Interesting Observation

[John_E_Dove]

I have a number of Color morphs of Corn Snakes in my collection. It seems that all of the Wild Type Color Morphs are nocturnal where as the selectively bred Morphs are diurnal.
The wild type morphs I have are Normal, Okeetee and Miami (some were actually WC but not by me). All of them but the Miami hide all day and come out at night after the lights go out.
My manufactured morphs are out all day but when I look for them after the lights have gone off they are in their hides.
Has anyone else experience this with their Corn Snakes?

	Morph A morph is a color or pattern variation that is proven to be genetic. Common morphs include albino, anerythristic, gentically striped, Hypomelanistic, and many others. Morphs also include combinations of simple traits such as "Sunglow" which is Albino and Hypomelanistic. These traits may be recessive traits, co-dominant traits, dominant traits, or created through selective breeding (ie Pastel).

	Corn Snake The Corn Snake or Red Rat Snake (Elaphe guttata) is a species of Rat Snake.

[LouMuz]

that's weird.
are all other factors the same? heat, light, location, humidity, set-ups, etc.
maybe there's something going on with those factors that's causing the morphs to behave like that.

	Morph A morph is a color or pattern variation that is proven to be genetic. Common morphs include albino, anerythristic, gentically striped, Hypomelanistic, and many others. Morphs also include combinations of simple traits such as "Sunglow" which is Albino and Hypomelanistic. These traits may be recessive traits, co-dominant traits, dominant traits, or created through selective breeding (ie Pastel).

[owen.richards]

thats pretty cool to see, there are alot of these lil observations popping up, im gonna keep an eye o it at work, we have like 30 different cornsnakes

[John_E_Dove]

Originally Posted by LouMuz

that's weird.
are all other factors the same? heat, light, location, humidity, set-ups, etc.
maybe there's something going on with those factors that's causing the morphs to behave like that.

I would have thought the same thing but ALL other factors are identical right down to enclosure size and the days and general times I remove them to the feeding enclosures to feed them.
The Miami is the odd wild type out though.

	Morph A morph is a color or pattern variation that is proven to be genetic. Common morphs include albino, anerythristic, gentically striped, Hypomelanistic, and many others. Morphs also include combinations of simple traits such as "Sunglow" which is Albino and Hypomelanistic. These traits may be recessive traits, co-dominant traits, dominant traits, or created through selective breeding (ie Pastel).

[TammyJamaica]

Originally Posted by John_E_Dove

I have a number of Color morphs of Corn Snakes in my collection. It seems that all of the Wild Type Color Morphs are nocturnal where as the selectively bred Morphs are diurnal.
The wild type morphs I have are Normal, Okeetee and Miami (some were actually WC but not by me). All of them but the Miami hide all day and come out at night after the lights go out.
My manufactured morphs are out all day but when I look for them after the lights have gone off they are in their hides.
Has anyone else experience this with their Corn Snakes?

The albino corn that I purchased as a baby for my son about four years ago at the pet shop, has always been active at dusk/dawn (forgot the word for that) and at night.

Maybe your "Manufactured Morphs" have been morphed into believing that there is nothing to fear in the daytime.

	Morph A morph is a color or pattern variation that is proven to be genetic. Common morphs include albino, anerythristic, gentically striped, Hypomelanistic, and many others. Morphs also include combinations of simple traits such as "Sunglow" which is Albino and Hypomelanistic. These traits may be recessive traits, co-dominant traits, dominant traits, or created through selective breeding (ie Pastel).

	Corn Snake The Corn Snake or Red Rat Snake (Elaphe guttata) is a species of Rat Snake.

[John_White]

Originally Posted by TammyJamaica

....has always been active at dusk/dawn (forgot the word for that) and at night.

crepuscular