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mkmattyk
banned
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 23/10/2011 : 22:28:23
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| ive seen a pet shop selling a, prob 3ft corn, and a 3ft viv and equipment for 80 but my main concern is how fat he is, i mean hes massive, ive seen a post on here vaguely that had a fatty on and it was the same if not bigger than that. My main questions are how can you get him to normal size and is that a fair price?? seems to me its too good go be true. |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 23/10/2011 : 22:35:49
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| What morph corn? I have been dieting my corn that was previously 1100g ish for about a year and a half now, he's now 938g so I cannot tell you myself if they have perament fatty deposits but according to good old Google, it seems to suggest they can carry some in their tail for the rest of their life. It takes a long time to get the weight down, you just reduce the size food and how often you feed them. |
   
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Dancross0
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1315 Posts |
Posted - 23/10/2011 : 22:38:19
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£80 for a corn (morph?), 3ft viv and equipment seems a good deal.
As for getting it down in size, just feed smaller prey items every 10-14 days, and take the snake out for exercise (stairs are quite good, apparently). |
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mkmattyk
banned
United Kingdom
837 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2011 : 10:28:36
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| it looked like a granite(very dark grey and black), i could be wrong but i really did feel sorry for his snake, i think i might ring the petshop and enquire abit more, he pulled on my heart strings abit |
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Spreebok
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1135 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2011 : 10:48:07
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| Aww, I'd say get him, for that price it's a steal! He may be a bit of a fatty, but reduced feeds and lots of exercise and perseverance will help that :) |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2011 : 12:08:55
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| If he is really overweight, the feeding space is going to need more than 10-14 days! Can't really tell though without a picture, I kinda imagine it's hard to get a 3ft corn drastically over weight as they are still growing at that age unless he's a very piddly adult. |
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mkmattyk
banned
United Kingdom
837 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2011 : 12:11:18
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| will do guys, i saw him at the weekend and he/she was just there looking up all fat and round saying buy me. Gonna ring pet shop ask a few questions and then prob next weekend ill buy him/her |
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mkmattyk
banned
United Kingdom
837 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2011 : 15:42:54
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well heres the update,
i rang the petshop they basically dont know anything, what he/she eat previous and how frequent, dont know the sex, and the morph, all they know is that it previous owner was worried for its health and passed it on to someone "who knew what to do"
i really do feel sorry it, and apon ring its made me want him more, because the young lady that answered appered to know nothing, now that maybe different when i go back to the shop, but i did asked to speak to someone with regards to the overweight snake, |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2011 : 15:54:07
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If you can find an age, I know people say don't buy snakes that aren't in good health but I would be so tempted to do it in this case. Although they loose weight slowly, it is amazing to see the weight drop off. That being said, there could be something else wrong that makes it look fat in that makes sense.
Whats the equipment include do you know for the viv? If theres a stat included or some nice hides sounds like a nice deal. |
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mkmattyk
banned
United Kingdom
837 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2011 : 17:15:40
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| i didnt ask but, he did look about 3-31/2 feet long, and he/she deffo had a big size difference between the back half and his tail (diffinate step at his/her vent and bulge marks that i could see quite away off) |
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mkmattyk
banned
United Kingdom
837 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2011 : 17:21:27
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| sorry i had a look and it has everything in heat mat hides water bowl and a 3ft viv... the lot really, apart from a stat, which i have a spare anyways |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2011 : 17:52:51
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| Good deal then if the viv is in good nick. |
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mkmattyk
banned
United Kingdom
837 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2011 : 18:02:42
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i should be getting him/her anytime soon this week, so ill put pics up asap
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Kez
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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mkmattyk
banned
United Kingdom
837 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2011 : 21:43:09
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| thanks kez, my brain tells me ive got to keep all my options open, but my heart says buy him/her whatever..... |
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mkmattyk
banned
United Kingdom
837 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2011 : 21:52:38
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| TBH kez he/she is really fat at the back i wouldnt say anything like a tennis ball tho but the best way to describe is normal at the front and as you get to the back he/she starts to "fill-out" from about half way to 2 1/3 of the way down his/her body, if you want a pic ref the best one ive seen is the one on the "is your snake a fatty" post, maybe abit smaller in length but about the same thickness in comparasment |
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Kez
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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mkmattyk
banned
United Kingdom
837 Posts |
Posted - 25/10/2011 : 07:51:48
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| thankyou kez i never knew anything about what you stated and ive deffo thought about it, im going back to pet shop next sat to get out and inspect abit more just incase |
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mkmattyk
banned
United Kingdom
837 Posts |
Posted - 25/10/2011 : 07:57:28
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| also a question that i forgot was, will the snake have future problems with shedding its skin, i know if it over 3ft long its not going to happen often but the few times it does wil it have probs |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 25/10/2011 : 10:01:12
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| It may happen more than yuo think to start with once on a proper diet, they start to loose weight kinda quickly and then it slows right down a few months after. Mine has no problems shedding now, he rips the shed skin but it all comes off fine. Although in the past when he was at his fattest, he would try and shed and everything would bunch up and form a tighingsh ring around the beginning of the fat bulges but he could still get it off, just took ages but good excercise though haha. |
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Kez
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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I'm sure snakey will be as happy as larry once in a loving home 
