New snake owner in Brampton Ontario

Well Kori is a bit hesiatant to let me handle her She keeps tryignt o get away when i try to pick her up and she flinches when i get close to the Viv, even just walking by. My baby is scared of me


Now onto a question that i am so confused about cause people are telling me diffrent things.

I was told to feed her 1 fuzzy every week. Then i was told 1 fuzzy every 5 days. The guy at the store i bought her from said every 5 days and teh guy at an other store told me every 7 days.

Witch is right??

Ugh so may decisions!! lol


any opinions on this?

Well, she will get used to her. Just keep going by her cage, even without picking her up is fine, and she'll realize that when you go past, she's not going to get hurt. When she stops flinching so much, handle her above her enclosure for half a minute, then put her back. After a while of doing that, she'll be more and more comfortable with you.
Even I will pick up my snake for a minute then put him back, just so he remembers that I won't hurt him. I mean, as long as he's not digesting or being fed that day. :P

Well, if a couple people tell you five, and a couple tell you seven, then why not feed every six days?

I suppose the more exposure she get's to me the better.


haha every 6 days huh? good math :P

I suppose i can go by how she digests. If i see after 5 days she has digested i will try feeding her. go week by week i suppose



Thanks

Yup, but just remember that they can digest in as little as a day, depending on the snake, so you must remember not to overfeed her. Just go with how hungry she is when you feed her.

a day? wow that's some strong stomach acide lol

ya will just have to go by how she reacts. tomorrow is 5 days so will give it a try and see how she reacts.

Yup. Or at least, that's all it really takes for some snakes to have digested enough to be handled again. I usually give mine (granted, he's older) at least twenty-four hours to digest before handling again.

Sounds good.

so what's the diffrence between a snow and a bubblegum corn?
Kori has been called both by people. lol

is there a definitive way of telling?

A bubblegum is a certain style of snow.
Basically, the bubblegum's saddle rings are more green, and the saddles themselves are a bit more orange - as well as most have very yellow necks.
I believe.... I'm not completely certain but that's what I've seen.

ummmm what's teh saddle? pardon my ignorance :*(

The term 'saddle' is applied to the pattern that is common on a corn snake's back. If you'll notice, there's the main colour of the snake, and as it gets closer to the spine, you have different coloured circles/ovals that are lined with a different shade or colour. The ovals are what are called 'saddles'.
For example, on the snake below the saddles are a reddish brown, the borders a thin black, and the body is a tan-grey: