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 Posted - 07/09/2008 : 19:25:38
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| Well I have finally done it I had my heart set on a corn snake but when i got to Scales and tails (my local reptile dealer) I fell in love with a yearling Rat snake. I will try and get some pics up soon. What are the main differences with rat snakes and corn snakes? I was told the temprement is very calm of the rat snake as with the corn snake. |
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dazb
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/09/2008 : 19:31:28
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welcome.....
i have never had a rat snake so cant comment really. i know they are a bit more hissy and nippy but not to bad. best off speaking to Gingerpony.
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
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Mancunian
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/09/2008 : 19:42:09
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| Good luck with him. I have heard that rats are a bit more fiesty than corns but every snake has its own temprement, so time will tell! |
0.1.1 Corn Snakes (Elaphe guttata) CB07 Jasper (Amelanastic) CB07 Chicomecoatl (Anerythristic Aztec)
1.0.0 Royal Python (Python regius) CB07 Tibo (Normal)
1.1.0 California Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis getula californiae) CB05 Luka (B&W Banded) CB06 Lucien (Albino Banded)
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Kazerella
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/09/2008 : 19:47:50
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| Isn't the corn snake called the red rat snake in some parts of the world? Bet there's not that much difference really |
 
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/09/2008 : 20:22:46
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Originally posted by Blackecho
Is it a Japanese Rat Snake?
EXACTLY what I was thinking BE   (and just posted on Mitch's other thread)  |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/09/2008 : 20:23:28
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| Mitch if you've got a JRS best thing you can do is swap it for some thing else!! |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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Posted - 07/09/2008 : 20:31:00
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/09/2008 : 20:31:44
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| Thats a corn snake/red rat snake, nothing to fear! |
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Posted - 07/09/2008 : 20:40:41
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/09/2008 : 22:29:37
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looks a bit Great Plains (emoryi) ish to me.... maybe it's just the colouring though!
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Posted - 07/09/2008 : 22:52:46
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| Hi Alison you are right that is exactlly what he is Great plain Ratsnake just checked scales and tails website. as a rule what are these like? |
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Posted - 07/09/2008 : 23:36:43
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| no worse than a king snake and at best the same as a corn |
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saddleninja
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/09/2008 : 23:55:20
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| a tip when picking up a nasty rat, lower your hand from above over the snakes head |
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/09/2008 : 06:54:46
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quote:
Originally posted by saddleninja
a tip when picking up a nasty rat, lower your hand from above over the snakes head
Not wiggle you little finger in front of its mouth?
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/09/2008 : 21:47:51
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what ever you do with a rat snake, don't lean past the knowledgeable-looking person who is standing back, and try to grab it's head to put it back in the tub, lol
what do you mean??? Of course I look knowledgeable!! |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
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Posted - 08/09/2008 : 21:49:03
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Posted - 08/09/2008 : 22:22:57
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cheers for your feedback, got 1 quick question slinky always seem to sit in the cold area of the viv and he feels really cold to touch. I have got hides at both ends, is this cause he is in new home and getting used to his surroundings?
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
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Posted - 08/09/2008 : 22:42:32
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| check the temp in the warm end, it may be too hot for him, also is the hot hide as appealing as the cold one eg. size, how enclosed and private it is? |
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