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United Kingdom
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 Posted - 10/01/2011 : 13:08:10
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.....does a hatchling corn usually leave the breeder and go to their new home?
I am trying to work out how old Nimbus is. The petshop were not very helpful and told me when I put the deposit down that he was 6 months old. Then 4 weeks later when I collected him they told me he was 6 months old lol
I know he came to them in late July 2010 and he came straight from the breeder so I am trying to work out his age.
Main reason is my digital scales arrived today and I can weigh him tomorrow so would like to compare his weight against his age.
Hope that all made sense! |
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Ayersy
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/01/2011 : 13:15:36
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| I have no idea how old Egon is, either. The guy who sold him to me wasn't very knowledgable, unfortunately. :( |
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a33272
our battery charger
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/01/2011 : 13:33:05
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| if they had him striaght from the breeder then it properly would only of been after his first feed or 2, most breeders sell after the hatchlings have taken a feed or 2 |
    
0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
1.0.0 corn Casper
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Posted - 10/01/2011 : 13:51:32
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Originally posted by a33272
if they had him striaght from the breeder then it properly would only of been after his first feed or 2, most breeders sell after the hatchlings have taken a feed or 2
Sorry, I don't know anything about baby snakes. So how old are they usually when they have had a couple of feeds? Thanks. |
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a33272
our battery charger
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/01/2011 : 14:00:16
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| ok usually they hatch then are left to have there first shed, then they are offered there first feed. so a hatchy could possibly only be a few weeks old when the breeder sells, it depends on the breeder some will want to make sure they take a few feeds first, so your hatchy could of been 2-3 weeks old maybe few weeks more. ultimatly they want to get rid of there hatchies quick so they incur little cost to them |
0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
1.0.0 corn Casper
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/01/2011 : 16:42:21
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Right so lets say at most the breeder kept him for 4 weeks just as a rough estimate then that means he could have been 1 month old at the end of July when the pet shop got him so I reckon possibly Nimbus is 7 months old at the end of this month.
Which would also mean the pet shop would be correct that he was 6 months old when I collected him.
I guess I will never really know for sure.
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a33272
our battery charger
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/01/2011 : 16:47:25
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| without the hatch date no, but if they say they had him straight from the breeder id say he wouldnt of been with the breeder for long at all |
0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
1.0.0 corn Casper
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shaunrp78
Egg
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/01/2011 : 22:20:20
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| just a quick message to say how stunning nimbus is.absolute stunner.sorry i cant help with your question tho. |
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Posted - 10/01/2011 : 22:56:38
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just a quick message to say how stunning nimbus is.absolute stunner.sorry i cant help with your question tho.
Aw, thank you  |
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Gemsyork
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/01/2011 : 19:23:05
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| He is a stunning snake, He looks quite big for 7 months old but they all grow at such different rates the only way you can tell for sure is if you have the hatch/feeding records which from a petshop you very rarely get sadly. He looks very much like our Lady she is a hypo. I do like the colours of the normals, hypo and so on. |
Corns, burms, king, KSBS, Rosy boas, Common boa, Leos, hamster, mice and rats |
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