot more enrichment than they are given. Think about all of the sites, environments, and smells that a wild snake would encounter compared to the one site, one smell, one environment that captive ones get. I usually change the enclosures around once a month or so or will do something like put a shed from another snake in the enclosure to introduce something new. As a result, I see snakes that usually do nothing but lay there become much more active and inquisitive.

Beyond snakes, I think that this type of enrichment is absolutely vital for monitor lizards. They have to have stimulus on a regular bases otherwise it would be like leaving a child in a room with nothing to do but eat and sleep its whole life.

 

[Bottomfeeder]

This is exactly how I feel. I think that snakes need a lot more enrichment than they are given. Think about all of the sites, environments, and smells that a wild snake would encounter compared to the one site, one smell, one environment that captive ones get. I usually change the enclosures around once a month or so or will do something like put a shed from another snake in the enclosure to introduce something new. As a result, I see snakes that usually do nothing but lay there become much more active and inquisitive.

Beyond snakes, I think that this type of enrichment is absolutely vital for monitor lizards. They have to have stimulus on a regular bases otherwise it would be like leaving a child in a room with nothing to do but eat and sleep its whole life.

I agree completely. Some day when I am old and rich, I'll buy you some exotic Hot no one has ever heard of

 

[Reptilesfishbirdsmammals]

no i mean they have a fun experience in life i mean think about it!! id love to be a slithering snake..but also there to intelligent to be bored like the guy above mentioned they lived millions of years not being stupid to me that sounds like adventure and not being bored at all..enough said to my opinion

 

[TTTT]

My question to you is: Do robots get bored?

This

 

[Bhack91]

No snakes do not get bored, to my knowledge the only animals that pursue entertainment are mammals. Now from what I have read, I agree, if I had a snake I would try to change around thier tank occasionally. I would also house other snakes and animals nearby this will stimilize the snake. That is exactly how zoos work they use stimilants to keep the animals happy.

 

[gregg]

u wanna keep them happy getta huge enclosure for them lika huge hamster maze lol

 

[snakeguy101]

u wanna keep them happy getta huge enclosure for them lika huge hamster maze lol

big does not always equal better when it comes to enclosures. The point of us keeping them is so that we can watch and enjoy them but if you had a huge tank with something like a corn snake or ball python, you would never see it unless the tank was essentially empty. I would focus on the quality of the cage more than the size of it.

 

[A. gigas]

big does not always equal better when it comes to enclosures. The point of us keeping them is so that we can watch and enjoy them but if you had a huge tank with something like a corn snake or ball python, you would never see it unless the tank was essentially empty. I would focus on the quality of the cage more than the size of it.

especially since some snakes, such as ball pythons, prefer a smaller cage, giving them a secure feeling.