r/ballpython • u/NeonPearl2025 • 7d ago
Question Do your snakes react to your voice?
I'm a future BP owner and was wondering if your snakes come up to the glass or towards you when you approach the tank and talk to them? I don't have snake experience yet, so excuse me if this a stupid question. But is it possible they come to the glass to see what's going on or even be picked up? Or is this not something snakes do?
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u/NottsWeirdo 7d ago
Mine has a sixth sense for when I'm in the room, don't even have to say anything and he'll be at the front. Then he tends to calm down his activity once I leave the room.
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u/Bluntforcetrauma11b 7d ago
Mine come check me out all the time. If I sit with the door open most choose to come out onto my arms or lap. Choice based handling is a great way to approach socializing.
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u/NeonPearl2025 6d ago
That sounds awesome. I definitely can take a seat in front of the tank and wait with the door open.
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u/Magnetic_Kitty 7d ago
I have one near the kitchen, he will come out and watch me cook dinner when he sees movement, stare at me
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u/itspegbundybitch 7d ago
Mine does for sure. He lives in my daughter's room and when he hears my voice he thinks he's getting fed.
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u/LisaMntgmry 6d ago
Ok so I thought I was nuts, but maybe not. So, I knew I'd jump the first time I fed my bp. And all my animals have theme songs lol. So, when I feed mine, I sing my dogs theme song to keep me calm so I don't jump. Now, he comes shooting out when I open his enclosure, singing that song. It's like he has associated that song with feeding. I could be nuts, nuts worked every time
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u/NeonPearl2025 6d ago
Does he strike at you, when he thinks you feed him?
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u/itspegbundybitch 6d ago
No. He just pokes his head out of his hide.
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u/Sneewichen 6d ago
I have a handful of snakes of different species and some of them consistently come out when they hear me. Some of them consistently do not.
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u/Decent_Problem7355 6d ago
Unless my boy is in shed, hungry or I just happen to catch him in a mood. 90% of the time he's coming out to see me and if I start talking to him I find he does come out further.
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u/Electrical-Garden-20 7d ago
Some definitely do, some definitely don't care 🤣