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| LukeW |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 12:13:46
So i brought my little corn yesterday havent seen him out the hide yet i know this is probly normal, also when i changed his water this morning it didnt seem to have gone down at all maybe im just worring, i just want him to be happy and healthy also he seems smaller than other pics of hatchlings ive saw but the shop keeper told me its because hes a male so he will always be slightly smaller in comparison to a female.
This week couldnt go any slower i just want to hold him :p atleast hes learning me a thing about patients... |
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| LukeW |
Posted - 06/03/2013 : 19:15:03
Just been to the shop came back to discover him climing on his plant, i think he is slowly but surely getting more comfortable :) no more stress for me now i know hes exploring bit by bit, only stress i have atm is wether he will eat monday (fingers crossed!) :D |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 06/03/2013 : 18:50:16
Definitely sounds like a normal :) |
| LukeW |
Posted - 06/03/2013 : 16:56:16
Saw him moving about today seems to be getting more confident by the day, and tbh i think hes a normal as hes light brown with dark brown blotches and bits of orange on him but got no black or red so my guess is hes a normal looked on ians viv at the alabama normal (i think it was) and its the spitting image :) i dont really mind about colour, just happy to have a little worm!!! |
| Thorne Walker |
Posted - 06/03/2013 : 14:57:10
quote:
Originally posted by paulie78
...it was sooo cool seeing Artemis lil cheeks fill then empty then fill lol
The first time I saw Kitty drink I thought "OMG Looney Tunes got it right!"
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| smart bunny |
Posted - 06/03/2013 : 10:29:07
If it's dark have you looked at anery? Kind of the opposite of amel - amels have no black, anerys have no red. Or is it brown with little orange dots between the saddles - if so that's a normal.
Orrrrrr..... we could just wait for pics lol! |
| LukeW |
Posted - 06/03/2013 : 00:09:00
Just looked on ians viv an saw a corn that looked exactly like mine and he was a diffused :s |
| LukeW |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 22:10:03
Thing is tho its not even white its colour dark persoanlly i think its just a normal :s |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 18:04:48
chances are its a snow, cos amels are albinos but snows look more like they should be the albinos
If you catch my drift |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 17:51:22
Lol - look forward to pics of your mystery morph!! |
| LukeW |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 17:34:20
The wait is a killer 1 day down 6 more to go lol. Was told hes an amel but looked on ians viv and he looks nothing like an amel will post a photo next monday see what you guys think :) |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 17:29:08
Agree with the above - feed him every 5 days rather than every 7 until he's big enough to go up to 2 pinks (every 6 days) and then fuzzies (every 7) :)
Good luck with the wait - we all sympathisize!! |
| herriotfan |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 17:20:58
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Originally posted by LukeW
quote:
Originally posted by herriotfan
Don't worry about not seeing him out and about. It's normal for him to hide where he will feel more secure. He will drink when he needs to but probably at night when nobody is there to worry him.
I'd certainly up his feeding regime to a pinkie every 5 days.
I quite agree with you that the week settling in is very long and seems to last forever! 
And....no question is silly. We all have to learn and help each other along the way.
Thanks a bunch for the reasurance :) i brought some pinkies when i purchased the corn yesterday so come monday gonna try weigh him in the morning then feed him by noonish then ill try feed him again friday sound good? :)
That's fine. |
| paulie78 |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 16:41:53
quote:
Originally posted by Isoldael
Breeders often try to get them up to breeding size asap, in shops they will be more on a regular diet, usually. As long as his shape is fine (loaf shaped, not tent shaped) I wouldn't worry too much.
As for the water, corns drink very very little. I wouldn't worry about it too much. If you start handling him, try putting him with his head near the water bowl when you put him back. If you're lucky, he'll show you how corns drink then (I really loved seeing that for the first time) but if he doesn't, don't worry :)
First time i witnessed a corn drinking i was lucky enough to catch it on video it was sooo cool seeing Artemis lil cheeks fill then empty then fill lol
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| LukeW |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 13:14:39
quote:
Originally posted by herriotfan
Don't worry about not seeing him out and about. It's normal for him to hide where he will feel more secure. He will drink when he needs to but probably at night when nobody is there to worry him.
I'd certainly up his feeding regime to a pinkie every 5 days.
I quite agree with you that the week settling in is very long and seems to last forever!
And....no question is silly. We all have to learn and help each other along the way.
Thanks a bunch for the reasurance :) i brought some pinkies when i purchased the corn yesterday so come monday gonna try weigh him in the morning then feed him by noonish then ill try feed him again friday sound good? :) |
| LukeW |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 12:54:45
quote:
Originally posted by Isoldael
Breeders often try to get them up to breeding size asap, in shops they will be more on a regular diet, usually. As long as his shape is fine (loaf shaped, not tent shaped) I wouldn't worry too much.
As for the water, corns drink very very little. I wouldn't worry about it too much. If you start handling him, try putting him with his head near the water bowl when you put him back. If you're lucky, he'll show you how corns drink then (I really loved seeing that for the first time) but if he doesn't, don't worry :)
And he doesnt look tent shaped he lookes 'loaf' shaped as you described, the shop keeper showed me him before i brought him :) |
| herriotfan |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 12:53:13
Don't worry about not seeing him out and about. It's normal for him to hide where he will feel more secure. He will drink when he needs to but probably at night when nobody is there to worry him.
I'd certainly up his feeding regime to a pinkie every 5 days.
I quite agree with you that the week settling in is very long and seems to last forever!
And....no question is silly. We all have to learn and help each other along the way. |
| LukeW |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 12:52:00
Moved his water bowl closer to cool hide when i changed his water also added a nice neat tunnel for him to use to get from hide to hide without him being seen to see if it make him feel more secure i used the cardboard box that tin foil comes in and cut it to size, hopefully this might encourage him to explore,
P.s i think i might have the usane bolt of hatchlings just saw him dart past never saw anything go so quick :o |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 12:46:51
Sonny went through a phaze when he was a lot smaller where he'd only drink if I was holding him :P |
| Isoldael |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 12:45:04
Breeders often try to get them up to breeding size asap, in shops they will be more on a regular diet, usually. As long as his shape is fine (loaf shaped, not tent shaped) I wouldn't worry too much.
As for the water, corns drink very very little. I wouldn't worry about it too much. If you start handling him, try putting him with his head near the water bowl when you put him back. If you're lucky, he'll show you how corns drink then (I really loved seeing that for the first time) but if he doesn't, don't worry :) |
| LukeW |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 12:44:09
He litterally looks like a painted earth worm hes about 7inch long but looks thin was talking to my friend who had his years ago from same place he told me his was small but instead of feeding it one pinkie every week like the shop keeper said he fed it every 5 days and it soon grew, already intend to weigh him monday a few hours before i attempt to give him his first feed at home was told he eats well but i have a strange feeling he wont eat, but hey im just being paranoid as hes my first corn :) |
