newbie to snakes

[recycling goddess]

Greetings,

I have a zoo at my house and my son has been begging for a snake for about 6 years now... so with his 12th birthday fast approaching... I think it may be time to let him get one. Trouble is, I know nothing about snakes! So I better start learning.

Currently we care for 2 bearded dragons, Raphael and Jackson. 2 tangerine geckos, Cricket and Harley. An albino horned frog, Kermit. 2 firebelly toads, #1 and #2. 13 fish tanks housing cichlids, community tanks, blue crayfish and a salt water tank as well. We also have lovebirds, cockatiels, parrotlets and budgies - too many to list but all named and loved dearly.

And of course, we have to be a little normal so we have 4 cats! Astarte, Kira, Inanna and Quazy. I think that's all... but you never know *takes a quick look around to see if anyone was missed* Oops, a cage full of pet mice and silkworms we raise to feed everyone!

I am especially addicted to freshwater eels and my oscar named Felix. But all of our other fish are definitely an addiction as well.

I publish an online magazine, Timeless Spirit, homeschool my kids, teach Reiki, Meditation and Tarot classes.

So all in all I do nothing all day but sit around eating bon-bons LOL

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[Kp&Co]

> So all in all I do nothing all day but sit around eating bon-bons LOL

Not! LOL. Sounds like you have a nice balance of excitement and peace in your homelife. Welcome. =)

If you want to learn about cornsnakes, you've come to the right place. Also, has anyone pointed you toward Kathy & Bill Love's book yet? It's an excellent resource.

Kp

[cornsnakekid92]

WEll, i guess this will just be your next addiction then! i Got my first corn when i was 12 and i tihnk he will be fine with it. you will need to read up on a lot of care sheets but really you dont know how to do everything untill you have your first! Kathye Loves book is also a must!

[recycling goddess]

i'll definitely check out that book. :D

[Camille]

yeah deffinetly be carefull. corns are EXTREMELY addicting. i got one and two months after i got a second and one moth after THAT i got a third one :p and im itching to get a fourth,or fifth,or sixth :P it never ends ;)

[recycling goddess]

haha i feel it already... just spending time checking out websites and researching snakes... i've decided to get myself one as well LOL

i'm an addict... and i'm okay with that!

[Camille]

good for you :D :p. i have a dog a cat abd 3 snakes. but i havent moved out fo my mothers yet. im becoming a vetrenary technician next year. wich means ill be in the perfect place to pick up unwanted and mistreated pets. world beware us animal addicts with a soft spot for pets :sidestep:

[recycling goddess]

i'm sure you'll love being a vet tech. my friend just graduated and loves her job!

[Camille]

i'm sure you'll love being a vet tech. my friend just graduated and loves her job!
yeah :) all i want to do is be around animals. i already do volunteer work at the vets near here every friday and its when their one staff member short so i get to do and see lots of things. they treat me like a real staff member. Heh i even get to do the fecal samples :p but i think thats cause they dont like to do em :shrugs: :p

[recycling goddess]

if you are excited about doing fecal samples.... then you NEED to be a vet tech LOL

[Camille]

if you are excited about doing fecal samples.... then you NEED to be a vet tech LOL

hahahaha dont i know it :p

[psyhodad]

Howdy,

My name is Lee but my kids call me psyhodad (no c in psycho). I'm a single dad raising two young'uns and I have my older daughter (just out of the navy) living with me as well.

Ever since I was a kid, I've always been fascinated with reptiles. Years ago I use to have a pretty good collection of snakes, lizards and spiders. My passion was chameleons. Well you know how it is kids come along and something has to give. I couldn't find any takers for the kids so the collection had to go.

Last week, on a whim, I bought a sweet red tail boa. I guess this brought back memories for my older daughter because all she talked about was a corn snake that I had in my collection when she was about 6 years old (the first snake she ever held). Well, I had to get some frozen feeders for the boa at my local rep shop. At the counter was a display with all kinds of neonate corns. I decided to surprise my daughter and picked up a normal corn like we had when she was little. Needless to say I came home and started researching. I couldn't believe all the gorgeous morphs. That was all it took. I was hooked. The next day I went and picked up a baby snow. Now I'm shopping for breeders.

I've be devouring any and all information that I can find on the internet and I picked up a copy of Kathy Love's book (which from reading other post was the best investment that I could have made).

I'll be hanging around here and asking a lot of questions so I hope y'all don't mind. From what I've seen everyone seems to be very open, friendly and very helpful.

Lee

[recycling goddess]

hi all... i've been away for a few months... learning how to care for my ball python. he's doing great - dexter is his name - and now i'm ready to get a cornsnake! so... i'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!