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Non people snakes?
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Old 05-17-2003, 05:41 PM   #1
Michael
Question Non people snakes?

I have looked around this bord a little now. What I have noticed is people talking about some corn snakes arn't nice (just some snakes personality). Now that i have heard that iam starting to get woried about not getting a nice one.
How can i make sure i get a nice one? is there no way?
 
Old 05-17-2003, 06:43 PM   #2
13mur 6
I don't think the problem is getting a nice one or not, I think it's how you treat your snake and what it percieves you as.

If you get a young snake, it will most of the time hiss, bite, rattle, strike, since it's such a small lil' thing and it can be so easily eaten or hurt by you (in his mind anyway).

However, even through all the teeth and attitude, if you keep handling the lil guy day after day after week after month, it'll learn, "hey, this guy hasn't put a scratch on me no matter how many days I've encountered this guy, and for some reason food only seems to show it's face everytime that guys around". Whenever that clicks into your snake's mind, you've got a tamed animal, though it may still try to get away from you and may not "stay" even after years (they like to explore, they're curious).

But again, I would put that thing as the last problem you'd have, as inherently aggressive corns are few and far between.

Right now I have a super aggressive and very nervous white footed mouse to deal with. I can't even handle her, because she'll suicide jump out of my hands onto the floor, and if I hold any part of her, she'll give me a nasty gash. So what I do is wear gloves and pet her in her cage if she'll let me (she rears up and bites half the time). She's calmed down since, and it's been only a few weeks (and this is a fast learning mouse, and adult mouse, not that snakes learn slow, but they seem to take a bit longer than mice).

If you're real worried about getting an aggressive snake, spend the extra cash and get a full grown and established adult snake. Almost all cornsnakes mellow and and calm down when they get older. Rich Z. has a buncha old snakes for sale sometimes.

-13mur 6
 
Old 05-17-2003, 06:53 PM   #3
Michael
I am thinking about buying a yearling from a pet shop that speacializes in reptiles. Do you think that would be good?
 
Old 05-17-2003, 07:06 PM   #4
blito
provided the animal is in good condition and is reasonably priced then a yealring should be ideal......
"psycho" corns are apparantly few and far between... most bites happen when the snakes are young and small, and being so small the bites are nothing more than minor scratches. Its just they get scared sometimes and want to e left alone!
I think a lot of how a corn handles is down to the person handling it.. support the body in the right way, make it feel safe.. it`ll be fine.
Hell, my 2yo can handle my corn adequately with supervision whilst her 5yo auntie could be left alone with the snake for ages without problems!
 
Old 05-18-2003, 02:40 AM   #5
pinatamonkey
Does the pet shop handle the snake? If it was handled rarely or not at all, it may have the same attitude as a hatchling, but with bigger teeth
 
Old 05-18-2003, 01:38 PM   #6
CowBoyWay
Corns are about as friendly as a snake can stand to be...

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I am thinking about buying a yearling from a pet shop that speacializes in reptiles.
Inquire as to its history, it very well maybe someones well handled and calm, traded-in pet as they "graduate" to a larger species of snake.
Find the owner of the store and state your concerns regarding temperment and he will most likely be perfectly honest with you on the known history of the specimen. Chances are, being a corn, he'll probably be a "mellow fellow" for you.
I once picked up a beautiful, three year old, handled from a hatchling, traded-in, male Snow Corn at a "reptile specialist" type of petstore (Arizona Reptile) and it is just a wonderfully friendly kind of guy. Seems to really enjoy to be handled.
If buying older stock for a pet, look for a Corn snake that was handled frequently as a youngin'. imho.
 

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