Hey guys and girls. I had my snake out today and noticed that strangely she wasnt flicking her tongue like usual, she seemed to sometimes flick it out long and lazily, slower than usual. it worried me. Also i noticed that the last few days i had her out, when i put her back in she slides into the hide im placing her near and never moves. This is for a good 12+ hour period, i very rarely in the last couple days see her moving about to swap warm/cold ends. Previously due to having her in this new viv i had to keep her in a rather small plastic viv due to moving. Could she be depressed? Do snakes get depressed?

Also something i have a concern about is that ive never seen my corn soak in her water bowl in her entire life. Do some snakes just not practise this behaviour or should i be changing something?

Thx for replies

My corn has never been in her water bowl.

Is yours due a shed?

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Snakes don't have the capacity for depression, could it be that she is coming upto a shed? As for not seeing her soak, theres a good chance she's doing it at night, I only rarely see my snakes doing this.

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mine shed about 2 months ago, she is 6 years now so i doubt she will want a shed for a good couple months more.

Should i contact an exotic animals vet?

when ever ive moved my corns into bigger vivs they've spent anything up to 3-4 months beign more timid

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The long and lazy tongue exposure is often a sign of annoyance.

It is simply picking up as much information about it's surroundings as possible. When my female Taiwanese Beauty snake does it... it's wise to stay the hell away from her.

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I'd just give it some space for a bit if I were you.

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If she's shedding. eating and pooping well I wouldn't worry.

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If she"s not comming up for a shed, she may just be feeling the effects of this weird summer we"re having. Wouldnt worry bout her, im sure she"ll cheer up again.

She may be coming up for shed like has been mentioned, also have you checked her over for mites? Snakes tend to soak and become annoyed when they have mites. Give her a check over or treatment just in case she does.

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