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jovamabob
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
7 Posts |
 Posted - 15/11/2012 : 01:35:34
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I've been looking up info here for a while and decided now my collection is getting bigger, i should make an account :D
Im in my 3rd year of an animal behaviour and welfare degree, and i came accross a fair few snakes. I was never scared of snakes themselves - i was terrified of hurting/scaring them though! That all changed when i essentially rescued my first corn snake, Sebastian!
About a year ago though i was in a pet shop buying fish food and saw the most pathetic little face looking at me. An employee, trying to make a sale, offered for me to hold him. He was the super friendliest but skinniest little thing and when i mentioned he was almost triangular, they whisked him off me pretty quick. They shoved a younger female at me, saying the male was moving tomorrow because he hadn't sold after being on display for 6 months. I hadn't intended on buying a snake but i didn't want him festering in some other pet shop (or worse!) so i decided to at least place a deposit on him so he had to stick around while i thought about it. The next day he came home. He was initially a fussy feeder, but when i figured out how he liked his food presented he did a lot better. A year on he's now almost 2, and still a smallish boy at 28", 95g but finally starting to put on weight! I also recently found out that he's partially sighted or has much more limited vision than he should have and i've managed to change his care accordingly so he's positively thriving :D
I also rescued a bearded dragon 6 months ago. The owners left 2 males and a female in one viv, fed them sporadically, and everybody had fought - in the middle of it all the poor female had to lay eggs with the two boys in the same viv! I got one of the males and the female and the female, now called tilly went to a home of her own where she's finally relaxing. I kept Hige (japanese for Beard) who was also too skinny and he's also doing well and has gained more than half his original weight in 6 months!
I also now have 8 hatchlings who all hatched in late June/early July. They were bought from a breeder as the subject for my final year dissertation. I'm researching spatial learning in juvenile corn snakes which will be a behaviour only study so no one is going to be hurt :) I have 4 girls and 4 boys, including 6 normals, 1 ghost and 1 hypo (all but Londo, the hypo, are named after kinds of tea!) The majority of them are being rehomed (to good homes im going to thoroughly check!) following the study, as my initial plan of doing some more long term behavioural studies aren't financially viable. I intend to keep Londo, a little hypo though. I won't put up photos of them all, but will link you to a blog post with them all their photos in case you want to see!
http://sebastian-and-hige.tumblr.com/post/35413789463 |
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Charles
Hatchling
United Kingdom
229 Posts |
Posted - 15/11/2012 : 07:05:10
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| Welcome - such a great story, well done! |
1.1.0 Jim Caramel Tessera, Rosie Motley
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Figs
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3319 Posts |
Posted - 15/11/2012 : 09:06:52
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Hello and welcome! 
Lovely looking beasties you have; its always good when they get to move to such lovely homes |
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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5853 Posts |
Posted - 15/11/2012 : 09:15:09
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Hi and welcome.
You'll fit in here very well!!  |
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
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kev 5
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 15/11/2012 : 09:34:13
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| hello and welcome, glad to hear your 1st corn is doing well now |
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Jayclk
Hatchling
United Kingdom
222 Posts |
Posted - 15/11/2012 : 11:13:34
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hi and welcome :)
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0.0.1 Corn (Pebble)
0.0.1 Corn (Pecan)
0.0.1 Corn (Peaches)
1.0.0 Corn/Rat (Paco)
0.1.0 BCI (Penny)
0.0.1 Normal royal (Reagan)
1.0.0 Crested Gecko (Gizmo)
0.1.0 Westie - (scooby)
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coxymk2
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1245 Posts |
Posted - 15/11/2012 : 11:52:25
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| Hello and welcome hope everything keeps going well with all your creatures |
0.0.1 ANERY (Liquorice)
0.0.1 CAROLINA (Bangle)
0.0.1 AMEL (Boozer)
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Criminal Nails
Hatchling
Spain
275 Posts |
Posted - 15/11/2012 : 12:13:09
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| Hey there! I loved your story, you did a great thing there ^^ |
Criminal Nails .-
0.0.1 Ghost Corn (Discordia)
0.1.0 Vietnamese Blue Beauty (Furia) |
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Lozzy
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1556 Posts |
Posted - 15/11/2012 : 12:28:51
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Hi there and welcome to the forum!
What an amazing story and big pat on the back to you! As Herriot said you will fit in well here! |
0.1 CB10 Snow Cornsnake - Galaxy ~(Currently MIA)
1.0 CB11 Ultramel Anery Consnake -Orion
0.1 CB11 Lavender Cornsnake - Star
0.1 Leopard Gecko-Simo
1.1 Jack Russell-T.J and Harley (Minature)
1.1 Cats-Rascal and Dizzee
1.0 TB Horse-Mickey |
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Ness
Hatchling
United Kingdom
159 Posts |
Posted - 15/11/2012 : 13:03:21
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| Hi and welcome, lovely story |
0.1.0 Ultramel corn - Tanith
0.1.0 Pomeranian -Eevee
0.2.0 cats -Sabrina and Lily |
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Isoldael
Yearling
Netherlands
999 Posts |
Posted - 15/11/2012 : 13:31:33
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| Welcome to the forum, lovely that you took in that poor first corn! :) |
1.0 anery stripe (Nash)
1.0 hypo pewter (Loki)
1.0 bloodred het amel, charcoal, hypo, stripe 50% phet anery, lavender (Kasumi)
0.1 grey background normal het amel (Saphira)
0.1 tessera het amel, anery, stripe (Lilith)
0.1 amel (Aurora)
0.1 hypo bloodred het anery, charcoal, stripe 50% phet amel, lavender (Mara)
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Callazagy
Yearling
United Kingdom
506 Posts |
Posted - 15/11/2012 : 15:36:33
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| Hi & Welcome |
* 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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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 15/11/2012 : 15:53:33
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| Hi and welcome |
     
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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lupi lou
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3670 Posts |
Posted - 15/11/2012 : 16:11:40
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| Hi and welcome, fab to hear of your rescues and how well they are now doing. |
 
1.0.1 Corns
0.1.0 Dog: springer
1.0.0 Horse
0.4.0 Gerbils
2.2.0 Leopard gecko
0.2.0 Cave gecko |
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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3315 Posts |
Posted - 15/11/2012 : 16:34:46
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| Hello and welcome to the forum |
2.4.0 Corn snakes
1.0.0 horse
0.1.0 Golden retriever
1.4.0 Guinea pigs |
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Donnie
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3215 Posts |
Posted - 15/11/2012 : 20:27:43
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| 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 |
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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2308 Posts |
Posted - 16/11/2012 : 20:38:31
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| 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)
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Razee
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2525 Posts |
Posted - 16/11/2012 : 23:31:07
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| Hello and welcome. |
0.1.0 late CB10 Carolina corn snake - Bazilishka
1.0.0 CB11 Abbots Okeetee- Little Twiddler
1.0.0 CB11 Hypo corn- Sebastianek
1.0.0. CB14 Butter Motley - Squidwood
0.0.2 CB18 normal/ Okeetee yearlings Bunny and Lalalishka
0.0.1 hognose
0.1.0 stable cat
0.1.0 house cat |
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LarkaDawg
Hatchling
442 Posts |
Posted - 17/11/2012 : 21:42:52
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| Welcome to the forum! |
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Welshlamb
Yearling
United Kingdom
711 Posts |
Posted - 18/11/2012 : 09:07:10
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| Good job and welcome |
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Hi from 9 corn snakes and a bearded dragon!
