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Foxtrotsierra
Hatchling
United Kingdom
485 Posts |
 Posted - 08/03/2013 : 14:30:26
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Well, all went well today and I picked up my first corn snake, Cathy from the breeder. I have to say, she is one nosey little so and so! It is a half hour journey from the breeder's house to ours and she spent the entire time having a right old jolly look round!
I thought it would be rude not to take a couple of very quick (and not the greatest) pics of her when I was putting her in her new home from her RUB. I know it looks like I am squeezing her due to the colour of my fingers (I promise I wasn't), but I am in a wheelchair and my fingers are that colour permanently. So, without further ado, may I introduce you to my CB12 Miss Catherine Earnshaw (Cathy).
I tried to get a pic of her tummy as it is a beautiful checkerboard, but she had other ideas and just wanted to settle into her new home
It is going to seriously test my limits of patience leaving her settle in for a week, but I know it is for the absolute best, as I want a happy, healthy girl  |
0.1.0 Snow - Cathy (digesting, waiting for her photo op)
0.1.0 Carolina - Delilah
0.1.0 King Charles Cavalier - Emily
0.1.0 St Bernard - Pooch
0.1.0 Manx Cat - Maggie
0.0.1 HUGE tropical fish tank + residents
1.0.0 Husband (thinks I am insane)
3.2.0 Children (think I am cool!)
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Donnie
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3215 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2013 : 14:31:49
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Congratulations, she looks lovely  |
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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gmac
The Scottish Admin
United Kingdom
5319 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2013 : 14:37:44
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| lovely, congrats |
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Foxtrotsierra
Hatchling
United Kingdom
485 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2013 : 15:00:47
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| Thank you very much - one very happy corn snake owner, and (fingers crossed) one very happy Cathy |
0.1.0 Snow - Cathy (digesting, waiting for her photo op)
0.1.0 Carolina - Delilah
0.1.0 King Charles Cavalier - Emily
0.1.0 St Bernard - Pooch
0.1.0 Manx Cat - Maggie
0.0.1 HUGE tropical fish tank + residents
1.0.0 Husband (thinks I am insane)
3.2.0 Children (think I am cool!)
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Isoldael
Yearling
Netherlands
999 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2013 : 15:09:32
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| She looks amazing, I hope she'll turn out to be the perfect little snakey for you :) |
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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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5853 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2013 : 16:28:13
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| Awww, she's beautiful. Congratulations!! |
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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Foxtrotsierra
Hatchling
United Kingdom
485 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2013 : 16:45:27
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Thank you so much - turns out she is a nut job too! Settling in period my bottom - she is roaming round like she has lived in there since she was born! She is currently shoveling substrate (that is what the breeder had her on, so I have continued) into a pile and making her own den. I wouldn't mind, but I have provided her with 2 already!
In between that she is having a good feel against the glass with her head (she is just going into blue) which is scaring my husband. It is quite amusing - he is sulking and looking at stuff for the fish tank in retaliation on the internet. On the other side of the room (she is on a shelf next to my side of the bed)! |
0.1.0 Snow - Cathy (digesting, waiting for her photo op)
0.1.0 Carolina - Delilah
0.1.0 King Charles Cavalier - Emily
0.1.0 St Bernard - Pooch
0.1.0 Manx Cat - Maggie
0.0.1 HUGE tropical fish tank + residents
1.0.0 Husband (thinks I am insane)
3.2.0 Children (think I am cool!)
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kev 5
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2013 : 16:49:50
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| congrats, she's very nice |
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Hissyfit
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2214 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2013 : 17:25:29
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| She's very pretty |
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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3315 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2013 : 17:42:14
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| She's lovely. Congrats |
2.4.0 Corn snakes
1.0.0 horse
0.1.0 Golden retriever
1.4.0 Guinea pigs |
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mrsbunt
Hatchling
United Kingdom
280 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2013 : 00:27:45
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| she's gorgeous congrats, I hope her settling in week passes quick for you :) |
hubby bunt (Graeme),3 daughters Amy, Lisa and Erin.
1 amel corn Sheldon and 1 normal corn Toby Larone.
1 staffy cross Kaiser |
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Foxtrotsierra
Hatchling
United Kingdom
485 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2013 : 08:01:00
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Thank you again everyone. I think the "settling in" week is going to pass very quickly. She moved on last night from making a substrate den to actually moving her home around (obviously where I put things wasn't to her liking!).
My husband is convinced that she doesn't like him and was looking at him and/or watching the TV. I did explain that she is going into blue so she probably can't see very much at all at the moment but he was having none of it, which ended in me handing over the debit card for him to get a fish tank - I really should pay more attention when I have just woken up!
I she has 2 hides and I popped a loo roll centre in last night for her to play with, but I think I am going to go and get her something else today as she seems to have exhausted all avenues of what she can do in her new surroundings. I was thinking of a skull with all its nooks and crannies for her as she seems to like the rougher surfaces to rest on but will put it to one side to see if she does need it, or she was just moving her house round to her taste!
