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Scott-P
Snake Mite
38 Posts |
 Posted - 07/06/2012 : 18:24:11
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hi,
Does anybody know what type of corn snake I have? I bought her in April, but never really asked what she was, I mainly chose her because she looked nice, and was advised she would be better for a first snake than a new hatchling as it was clear she fed well and i wouldnt have to worry about that. I didnt pay any extra for her or anything, i just agreed when the shop said she was a nice snake..
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2012 : 18:26:46
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| looks like a very pretty anery :) |
1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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mkmattyk
banned
United Kingdom
837 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2012 : 18:32:00
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| anery |
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QueenVic
Yearling
United Kingdom
849 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2012 : 18:59:17
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Anery, like my silver :)
Very nice.
whats her name? |
0.1.0 Normal (Espher)
1.0.0 Snow (Midnight)
2 GALS
1 rat (Jasper)
1 very needy staffy (Coco)
Location: Ossett
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Scott-P
Snake Mite
38 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2012 : 19:32:55
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She's called Esfa... pronounced like 'S for snake' :)
Just in the process of moving her into a vivarium and out of her faunarium at the moment, just a few last bits left to do :)
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QueenVic
Yearling
United Kingdom
849 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2012 : 20:09:57
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Thats funny.
Mines called Espher. as in S for snake :/ |
0.1.0 Normal (Espher)
1.0.0 Snow (Midnight)
2 GALS
1 rat (Jasper)
1 very needy staffy (Coco)
Location: Ossett
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Scott-P
Snake Mite
38 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2012 : 20:15:01
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That's strange lol
I wanted something a bit "manlier" however the girlfriend decided she was a girl and named her and there was no changing her mind.
I haven't actually found out her sex or anything but I suppose it won't do any harm? |
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QueenVic
Yearling
United Kingdom
849 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2012 : 20:19:37
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No its a pretty unisex name.
Im a little bit gutted though cos i thought id been really origional naming her that.. haha ah well!
At least we spell it differently ;)
I didnt know what sex my Espher was when i named her either |
0.1.0 Normal (Espher)
1.0.0 Snow (Midnight)
2 GALS
1 rat (Jasper)
1 very needy staffy (Coco)
Location: Ossett
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Dancross0
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1315 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2012 : 21:06:19
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| Nothing wrong with an anery! I've got 2 anery based morphs (anery and ghost), and hoping to get another... |
Aguna CB11 Anery - Typhon CB12 Amber - Plissken CB08 Carolina - Iara CB11 Caramel
Indra CB12 Lavender (?) - Evren CB12 Carolina (?) - Ophis CB11 Hypo Lavender - Sirae CB11 Ghost Motley
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Scott-P
Snake Mite
38 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2012 : 21:38:28
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I was just looking at all the notes I took when I bought her and it says she is an anery with the possibility of lavender or charcoal in her.
I honestly don't really mind what type she is, it's been a learning curve all the same trying to care for my first snake lol I think she is a very nice looking snake. I've noticed a lot of nice looking snakes on here. I must admit either anery or the yellow corns are probably my favourite, but I've never really seen any thing more than in the pet shops
Shes currently in blue at the moment, well I'm guessing this as her eyes have gone from black to blue. She ha a bit of a rough shed last time with it coming off in hundreds of pieces, so this time I've made the tank more humid and avoided feeding her |
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kev 5
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2012 : 21:46:28
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if you can once her eyes go clear put a box/hide containing damp moss in the viv. normally does the trick with problem shedders.
she's a lovely anery |
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Scott-P
Snake Mite
38 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2012 : 21:56:12
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Well last time her eye caps and head sort of came of first, then the top half came off in bits, then I had to help get the bottom half off her but that came off in one piece.
Is it sphagnum moss I put in the hide? And would I be better off putting this in her warm hide or her cool hide? Since she went into blue she has spent more time in her warm hide whereas her cool hide is usually her favourite.
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kev 5
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2012 : 22:00:16
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| spaghnum moss is fine and in the warm hide. your find she'll probably go in there straight away |
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Scott-P
Snake Mite
38 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2012 : 22:11:27
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| That's great, would I have to keep the moss moist? Spray it with water or something? Cheers for your help |
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kev 5
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2012 : 22:16:34
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| no problem. if you use a box condensation builds up on the lid so it should stay damp enough until she sheds. my snakes normally shed 2-5 days after their eyes go clear |
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Scott-P
Snake Mite
38 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2012 : 22:33:04
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That's great then, I'll probably put in an extra hide or a make do hide and fill it with the moss when her eyes clear up.
It's probably come at the best possible time as I'm going away at the end of the month and I'm thinking of letting the local reptile or pet shop look after her, so at least it can be done before she goes |
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kev 5
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2012 : 22:43:13
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| hopefully she'll have a good shed |
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Scott-P
Snake Mite
38 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2012 : 16:59:18
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Right, so Esfa's eyes have cleared up now and gone back to normal. I went and bought the moss today. Would the best way be to put it in the current warm hide, or use an old plastic takeaway style tub and fill it with the moss and cut an entrance into it and just put that on top of the heat mat as well?
The warm hide has the thermostat probe and temperature probe inside it, will this make a difference to the thermostat reading if I put the moss in that? Thanks |
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kev 5
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2012 : 17:59:08
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| use the tub and replace the warm hide with that. really the two probes should be under the substrate directly on the mat. so they can go somewhere else in the warm end on the mat |
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Scott-P
Snake Mite
38 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2012 : 22:56:42
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| Just thought I'd let you know... I came to inspect esfa's tank around half an hour ago. Inside it behind one of her hides, there was a complete full shed. Sounds silly but I was so happy for her. She is being treated tomorrow to a new hide and some new plants and a nice fuzzy as she hasn't eaten since going into blue. I had a good hold of her and gave her a bit of an inspection, if I say so myself, her colouring looks amazing. I took about 30 pictures of her, although she is still camera shy... |
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kev 5
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2012 : 10:35:22
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| good to hear |
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What type of corn?
