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ruddocg
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 23/04/2012 : 18:25:34
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might be down to personal taste but is it better to get a young snake (and what age is the youngest you get) so you can get it use to being handled and your smell or and older snake ie. 2+ years where all this has been sorted out.
Or of course it doesn't matter. Just a thought as looking to get one for me and my 8 year old son.
Also on the size I read the Viv needs to equal the size of the snake (roughly) ie. 3 ft snake is a Viv 2ft X 1ft is that right? Don't really wnat to have to get lots of different size Viv's (cost) if I don't have to - would a 2 ft X 1ft Viv be OK for most of its life?
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Lacefrillsandlipstick
Egg
62 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2012 : 18:30:23
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| I got a hatchling first as I wanted to watch it grow and see the transition etc I also found it easier getting used to feeding mice by feeding the pinkies first as its not as 'horrible' i guess because they don't really look like a mouse but thats just me being a wuss I think. x |
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4494 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2012 : 18:31:10
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It just depends really. You can get a hatchy and they are very flighty, they calm down after a while. Its just persistence and patience. You can get an older snake from someone, and hopefully it will be used to being handled. You could end up like I was and rehome a snake and discover its a grumpy so and so. Again that takes time and patience to overcome.
My daughter is 10 next month and got hr 1st snake recently. I got her a hatchling but only because she had experience handling snakes of various ages.
Depending on what kind of snake you want depends on the viv size. I would say a hognose or some species of milk could live in a 2 foot viv all its life. For kings and corns, 3 foot minimum would be fine. Obviously larger bodied snakes, 3 foot or more.
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lupi lou
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3670 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2012 : 18:33:52
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hi and welcome, age is definatly a personal choice thing. both hatchlings and adults have different pros and cons. have a look at this thread see if it helps: http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=19540&SearchTerms=hatchling,vs,adult
personaly i like hatchlings as you get to see them grow and change colour although adults can be easer to handle as they are as quick or nervous.
i would say go for a 3ft viv although if you go down the route of hatchie you would need to start it off in a small faun or rub. some one more experianced will be along to give you more advice am sure! |
 
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lupi lou
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3670 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2012 : 18:35:01
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Originally posted by lupi lou
hi and welcome, age is definatly a personal choice thing. both hatchlings and adults have different pros and cons. have a look at this thread see if it helps: http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=19540&SearchTerms=hatchling,vs,adult
personaly i like hatchlings as you get to see them grow and change colour although adults can be easer to handle as they are as quick or nervous.
i would say go for a 3ft viv although if you go down the route of hatchie you would need to start it off in a small faun or rub. some one more experianced will be along to give you more advice am sure!
either i take too long to write or you guys are supper quick lol |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2012 : 19:22:51
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Yearlings are good options. Compared to most hatchies they are not flightly, you can still watch them grow and they also don't fel as fragile as hatchies. I personally prefer adults.
You don't have to have a ton of vivs, just keep in TUBs/RUBS until the final viv size of 3x1ft. Having a 2x1ft viv is pointless for a corn. |
   
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Spreebok
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1135 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2012 : 19:40:26
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I got Lister at 6 months because she was being offered by my friend at the time, but after having 6 more of the buggers, I'd say that if I were to start from scratch without the knowlage and experience I've gained, I'd go for a corn about a year, maybe as low as 6 months if they've large for their age. As has been said, older snakes are less flighty than hatchlings, so as first snakes they are generally easier to familiarize yourself with their handling and care, and you still get to watch them grow.
But I've since found it can be so rewarding and makes you feel great when you get a flighty, scared little baby, and slowly familiarize yourself with each other, and gradually they calm down :)
Once again but though, all mine were chosen because they were so damn chilled out in the first place (exepct for my Normal, Rimmer, he was a loon when I got him, but he was so damn pretty haha!) |
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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2382 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2012 : 21:17:48
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| i got both mine as yearlings, best age for me as they are not light firewroks but still small x |
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343guiltyspark
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/05/2012 : 18:50:53
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| I got Voldemort at about 11 months (I think!!) and he is lovely! |
         
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