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animal_crazy_lady
Hatchling
United Kingdom
100 Posts |
 Posted - 05/12/2010 : 21:01:40
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Hey guys n gals (not giant african land snails!!)
Just been looking at everyones recent pics (great btw!)
I want to take some of jake without being on my hand or in her viv but i dont dare let her go! thers loads of pics wher the snakes are on towels, on the floor or even climbing up cupboards! i dare put her on the scales but thats about it, then again i feel safe doing that coz the bowl has sides!
my friend had a cornsnake and she used to let him wonder around the front room.. i want to have more fun with mine rather that just getting her out to clean the viv!
HOW DO I GET BRAVE AND LET GO!? hehe x |
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2010 : 21:11:12
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Hard isn't it. I've seen people do it but not dared myself till earlier this week when I tried it with Loki for the first time,little tinker pooped on the carpet though! I was like some over protective mother,had my hand over him all the time.
Needless to say I bought them some towels this weekend and Falcor had his first roam around on his this morning. I rolled the edges over with the thought that it may slow him down if he shot off. He was really good and didn't do any dashing off |
      
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1.0.0 MBK, 0.1.0 Childrens Python, 1.0.0 Nicaraguan Dwarf Boas
0.0.1 Occelated Skink, 1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, 1.0.3 Tarantulas, 0.0.2 Damon diadema
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sullysteve
Yearling
United Kingdom
507 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2010 : 21:11:41
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| You could buy a lead. And take him for ....erm.....Walkies? no....wrigley's?? |
   
1.0 Corns Geoff (Ghost)
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa - Heidi
1.1 Kings - Pete (Florida) + Mamba (Cali Stripe)
1.2 Ball Pythons (Pastel + Bumblebee + Normal)
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animal_crazy_lady
Hatchling
United Kingdom
100 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2010 : 21:19:52
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yeah i think i saw your post earlier mort13, braver than me! spose roling the sides up would put me at ease too, good idea!
a lead? really? sounds weird haha :p |
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lucyloop
Hatchling
United Kingdom
265 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2010 : 21:25:08
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| I normally pop Tiko on my sofa seat, he is allowed a bit of a free range but once he tries to escape via the cusion edges i just lift him back. I wouldn't go for the floor as there are too many nooks and crannies in my house but i have big empty spare room so will be trying that soon. |
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2010 : 21:38:42
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Yeah,it doesn't stop them if they want to go over the top but they tend to slow down. It helps that he's a very calm little boy too though.
I was kneeling on the floor with him well within arms distance too. If he looked like he was getting too far away I picked him up and put him back in the middle. Sure he was cursing me!! |
3.1.0 Corn snakes, 1.0.0 T-Albino Cape House Snake, 0.1.0 Western Hognose,
1.0.0 MBK, 0.1.0 Childrens Python, 1.0.0 Nicaraguan Dwarf Boas
0.0.1 Occelated Skink, 1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, 1.0.3 Tarantulas, 0.0.2 Damon diadema
1.0.0 C0ckatiel,
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stotty01
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1168 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2010 : 21:45:00
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| i just let him on my bed watched very closley |
my aunties, bestfriends, hairdressers, friends boyfriend had a snake and it stretched out to measure him to eat him......true story.....
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1.0.0 sinaloan milk snake
1.0.0 jack russel
0.1.0 anery corn medusa
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dizzie85
Hatchling
United Kingdom
242 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2010 : 21:52:01
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| I let Charlie go on the stairs! I let him closel go on the carpet but always have a hand on him but I started on the stairs and that is where he gets most of his freedom but my other Matilda I tried her on the stairs the other day and she was well too fast!!! she wasn't near ready to cut the apron strings lol!! |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2010 : 22:59:17
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| I lay out a towel on the floor and curl the edges too, I also wrinkle the towel up so he has cracks & folds to explore. |
Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
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Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 06/12/2010 : 13:22:52
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The larger the snake the more comfortable you'll get with letting them roam supervised.
I haven't let any of mine that are small roam off person. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 07/12/2010 : 12:14:00
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| I wouldn't dare letting something that's under 2 foot free roam, I don't like my 5ft corn free roaming unless sit's a very big open space otherwise he will decide he wants to go hiding in a chair, pant draw, bed, tv or anything else and once he's decided that and has a good grip, that's it! Not fun cutting a snake out of a chair. |
   
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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animal_crazy_lady
Hatchling
United Kingdom
100 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2010 : 13:22:02
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stairs is a good idea too coz she cant get anywhere! also like the rippled towel idea!
thanks for your replies... wish this site had a 'like' button!! :p
take it your snakey had a trip to your undies draw too then sta~ple?? lol |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2010 : 20:19:52
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I don't ike my snakes on the stairs, they can't climb because of the carpet you see so they get tempted to use the wooden side thing and they get too good a grip for me to take them off XD
Yes, my pants and my mums pants. Bit weird for my mum to find this orange head peeping out of a pant leg hole sticking it's tongue out madly, then digging about in the pants so it manages to get like 3 pants down the length of his body... |
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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animal_crazy_lady
Hatchling
United Kingdom
100 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2010 : 20:39:38
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haha i like it! cheeky little thing, hope it didnt leave any presents in there for you!
iv got 2 solid sides to my stairs, ill give it a go anyway, just to see what happens! shes just had a huge poo so ill be gettin her out soon! |
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animal_crazy_lady
Hatchling
United Kingdom
100 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2010 : 22:27:57
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I didnt like it, shes too fast! :/
Cleaned her out then before I put her back in I let her have a wonder in the draw under the bed. I pulled it rite out and lined it with towels, she stayed in her toilet roll tube for a while then started to have a look about! went to grab her before she went missing under the towel and she tried to shoot off! me no like!! haha.
I think i will stick to letting her roam through my fingers and up my arm hahah! |
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