My snake has Globophobia

[Diesel72]

Hey guys just wondering about my hatchy stimmy. I bought a blacklight globe for it the other day so I could watch it at night and i turned it on and the snake struck at it (its never struck at anything but its food and thats hard enough i have to really annoy her to make her take the food). Another time i tried it she got really jumpy started using VERY fast head movements and instant went to her hide as if something was after her.
I've stopped using it and bought a red lightglobe instead she doesnt mide that at all but just wondering if anyone else has experienced anything like this.

 

[LadyJ]

Are you protecting her from the bulb? If not and she were to strike it hard...

 

[Diesel72]

O yeah she's in a click clack just had the bulb shining in from the side so I could look at her at night time she just struck the click clack. The blacklight is now replaced with a red globe in the ceiling as its the snake room now seems fine just thought it was strange that she hated it so much.

 

[LadyJ]

O yeah she's in a click clack just had the bulb shining in from the side so I could look at her at night time she just struck the click clack. The blacklight is now replaced with a red globe in the ceiling as its the snake room now seems fine just thought it was strange that she hated it so much.

Phew, glad to hear it! Sorry - just got a little bit concerned! But yeah, no idea what's going on there... hehe, maybe just disturbed her?

 

[Diesel72]

Haha yeah wouldn't want a little snake striking at glass :S I don't think it was because i disturbed her shes normally pretty happy to cruise when i'm around. The first time I tried it she was acting a bit weird, second time she struck thought maybe I just frightened her and then the third time I tried it she freaked i knew it was the light and all that had been over a week. She doesnt seem to mind the red one. Wonder if this has happened with anyone else seems weird buying a reptile light that scares the reptile.

 

[Diesel72]

anyone else experienced this?

 

[dechnicz-face]

Hey my 2 year old bredli has done this once when the light came on a startled him and flinched the other time but it was a red globe not a black light.
Maybe the sudden heat that randomly appeared scared her or she was hungry....

 

[Diesel72]

the heat idea makes more sense however it was fairly far away from the click clack