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ZetecVan
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
12 Posts |
 Posted - 18/06/2012 : 21:48:33
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Hi! I'm Mike from Bradford and am on the verge of buying my first snake.
At the weekend my daughter (who loves all animals and fluffy things) asked out of the blue 'Daddy. Can we have a cornsnake?'. It kind of threw me because I had been thinking about it, but never mentioned it.
So I've been reading up and looking at pictures and I think I will get one. But before I do, I have a question.
What do you know now that you wished you knew when you got your first snake? |
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Donnie
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3215 Posts |
Posted - 18/06/2012 : 21:53:58
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Hello and welcome
Brilliant question, my answer would be, I wish I knew how addictive keeping can be  |
1.1 Corns (Anery Stripe, Amel) 1.0 Rootbeer 0.2 Jungle Carpet Python 1.0 Zebra Jungle Carpet Python 1.0 50% Diamond Zebra Carpet Python |
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viraleye
Yearling
United Kingdom
695 Posts |
Posted - 18/06/2012 : 22:02:14
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| Im with Donnie on the addiction thing! |
1.0.0 Cyrus - Amel het Anery ph Hypo - CURRENTLY AWOL
0.1.0 Diamond - Avalanche ph Charcoal, Hypo
1.0.0 Garland - Bloodred het Hypo
1.0.0 Pinball - Carolina
0.1.0 Casey - Hypo Lavender Stripe het Amel
0.0.1 - No Name Yet - Crested Gecko |
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ZetecVan
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
12 Posts |
Posted - 18/06/2012 : 22:06:11
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| Good answer. I've spoken to a couple of friends and they've not really been able to give me any reason NOT to get one. Apart from my dad who said my mum will be upset because of what I'll need to feed them. (I'm 42 btw, not a teenager!) |
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Figs
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3319 Posts |
Posted - 18/06/2012 : 22:12:24
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Hello and welcome!
Definitely agree with the addiction thing haha!
Personally (...but obviously i'm a snake keeper so it might not count lol!) i dont see the issue with feeding at all. The vast majority of corns will take frozen/thawed prey with no trouble... i dont see much difference there between a frozen mouse and a frozen fish or chicken!  |
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Callazagy
Yearling
United Kingdom
506 Posts |
Posted - 18/06/2012 : 22:22:09
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Hi and welcome,
I thought of an answer, I wish I knew that shops are a hell of a lot dearer than breeders and they often don't sell the right equipment to you, so do your reasearch get everything ready and track down a local breeder. And deffinately agree with the addiction thing, this time last year I just had 1 corn and 3 crested geckos, now I have 17 various species of exotics. |
* 2.1 Corn Snakes (Arthas - Normal, Tilion - Anery Lav, Yavanna - Stripe) * 1.1 Cape House Snake (Jenson & Ginetta) * 1.0 Carpet Python (Irian Jaya Jag - Grantly) *
* 1.0 Amazon Tree Boa (Omen) * 1.1.2 Crested Geckos (Brindle, Harley, Noumea & Farino) * 0.0.2 Gargoyle Geckos (Pazuzu & Vesper) *
* 0.0.1 Mexican Red Leg Tarantula (Aragog) * 1.1 Leopard Geckos (Kara & Darwin) * 1.0 Dog (Labrador - Barney) * 1.0 Cat (Casper) *
* 1.0 Western Hognose (Hamilton) * 1.0 Apricot Pueblan Milk Snake (Tweek) * 0.0.2 Common Musk Turtles (Erin & Ira) *
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ZetecVan
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
12 Posts |
Posted - 18/06/2012 : 22:29:07
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Good tip with the breeders. I've not looked into that yet. My local pet shop sells frozen pinkies for 40p each, up to small rats at 90p. The cornsnakes themselves are £45.
You're right about the frozen fish or chicken. That's exactly how I've been thinking about it.
I do have 16 other pets. They are 15 tropical fish and one cat. Not exactly in the same league as snakes though. |
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kev 5
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 18/06/2012 : 23:13:23
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marc_sg
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1504 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 00:05:24
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I would definately agree with the addiction. Be prepared to want more and get more. I promise, you will not stop at 1or 2. I thought 2 was enough then i got 4 & 5. Now i have 6 & 7 . if my ghost lays fertile eggs im hoping to get a coral snow motley female to keep and next year im going for royal pythons aswell. o be prepared.
Also i wish i new how many morphs there was. Then maybe i would have stopped the addiction before it started lol.
