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zippy10
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 03/03/2011 : 11:32:13
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| Hi, I am looking to get my first corn snake in about 2 months. I already have in my menagarie a garter snake called Boots who I love dearly but I am ready for something a bit bigger. I have persuaded my OH to let me have a corn snake and a king snake. One of these will be a hatchling as I my collection will probably end there and I would like to have the experience of seeing one grow. I like the more orangy morphs rather than the black ones and I have a butter in mind. I would like to hear from those more experienced whether a hatchling is ok for a beginner. There is a beautiful 3 year old candy cane male corn snake in my local reptile shop which tempts me very much but I am in a position to be able to take it now due to holiday committments coming up and the fact that I am waiting for my bearded dragon to move into a larger tank freeing up her 3 foot for a possible snake if I go for an adult. Anyway it will be nice getting to know you all in the meantime and I will be looking for help in the decisions I have to make in the next few months. |
1 anery corn snake
2 dogs
4 rescue rabbits
6 gerbils
1 leopard gecko
1 bearded dragon
1 garter snake |
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Benji54
Hatchling
United Kingdom
449 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 12:38:09
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| cool! welcome to TCS! Adult corns are generally calmer but hatchlings are fine really, if a tad feistier! With regualr and proper handling, they "tame" quite quickly. If your worried (not that you should be! :) ) why not consider a yearling? as this years breeding season has just begun, you will probably find a good deal on a year old snake! it will have settled a bit, you'll have a good idea if its eating well and you'll still have plenty of growing to enjoy! good luck and have fun! |
1.1.0 corns "wotsit" and "biscuit"
1.0.0 Royal "ophion"
0.1.0 Coastal Carpet Python "Serendipity"
1.0.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Obsidian"
0.1.0 Bunny Rabbit (?) "truffle"
R.I.P "Prisma Pequeno" |
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HannahB
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
5491 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 12:46:45
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hey and welcome
hatchlings are good to start with although you wont be able to put him/her in a full size viv straight away - a faun or small rub would be fine though and then as they grow you can increase their roaming space, the only thing with hatchies is that some can have feeding/shedding issues that can be frustrating but usually caused by a housing issue which can easily be fixed 
with an adult they tend to have good feeding/shedding patterns as they are older, if there are any issues the owner should be able to say how they can be solved/helped (like misting when going blue ect.)
Personally it's down to you as to what you get - I got my corns from hatchlings and seeing something grow from dinky shoelace to 3ft+ long is great, but others will argue that an adult would be better..
what ever you choose feel free to ask any questions!  |
2.0 Normal Royal Pythons - Q and Little One
1.0 Chihauhaun Mountain Kingsnake - Simba
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zippy10
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
7 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 12:59:49
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| Hello and thanks. Would a yearling still be best off in a faunarium? I have looked at the exo terral large flat faunarium and I was wondering what age would a corn be able to live in one of those? Like I say I will have a 3 foot viv spare soon but I take it that that would be too big for a yearling? |
1 anery corn snake
2 dogs
4 rescue rabbits
6 gerbils
1 leopard gecko
1 bearded dragon
1 garter snake |
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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5853 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 13:25:01
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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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ozziesmum
Yearling
United Kingdom
736 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 14:55:40
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| Hi and welcome :) |
Jane.
   
Oscar Black Lab, Saffron, Merlin and Mischief the cats, assorted fish, Rhubarb & Custard the corns, Tuppence the Tortoise, Tripod the Leopard Gecko.
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 16:41:14
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-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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Account Deactivated
United Kingdom
0 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 16:52:30
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Originally posted by zippy10
Hello and thanks. Would a yearling still be best off in a faunarium? I have looked at the exo terral large flat faunarium and I was wondering what age would a corn be able to live in one of those? Like I say I will have a 3 foot viv spare soon but I take it that that would be too big for a yearling?
Hi and welcome.
I have a yearling corn in a large flat faunarium. He is quite long, over 2ft but is perfectly fine in it for a while yet.
I have just been given a 3ft corn snake who came in a 3ft viv and even she is lost in there so I imagine it would be very big for a yearling.
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gmac
The Scottish Admin
United Kingdom
5319 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 17:33:58
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thistle
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1757 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 17:39:09
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Hi, welcome to the forum.
I think that a 3' viv would be too big for a yearling. It would probably be much happier in large faunarium. |
2.0.0 Dogs (westie Angus, shih tzu Archie)
0.5.0 African Pygmy Hedgehogs (Harriet, Amelia, Matilda, Jemima, Maisie) RIP Hector
0.4.0 Guinea Pigs (Isobel, Effy, Mrs Mack & Sheila)
1.0.0 Lutino C0ckatiel (Sammy)
3.0.0 Corn Snakes - CB10 Amel (Barnaby), CB11 Anery Lavender (Bailey), CB10 Caramel Motley (Bradley)
0.1.0 CB11 Western Hognose Snake (Maggie) |
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sparkaly
Hatchling
212 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 20:43:05
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crazy JJ
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2326 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 23:54:54
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| hey and welcome |
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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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2011 : 19:50:55
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| Hi and welcome. Conrats on your future new snakes. |
      
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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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2011 : 14:28:08
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| heya and welcome |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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