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Foxtrotsierra
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 12/07/2013 : 06:25:48
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Hi Jo  . I have had lots going on at home and have missed so many people introducing themselves I feel terrible. Hope you like it around here, I love it and would have literally gone insane without all the help. I have seen the pictures of your gorgeous corn, absolutely beautiful  |
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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Blackcat
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1235 Posts |
Posted - 12/07/2013 : 07:56:47
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| Hello and welcome |
0.0.2 Corn snakes - Morse & Zeus
1.1.0 Brazillian Rainbow Boa's - Indigo & Ruby
0.0.2 Columbian Rainbow Boa's - Orinoco & Tobago
1.0.0 House snake - Hoggle
0.1.0 Crested Gecko - Ludo
2.0.0 cats (RIP Zebee), 0.1.0 Dog, 2.0.0 Horses |
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
7308 Posts |
Posted - 12/07/2013 : 10:31:39
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Alaric is a lovely name, but I understand you wanting to wait to see if it fits. So, is it after the King of the Visigoths....or Vampire Diaries? I think I can probably guess  .
If he's only been fed weekly then it's not surprising he's small, but it's common practice with shops and some breeders. They know they aren't going to have them for long so only feed them what they need, but not enough to grow  . Now that he's with you and moving on to fuzzies he'll get bigger a lot quicker . Are you going to try to feed him every 5/6 days instead of weekly? The first feed is always nerve-wracking and even more so in your case because its his first fuzzie, but if he's had the week to settle in hopefully he'll be hungry and it shouldn't be a problem. It is amazing what size food they can eat, although it does look bizarre the way they 'walk' their jaws over it, so be prepared for that.
It certainly sounds like he's settling in well and is a confident little thing, not hiding away when you change his water  .
I'm not surprised you're already feeling the pull of wanting more....it's so hard to resist  !
Xxx
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BoJangles
Egg
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Posted - 12/07/2013 : 11:16:50
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| The vampire diaries i'm sad like that lol and my mates were telling me to called him Damon which I did think about but he seems far too calm to be a Damon. That made me think about calling him Alaric and it's a bit different. I think to start off with feeding I'll try him every 6 days and see how he gets on with that. The shop told me he's a good feeder,he inhaled the pinky in no time then looked for more and gave me all his records so hopefully it shouldn't be a problem. I think I will get more corns 1 day but for now I'm going to concentrate on this little 1, watch him grow and see how his colours change as he does |
1.0.0 Butter Corn Snake Alaric
0.0.1 Amel Dexter
1.0.0 leopard gecko Rafiki |
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
7308 Posts |
Posted - 12/07/2013 : 11:37:22
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I love the way you talk about him Jo, it's obvious how taken you are with him and how much you care . It's great that you've got such good records for him. I'm a bit OTT where keeping records are concerned  . Each snake has a book with weight, what they've eaten and when, shedding dates, viv cleans, health and even when they poo  ....which is probably taking it too far !
It's wonderful how they change as they grow. I always suggest that people who are looking at getting a hatchling look to see what the adult of that morph is like, because they change so much. He is a lovely little snake and will grow into a beautiful adult .
Xxx
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BoJangles
Egg
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Posted - 12/07/2013 : 21:43:06
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| I think it's because he's the first pet I haven't got on a crazy impulse and did a lot of reading up. It's been about 3 months since I got permission and got my set up sorted but there hasn't been many corns around for sale over here in the last few month. So I've had a lot of time to get ready and been waiting for a while. |
1.0.0 Butter Corn Snake Alaric
0.0.1 Amel Dexter
1.0.0 leopard gecko Rafiki |
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