Hi and welcome. |
0.1.0 Amels (sid) 1.0.0 carolina stripe (simon)0.1.0 ghost (silva) 1.1.0 diffused/bloodreds (scarlet and samson)
1.0 staffy x beagle
soon to have female pin royal
R.I.P SHELLY
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 01:00:44
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Hi and welcome i wish i knew they prefer to poop on people/bed/carpet than in their enclosure |
     
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
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ozziesmum
Yearling
United Kingdom
736 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 09:57:35
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| Hi, I wish I'd got over my fear of snakes and taken the plunge years ago. |
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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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 10:31:55
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hi and welcome :)
theres a lot ya need to know, mum made me do 6 months of research before caving in :P |
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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Dalymad2
Hatchling
United Kingdom
301 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 12:30:16
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Hi and welcome, you are one step ahead of where i was i wish i had found this site before i started keeping snake(s).
Got one now have three addiction seems common.
Trust advice from this site rather than shops as some are interested in profit before welfare.
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1.0.0 CORN- FRED ( CAROLINA)
1.0.0 CORN- BARNEY (CAROLINA)
0.1.0 CORN- SNOWDROP (SNOW)
1.0.0 DALMATIAN- SOLO
0.1.0 DALMATIAN- METOO
0.1.0 COLLIE CROSS- LILY
0.1.0 CAT-SOOKIE
0.1.0 AFRICAN GREY PARROT- SPIRIT |
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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2308 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 18:06:03
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0.1.0 Okeetee (Sookie) 0.1.0 Powder (Luna) 0.1.0 Bloodred (Arlene) 0.1.0 Caramel Stripe (Tara)
0.1.0 Ghost (Crystal) 0.1.0 Caramel (Jessica) 0.1.0 Lavender Stripe (Portia) 1.0.0 Platinum (Godric)
0.1.0 Thayers King (Lettie Mae) 0.1.0 Albino Blairs King (Lorena) 0.1.0 Russian Ratsnakes (Pam)
0.1.0 Korean Ratsnake (Katerina) 1.0.0 Russian Ratsnake (Lafayette)
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BayBeeCorns
Egg
United Kingdom
60 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 19:28:48
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Originally posted by scottishbluebird
Hi and welcome i wish i knew they prefer to poop on people/bed/carpet than in their enclosure
Ive found that if you put them into a warm bath every couple of days, they tend to poop in there! It saves cleaning them out as often |
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ZetecVan
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
12 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 20:12:29
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| I told Amelia tonight that we are going to get one. She's well chuffed. I just need to read up and look for a vivarium, and then look into breeders in the Yorkshire area. |
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 20:43:15
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Originally posted by BayBeeCorns
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Originally posted by scottishbluebird
Hi and welcome i wish i knew they prefer to poop on people/bed/carpet than in their enclosure
Ive found that if you put them into a warm bath every couple of days, they tend to poop in there! It saves cleaning them out as often
Not many like being in the bath though, can freak them out, even if it is easier to clean, and get rid of that stink! |
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
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QueenVic
Yearling
United Kingdom
849 Posts |
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 23:33:36
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Yeah good Q.
I wish I knew how full of **** some pet shops are. A lot of them give very bad advice.
And I wish I had known NOT to cohab.
All in all its an amazing hobby/experience, and I recommend it to anyone who has a passion for animals.
Keep us updated and post some pics when you get it :D |
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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nusnakemum
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1612 Posts |
Posted - 20/06/2012 : 08:42:52
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| i wish i,d started earlier !!! and you,ve done right by finding this forum first it is brilliant ! |
0.0.1 corn Ernest
0.1.0 leopard gecko Mrs T
1.0.0 anery Black Eyed Bill RIP Bill x
2.0.0 kids |
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ZetecVan
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
12 Posts |
Posted - 20/06/2012 : 09:31:43
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| @QueenVic, can you recommend any breeders/specialists in your area, as you're not *that* far from me. |
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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3315 Posts |
Posted - 20/06/2012 : 18:46:06
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Welcome to the forum.
I wish I knew how fantastic cornsnakes are so I would have bought one sooner! Ooh, also, I wish I knew how much cheaper (with much more choice) hatchlings are if you buy from a show like the doncaster show. Not that I would want to change Apollo now I have her :)
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2.4.0 Corn snakes
1.0.0 horse
0.1.0 Golden retriever
1.4.0 Guinea pigs |
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