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| zippy10 |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 11:32:13
Hi, I am looking to get my first corn snake in about 2 months. I already have in my menagarie a garter snake called Boots who I love dearly but I am ready for something a bit bigger. I have persuaded my OH to let me have a corn snake and a king snake. One of these will be a hatchling as I my collection will probably end there and I would like to have the experience of seeing one grow. I like the more orangy morphs rather than the black ones and I have a butter in mind. I would like to hear from those more experienced whether a hatchling is ok for a beginner. There is a beautiful 3 year old candy cane male corn snake in my local reptile shop which tempts me very much but I am in a position to be able to take it now due to holiday committments coming up and the fact that I am waiting for my bearded dragon to move into a larger tank freeing up her 3 foot for a possible snake if I go for an adult. Anyway it will be nice getting to know you all in the meantime and I will be looking for help in the decisions I have to make in the next few months. |
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| gingerpony |
Posted - 09/03/2011 : 14:28:08
heya and welcome  |
| Mort13 |
Posted - 05/03/2011 : 19:50:55
Hi and welcome. Conrats on your future new snakes.  |
| crazy JJ |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 23:54:54
hey and welcome |
| sparkaly |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 20:43:05
Hi and welcom |
| thistle |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 17:39:09
Hi, welcome to the forum.
I think that a 3' viv would be too big for a yearling. It would probably be much happier in large faunarium. |
| gmac |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 17:33:58
hi and welcome |
| Invalid User |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 16:52:30
quote:
Originally posted by zippy10
Hello and thanks. Would a yearling still be best off in a faunarium? I have looked at the exo terral large flat faunarium and I was wondering what age would a corn be able to live in one of those? Like I say I will have a 3 foot viv spare soon but I take it that that would be too big for a yearling?
Hi and welcome.
I have a yearling corn in a large flat faunarium. He is quite long, over 2ft but is perfectly fine in it for a while yet.
I have just been given a 3ft corn snake who came in a 3ft viv and even she is lost in there so I imagine it would be very big for a yearling.
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| Kehhlyr |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 16:41:14
Hello and welcome. |
| ozziesmum |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 14:55:40
Hi and welcome :) |
| herriotfan |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 13:25:01
Hi
Welcome to the forum. |
| zippy10 |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 12:59:49
Hello and thanks. Would a yearling still be best off in a faunarium? I have looked at the exo terral large flat faunarium and I was wondering what age would a corn be able to live in one of those? Like I say I will have a 3 foot viv spare soon but I take it that that would be too big for a yearling? |
| HannahB |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 12:46:45
hey and welcome
hatchlings are good to start with although you wont be able to put him/her in a full size viv straight away - a faun or small rub would be fine though and then as they grow you can increase their roaming space, the only thing with hatchies is that some can have feeding/shedding issues that can be frustrating but usually caused by a housing issue which can easily be fixed
with an adult they tend to have good feeding/shedding patterns as they are older, if there are any issues the owner should be able to say how they can be solved/helped (like misting when going blue ect.)
Personally it's down to you as to what you get - I got my corns from hatchlings and seeing something grow from dinky shoelace to 3ft+ long is great, but others will argue that an adult would be better..
what ever you choose feel free to ask any questions! |
| Benji54 |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 12:38:09
cool! welcome to TCS! Adult corns are generally calmer but hatchlings are fine really, if a tad feistier! With regualr and proper handling, they "tame" quite quickly. If your worried (not that you should be! :) ) why not consider a yearling? as this years breeding season has just begun, you will probably find a good deal on a year old snake! it will have settled a bit, you'll have a good idea if its eating well and you'll still have plenty of growing to enjoy! good luck and have fun! |
