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Originally Posted by bluewind
I'm guessing you don't own a betta? I have a sorority in a 25 gallon tank and they love interacting with me. They like to follow my finger and eat from my hand. My old male (seperate tank) who passed away a few months ago use to play with.a ball and would come to the top of the water for a pet. Plenty of aquatic pets have very little individuality or interest in human interation beyond feeding, but there are several breeds that seak it out. Again, every creature is unique.
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In general, snakes do not "seek out" human interaction, though. The problem is that you are anthropomorphizing the snakes(and fish) rather than considering their reptilian perspective. For instance, I have a corn snake who will come to my hand and climb out of his cage. It would be easy to think that he is doing it out of affection, but then I would be projecting my thoughts onto an animal that has a different motivation for its actions. Doesn't it seem more likely that at some point, he learned that up meant out, and thus a chance to hunt for food?
You have to think about what the snake would want, not what you would want if you were the snake.
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