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Posted - 29/08/2010 :  23:16:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
hi everyone,ive received 2 cornsnakes of my friend he couldnt look after them anymore and has passed them onto me,they are my first ever snakes and im struggling a bit ive had them for about two weeks and ive fed them once they both ate two mice each and then yesterday was 8 days from the last feed and only the female ate 1, im a bit worried about both snakes because the male is in his own vivarium and doesnt hide he jst stays sprawled out on the hay and the female is now just hiding away all the time i have noticed that they have faded in colour either that or i need my eyes testing please can some1 help me.


details male=4ft=3 years old

details female=6ft=6 years old

Kehhlyr
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 29/08/2010 :  23:23:29  Show Profile  Visit Kehhlyr's Homepage  Click to see Kehhlyr's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Have a looky at the caresheet on the main page of the forum, that may answer some questions about the dulling down.
Also might be worth reading closely about the substrate (bedding) to use.

And welcome to the forum.

-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon

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Posted - 29/08/2010 :  23:29:48  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
thank you for your advice i think my snakes are about to shed and thats why there not eating also the substrate [bedding] is fine apparently they like to burrow and submerge them selves
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Kehhlyr
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 30/08/2010 :  02:34:57  Show Profile  Visit Kehhlyr's Homepage  Click to see Kehhlyr's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
But is the substrate actual hay??

-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon

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gingerpony
Queen Bee

United Kingdom
10455 Posts

Posted - 30/08/2010 :  10:53:50  Show Profile  Click to see gingerpony's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
heya and welcome

have a good read of the substrate sticky here http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1876

cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos

Location:Leeds/York/Selby area
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KITTYCAT
Hatchling

United Kingdom
492 Posts

Posted - 02/09/2010 :  07:44:38  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
hi welcome to the forum

1.0.0 carolina corn (herbie)
0.1.0 snow corn (casper)
0.0.1 anery motley corn(diesel)
0.0.1 calafornia banded king snake (ozzy)
0.1.0 royal python (pandora)
0.0.1 boa constrictor (bullet)
1.0.0 weinmaraner (zac)
1.0.0 staffy (zeus)
1.1.0 cats (sophie n pepe)
0.0.1 fish (fish)


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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
5853 Posts

Posted - 02/09/2010 :  10:36:25  Show Profile  Click to see herriotfan's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Hi
Welcome to the forum.


Husband....Very Understanding!!! (Phil)
Son & Daughter (Kevin & Carol)
Granddaughter (Eva)
3.4.0 Cornsnakes Amel (Sidney) Caramel Stripe (Sultan) Amber (Cleo) Carolina (Phoebe) Anery Motley Stripe (Penny) Snow (Lily) Caramel (Holmes)
1.2.0 Royal Pythons(Peeps, Pandora & Pepsi)
1.0.0 Hognose (Hudson)
2.1.0 Dogs (Dillon, Alfie, Ellie)
0.1.0 Senegal Parrot (Peanut)
1.1.0 Bearded Dragons (Bonnie & Clyde)
1.0.0 Crested Geckos (Echo)
0.2.1 Hermanns Tortoises (Ebbie, Rosie & Twiglet)
0.1.0 Guinea Pig (Dolly-Pipsqueak)
0.1.9 Tarantulas (Poppy, Gypsy, Bumble, Insey Winsey, Sonic, Cookie, Raven, Fudge, Titch & Sox)
??? Foster animals
Location: Near Saffron Walden, Essex
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crazy JJ
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
2326 Posts

Posted - 02/09/2010 :  12:38:41  Show Profile  Click to see crazy JJ's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
hiya n welcome here :D

2.5 corns 2.0 cali kings 1.0 tange hondo milk 1.0 apricot pueblan milk 1.0 royal (overgrown slug) 0.1 tarantula 1.0 chinchilla chico, 0.1 goldfish tigger 0.0.4 minows 0.2 cats fudge and porsha and 0.3.2 tarantula’s that are my mummys
r.i.p to the lil ones that i and mummy have lost recently
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Tiffany-x
Sub Adult

United Kingdom
1189 Posts

Posted - 02/09/2010 :  12:51:11  Show Profile  Click to see Tiffany-x's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Hi there, :) I hope you get your problems sorted soon, it was good of you to take them on but really research should of been done immediately. Good luck!
Tiffany-x

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rachiepotatoe
Hatchling

United Kingdom
393 Posts

Posted - 02/09/2010 :  22:30:29  Show Profile  Click to see rachiepotatoe's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Welcome!
I think your friend threw you in at the deep end!

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gmac
The Scottish Admin

United Kingdom
5319 Posts

Posted - 02/09/2010 :  22:32:04  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
hi and welcome


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