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Gregorysharpe
Snake Mite

United Kingdom
4 Posts

Posted - 03/11/2012 : 11:12:16

Hello everyone.
I have very recently acquired 2 snakes from someone who wanted rid, they were going to send them to a sanctuary and couldn't help but take them of her hands.
I have had a milk snake for a few years and he seems to be picking up the scents of the new corns. He is very nervous.
I have started using a hand gel before handling all of them so that the scent is minimised.
My question is, will he get used to the scents? How long will this take? And is there anything else that I can do to make him feel more comfortable?
Any replies will be useful.
Thanks!
Greg

Moppet
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
3315 Posts

Posted - 03/11/2012 : 12:19:10

Welcome to the forum

Apollo was very very interested in the scents of my new corn snakes but that only lasted about a fortnight then he got bored of it. I guess it may take a little longer than that if he is fearful of them.

Are they living in the same room?

2.4.0 Corn snakes
1.0.0 horse
0.1.0 Golden retriever
1.4.0 Guinea pigs

coxymk2
Sub Adult

United Kingdom
1245 Posts

Posted - 03/11/2012 : 12:28:50

Hello and welcome

0.0.1 ANERY (Liquorice)
0.0.1 CAROLINA (Bangle)
0.0.1 AMEL (Boozer)

Gregorysharpe
Snake Mite

United Kingdom
4 Posts

Posted - 03/11/2012 : 13:29:11

Hi, thanks for the welcomes.
Yea he is in a bit of a smaller viv, and is placed on top of the larger one for the two corns.
I have been to my local pet store and he says he will get used to them. So like you said maybe in a couple of weeks he will have calmed down.
He also said to get the milk snake out before the corns as they can be aggressive when getting other scents. He told me of a story where he got his corn out before the milk and the milk constricted round his hand and wouldn't let go for 30mins!
Cheers!!

herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
5853 Posts

Posted - 03/11/2012 : 14:18:05

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Husband....Very Understanding!!! (Phil)
Son & Daughter (Kevin & Carol)
Granddaughter (Eva)
3.4.0 Cornsnakes Amel (Sidney) Caramel Stripe (Sultan) Amber (Cleo) Carolina (Phoebe) Anery Motley Stripe (Penny) Snow (Lily) Caramel (Holmes)
1.2.0 Royal Pythons(Peeps, Pandora & Pepsi)
1.0.0 Hognose (Hudson)
2.1.0 Dogs (Dillon, Alfie, Ellie)
0.1.0 Senegal Parrot (Peanut)
1.1.0 Bearded Dragons (Bonnie & Clyde)
1.0.0 Crested Geckos (Echo)
0.2.1 Hermanns Tortoises (Ebbie, Rosie & Twiglet)
0.1.0 Guinea Pig (Dolly-Pipsqueak)
0.1.9 Tarantulas (Poppy, Gypsy, Bumble, Insey Winsey, Sonic, Cookie, Raven, Fudge, Titch & Sox)
??? Foster animals
Location: Near Saffron Walden, Essex

Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
2308 Posts

Posted - 03/11/2012 : 15:54:28

Welcome to the forum

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)

scottishbluebird
it is all my fault

United Kingdom
8403 Posts

Posted - 03/11/2012 : 15:58:45

Hi and welcome

Well done for taking them in!

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

Donnie
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
3215 Posts

Posted - 03/11/2012 : 16:43:06

Hello and welcome

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

Ness
Hatchling