| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| ZetecVan |
Posted - 18/06/2012 : 21:48:33
Hi! I'm Mike from Bradford and am on the verge of buying my first snake.
At the weekend my daughter (who loves all animals and fluffy things) asked out of the blue 'Daddy. Can we have a cornsnake?'. It kind of threw me because I had been thinking about it, but never mentioned it.
So I've been reading up and looking at pictures and I think I will get one. But before I do, I have a question.
What do you know now that you wished you knew when you got your first snake? |
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| Blackcat |
Posted - 20/06/2012 : 19:31:35
Hi and welcome |
| viraleye |
Posted - 20/06/2012 : 19:12:41
I wish i knew more about the many many different morphs too. |
| Moppet |
Posted - 20/06/2012 : 18:46:06
Welcome to the forum.
I wish I knew how fantastic cornsnakes are so I would have bought one sooner! Ooh, also, I wish I knew how much cheaper (with much more choice) hatchlings are if you buy from a show like the doncaster show. Not that I would want to change Apollo now I have her :)
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| ZetecVan |
Posted - 20/06/2012 : 09:31:43
@QueenVic, can you recommend any breeders/specialists in your area, as you're not *that* far from me. |
| nusnakemum |
Posted - 20/06/2012 : 08:42:52
i wish i,d started earlier !!! and you,ve done right by finding this forum first it is brilliant ! |
| QueenVic |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 23:33:36
Yeah good Q.
I wish I knew how full of **** some pet shops are. A lot of them give very bad advice.
And I wish I had known NOT to cohab.
All in all its an amazing hobby/experience, and I recommend it to anyone who has a passion for animals.
Keep us updated and post some pics when you get it :D |
| scottishbluebird |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 20:43:15
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Originally posted by BayBeeCorns
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Originally posted by scottishbluebird
Hi and welcome i wish i knew they prefer to poop on people/bed/carpet than in their enclosure
Ive found that if you put them into a warm bath every couple of days, they tend to poop in there! It saves cleaning them out as often 
Not many like being in the bath though, can freak them out, even if it is easier to clean, and get rid of that stink! |
| ZetecVan |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 20:12:29
I told Amelia tonight that we are going to get one. She's well chuffed. I just need to read up and look for a vivarium, and then look into breeders in the Yorkshire area. |
| BayBeeCorns |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 19:28:48
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Originally posted by scottishbluebird
Hi and welcome i wish i knew they prefer to poop on people/bed/carpet than in their enclosure
Ive found that if you put them into a warm bath every couple of days, they tend to poop in there! It saves cleaning them out as often |
| Okeetee Mick |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 18:06:03
Welcome to the forum |
| Dalymad2 |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 12:30:16
Hi and welcome, you are one step ahead of where i was i wish i had found this site before i started keeping snake(s).
Got one now have three addiction seems common.
Trust advice from this site rather than shops as some are interested in profit before welfare.
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| ScalySituation |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 10:31:55
hi and welcome :)
theres a lot ya need to know, mum made me do 6 months of research before caving in :P |
| ozziesmum |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 09:57:35
Hi, I wish I'd got over my fear of snakes and taken the plunge years ago. |
| scottishbluebird |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 01:00:44
Hi and welcome i wish i knew they prefer to poop on people/bed/carpet than in their enclosure |
| marc_sg |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 00:05:24
I would definately agree with the addiction. Be prepared to want more and get more. I promise, you will not stop at 1or 2. I thought 2 was enough then i got 4 & 5. Now i have 6 & 7 . if my ghost lays fertile eggs im hoping to get a coral snow motley female to keep and next year im going for royal pythons aswell. o be prepared.
Also i wish i new how many morphs there was. Then maybe i would have stopped the addiction before it started lol.
Hi and welcome. |
| kev 5 |
Posted - 18/06/2012 : 23:13:23
hello and welcome |
| ZetecVan |
Posted - 18/06/2012 : 22:29:07
Good tip with the breeders. I've not looked into that yet. My local pet shop sells frozen pinkies for 40p each, up to small rats at 90p. The cornsnakes themselves are £45.
You're right about the frozen fish or chicken. That's exactly how I've been thinking about it.
I do have 16 other pets. They are 15 tropical fish and one cat. Not exactly in the same league as snakes though. |
| Callazagy |
Posted - 18/06/2012 : 22:22:09
Hi and welcome,
I thought of an answer, I wish I knew that shops are a hell of a lot dearer than breeders and they often don't sell the right equipment to you, so do your reasearch get everything ready and track down a local breeder. And deffinately agree with the addiction thing, this time last year I just had 1 corn and 3 crested geckos, now I have 17 various species of exotics. |
| Figs |
Posted - 18/06/2012 : 22:12:24
Hello and welcome!
Definitely agree with the addiction thing haha!
Personally (...but obviously i'm a snake keeper so it might not count lol!) i dont see the issue with feeding at all. The vast majority of corns will take frozen/thawed prey with no trouble... i dont see much difference there between a frozen mouse and a frozen fish or chicken!  |
| ZetecVan |
Posted - 18/06/2012 : 22:06:11
Good answer. I've spoken to a couple of friends and they've not really been able to give me any reason NOT to get one. Apart from my dad who said my mum will be upset because of what I'll need to feed them. (I'm 42 btw, not a teenager!) |
