shellybee79
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My stepdaughter bought a carolina corn last year for VERY good exam results....she has wanted one for ages. Her carolina is FAB, feeding well and is very well socialised as she has been handled loads from the beginning. When feeding she 'takes' food very gently from the tongs and is generally a pleasure to have. She loves being handled and can be passed from person to person without any apparant upset at all.
However, my stepson decided he wanted a corn for his birthday in February so we took him and got him an anery, after much consideration and talks with him. His anery corn (havent had it sexed yet) is sooo much different from his sister's carolina. It attacks its food (which kind of makes us gittery when we put a hand in to get it out!) and is generally very skittish when being handled. We are sure that more handling will sort most of these things out but the thing that puzzles us the most is that it poo's when it is being handled. Not everytime but the majority of the time we end up with a poop in our hands if we handle it? We always wait at least 2 days after feeding to handle it and if it has not returned to a normal size we do wait longer.
Just wondering if this is normal? The other snake is sooo placid and willing to be handled it has kind of disappointed our stepson that he has one that appears not to like being picked up at all. My stepdaughter is trying to handle it as often as she handles hers but it isnt making any difference.
Any ideas??
Michelle.
However, my stepson decided he wanted a corn for his birthday in February so we took him and got him an anery, after much consideration and talks with him. His anery corn (havent had it sexed yet) is sooo much different from his sister's carolina. It attacks its food (which kind of makes us gittery when we put a hand in to get it out!) and is generally very skittish when being handled. We are sure that more handling will sort most of these things out but the thing that puzzles us the most is that it poo's when it is being handled. Not everytime but the majority of the time we end up with a poop in our hands if we handle it? We always wait at least 2 days after feeding to handle it and if it has not returned to a normal size we do wait longer.
Just wondering if this is normal? The other snake is sooo placid and willing to be handled it has kind of disappointed our stepson that he has one that appears not to like being picked up at all. My stepdaughter is trying to handle it as often as she handles hers but it isnt making any difference.
Any ideas??
Michelle.