Oh, could I possibly ask for some help here - obviously today I will be changing her water - do I put cold or room temperature water in? Yes, I know it is a stupid question, but I want to get things right for her as she has already had a swim round her water bowl  |
0.1.0 Snow - Cathy (digesting, waiting for her photo op)
0.1.0 Carolina - Delilah
0.1.0 King Charles Cavalier - Emily
0.1.0 St Bernard - Pooch
0.1.0 Manx Cat - Maggie
0.0.1 HUGE tropical fish tank + residents
1.0.0 Husband (thinks I am insane)
3.2.0 Children (think I am cool!)
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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2308 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2013 : 08:18:15
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| Well done, sure all will go well. |
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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Foxtrotsierra
Hatchling
United Kingdom
485 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2013 : 08:22:19
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| Thanks Okeetee Mick - I really do appreciate it when someone who has been on here a long time and is obviously a serious owner takes time out to say that I seem to be on the right track |
0.1.0 Snow - Cathy (digesting, waiting for her photo op)
0.1.0 Carolina - Delilah
0.1.0 King Charles Cavalier - Emily
0.1.0 St Bernard - Pooch
0.1.0 Manx Cat - Maggie
0.0.1 HUGE tropical fish tank + residents
1.0.0 Husband (thinks I am insane)
3.2.0 Children (think I am cool!)
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kev 5
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2013 : 08:25:07
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| my snakes all have cold water placed in the cold end |
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Foxtrotsierra
Hatchling
United Kingdom
485 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2013 : 08:31:15
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| Thank you kev 5 - that is where is was when I put her in yesterday, so will do likewise today. She really is nuts - moving her viv round and scaring my husband! I put the laptop on at 5am, and there she was, having a nose as to what was going on. Think the week is going to pass quickly for sure, as just being able to see her is more than enough. |
0.1.0 Snow - Cathy (digesting, waiting for her photo op)
0.1.0 Carolina - Delilah
0.1.0 King Charles Cavalier - Emily
0.1.0 St Bernard - Pooch
0.1.0 Manx Cat - Maggie
0.0.1 HUGE tropical fish tank + residents
1.0.0 Husband (thinks I am insane)
3.2.0 Children (think I am cool!)
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kev 5
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2013 : 08:32:35
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| glad to hear everything is going well |
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Foxtrotsierra
Hatchling
United Kingdom
485 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2013 : 08:43:04
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| It is normal to have a completely nosey beggar of a little snake is it? She is a late Nov CB12 and nothing seems to faze her in the least. On the way home (which was a half hour drive) she was like a dog looking round until she had got the measure of the car, and then settled down for a rest. Although I only handled her for less than a minute transferring her from her RUB into her viv, she was quite disgruntled and kept trying to crawl up my arm away from it, but I didn't want to spook her too much so insisted that she got into her new home after a half hour car journey to settle. |
0.1.0 Snow - Cathy (digesting, waiting for her photo op)
0.1.0 Carolina - Delilah
0.1.0 King Charles Cavalier - Emily
0.1.0 St Bernard - Pooch
0.1.0 Manx Cat - Maggie
0.0.1 HUGE tropical fish tank + residents
1.0.0 Husband (thinks I am insane)
3.2.0 Children (think I am cool!)
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Donnie
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3215 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2013 : 08:46:45
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| Yes quite normal with some and others will hide away all the time, it is down to the individual snake and it sounds like you have a nice confident one |
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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Foxtrotsierra
Hatchling
United Kingdom
485 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2013 : 08:56:17
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Thank you for putting my mind at rest Donnie - I was actually starting to worry as she is displaying the opposite of what I have read in a lot of places (what is the saying? Don't believe everything you read on the internet!).
I have had a long hold of her previously at the breeders and she was just the same then, and, she is actually watching me type away as if to keep an eye on what I am saying about her. The minute the light goes on, out she comes for a nosey. |
0.1.0 Snow - Cathy (digesting, waiting for her photo op)
0.1.0 Carolina - Delilah
0.1.0 King Charles Cavalier - Emily
0.1.0 St Bernard - Pooch
0.1.0 Manx Cat - Maggie
0.0.1 HUGE tropical fish tank + residents
1.0.0 Husband (thinks I am insane)
3.2.0 Children (think I am cool!)
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Foxtrotsierra
Hatchling
United Kingdom
485 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2013 : 09:43:56
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I managed a couple of sneaky snaps last night whilst Cathy was settling in (or scaring my husband, it depends which side you take on this one!) So, first up (and please excuse the hand prints on the glass, I am not putting furniture polish near her, I am going to clean it when I change her water in an hour or so - here is Cathy apparently "eyeballing" my husband (who was on the other side of the room at the time)
And here is one of her watching Wheeler Dealers according to my other half (ahem!)
She is so much fun already - I don't think I am going to mind her week settling in in the least, considering his reactions!
Edited to add - not cleaning the glass with furniture polish - going to be with kitchen paper and some elbow grease. |
0.1.0 Snow - Cathy (digesting, waiting for her photo op)
0.1.0 Carolina - Delilah
0.1.0 King Charles Cavalier - Emily
0.1.0 St Bernard - Pooch
0.1.0 Manx Cat - Maggie
0.0.1 HUGE tropical fish tank + residents
1.0.0 Husband (thinks I am insane)
3.2.0 Children (think I am cool!)
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Edited by - Foxtrotsierra on 09/03/2013 09:55:38 |
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I would like to introduce you to my first corn..
