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Bordlampe

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Hello!
So i have two cornsnakes, and i've had them for about two years now.
Lately a lot have happened in my personal life, and it has affected my "abilities" to take care of my snakes properly. I feel very bad about this, and i hate to admit it.
One of my snakes is really easy to care for, and isnt a problem for me. But the other one is a little harder to handle and stuff. Not because anything is wrong with her, she's just not as used to being handled.

I've considered selling the one who is hard to handle. I'd hate to lose her, but at the same time i just want whats best for her, which i think would be finding a new owner for her.

So what do you think about this situation? And if i do sell her, how can i make sure the new owner is good enough?

-Thanks.
 
Just a thought, but if it's that your snake doesn't like to be handled, I don't think that's going to change with a new owner. They're still going to have to feed her, change her water and bedding, and tend to her basics just like you would. Changing her environment and home might actually be more traumatic to her. But I could be wrong. As for deciding on an owner, you could always list a qualification about already having owned snakes in the past, or maybe find some Facebook pages for snake lovers and post about it there. And I believe there's a buy and sell section on this forum as well, I'm pretty sure everybody here would be a better snake owner than your average Joe. Best wishes!


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If your personal issues are such that you can't take care of two corn snakes, sell them both. Your snakes deserve to be in a home with owners who can provide excellent care. You can reserve the right to ask what a prospective buyer's experience is, and what other pets are in their household. You may also want to visit the home before selling the snakes.
Judging by your age, you have plenty of time to have snakes in the future when your personal issues are resolved.
 
Twolunger said:
If your personal issues are such that you can't take care of two corn snakes, sell them both. Your snakes deserve to be in a home with owners who can provide excellent care. You can reserve the right to ask what a prospective buyer's experience is, and what other pets are in their household. You may also want to visit the home before selling the snakes.
Judging by your age, you have plenty of time to have snakes in the future when your personal issues are resolved.
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I have to aggre altho if your wanting to get rid of the one thats harder to handle because your frightened of him/her biteing you i would just keep calm and pick her/him up 4 times a week for 15mins and it will settle down it will take time be you will get used to her/him, if your sceared the snake will be if your calm and relaxed the snake will feel calmer

I got my rexy 1-2yrs ago shes 8yrs old and i was petrified!!! of snakes, now i have 14 snakes 3 lizards
 
Snakes are individuals with individual personalities. Some are very calm and appear to enjoy interacting with humans, others just aren't. Increasing interactions generally helps but some snakes are simply going to remain less enthusiastic about handling.

As to finding a responsible new owner, you've gotten excellent advice. You are to be commended for caring.
 
I had heard that certain morphs are more aggressive, or I should say, dislike being handled. I had read that the sunkissed corn snakes fit that description. Since I have 1.2 2016 sunkissed I was surprised to hear that because mine seemed to be gentle. But the last time I cleaned their containers I was bitten by the male five times. Go figure. The females are still docile, so looks like I need to handle the male more often.
 
Patmart said:
Just a question do you feed them in the viv ?
Pat


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thats down to personal preference some people dont feed in the viv because sometimes the snake will think its feeding time each time the hand gose into the viv

And some people do, i feed all my corns in the viv and i have never had a problem :)
 
Patmart said:
Just a question do you feed them in the viv ?
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I feed mine in a separate container (tbh a clear storage bin) for a couple reasons. First of all, so that he doesn't associate his tank with feeding, and second, so that he doesn't accidentally eat any of his bedding during the feeding process, as I've heard that can be pretty dangerous for the snake.


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I agree and I like the interaction I have with George I open his box when he is ready he comes out to me I know then his ready to go back in his viv
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Thank you that's what I thought I enjoy the interaction with them
George knows now that's where he gets fed
Zusee still not sure but she takes her food great
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Twolunger said:
... I was surprised to hear that because mine seemed to be gentle. But the last time I cleaned their containers I was bitten by the male five times. Go figure. The females are still docile, so looks like I need to handle the male more often.
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Just a thought - when a snake who is normally not a biter suddenly goes after you so aggressively, there may have been something different about you. He may have smelled something that he considered to be a threat. This could be anything. Common possibilities are another pet's scent (dogs and cats are predators and many corns dislike smelling them) or food on your hands (can be anything from his mouse to a hot dog). It can even be new laundry detergent on your clothes. Also, some snakes get aggressive when their temps are high.

Nobody likes getting bitten, so it's worth trying to sort out why he went for you. Maybe you can avoid a second round.
 
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