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Deano88
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 20/06/2011 : 17:26:59
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| Hi, I have recently become a member of the corn snake club. I have a 6 month old normal morph corn (sammy). She is a very shy snake an when she eats, she strikes, let's go, strikes again an holds on, doesn't try to constrict the fuzzy atall. I bought a second corn a week ago (pearl) a lavender motley, she is very good when handled an when she eats she strikes fearcely and constricts with three turns very well. I'm wandering if there is something wrong with the first snake sammy? :( |
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gmac
The Scottish Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 20/06/2011 : 17:29:44
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| all snakes are different some will constrict when feeding some wont. I wouldnt worry about the dfferences. |
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tarotpodge
Hatchling
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Posted - 20/06/2011 : 17:39:44
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| ^^ this. All snakes are different, with different personalities and ways, but also have been exposed to different experiances in their relitively short lives. So there are many variable that "could" form a snakes habbits and behaviours. One may have been handled alot, been fed differently(strike fed/mouse left in the viv), a bad experience. Thats what makes them so fun...they are all different in their own way. |
2.0.3 Corns, Creamsicle(Phoenix), Ghost motley(Savanna), 2x carolina(Indiana+Severus), Amel stripe (Frazzle).
0.3.0 Dogs, Shar pei cross, Staff and Dalmation 0.3.0 Cats 2.0.0 Chinchillas 7.11.23 Tropical fish 1.0.0 Iguana |
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tordyjo
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2036 Posts |
Posted - 20/06/2011 : 18:33:09
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| I have one who has never constricted although does strike and another who strikes very gently but constricts almost everytime |
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1.2.0 corns, 1.1.0 cats tropical guppies who continually breed
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lucifer
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
780 Posts |
Posted - 20/06/2011 : 22:58:28
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Just keep at it and one day you could be pleasantly surprised, out of our lot Lucien and Aura took the longest to start constricting but they are feisty eaters now.
But don't worry, as others have said above some corns just don't do it and its not a problem as long as they still like their food! |
 
5.2.0 Cornsnakes: Lucien (Amel), Zero Kiryu (Blizzard), Aura (Butter Stripe), Montana (Normal), Edison (Lavender Stripe), Liberty (Hypo Lavender), Orlando (Anery)
2.0.0 Royals: Q & Little One
Twitter: @BlutAura
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ptmbradley
Yearling
United Kingdom
676 Posts |
Posted - 21/06/2011 : 00:11:51
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| 2 of my 4 snakes have NEVER struck/constricted, and the other 2 do it just occasionally if they can be bothered. It's much more entertaining to see them do it 'properly', but at the end of the day as long as dinner gets in their belly the method to get it there doesn't much matter! lol |
Corns: 1.1 Anery, 1.1 Butter, 1.0 Carolina, 0.1 Hypo, 1.1 Snow, 1.0 Sunkissed
Boas: 0.1 Arabesque, 1.0 Brazilian Rainbow, 0.1 Crawl Cay, 1.1 Hogg Island X, 0.1 Hypo Hogg, 0.1 Kahl Albino (poss coral)
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smurflittle
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/06/2011 : 01:12:56
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my snow has never struck or constricted,
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Deano88
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/06/2011 : 07:38:52
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| Thank u every1 for ur comments, nice to know there is nothing to worry about sammy, She always eats when I feed her. I also slit the mice as i hear it is better for the snake to digest. :) |
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/06/2011 : 09:09:19
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Heh,heh yeah,they are all different. At least she strikes,unlike my lazy Loki!!
Theres no need to slit the mice,they'll digest them just fine as they are.  |
      
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
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My shy corn??
