Hi everyone, first off let me start by introducing myself. My name is Chris, and I live in San Diego, California. I'm 29 years old and I've never owned a snake before.
My 6 year old daughter surprised me one day about a month ago by asking for a pet snake. I took her to a local pet store, and they had a young corn snake that was about 12-15 inches long. My daughter surprised me again when she held the snake comfortably for about 5 minutes. There was no way I was going to buy one if she was going to be afraid of it.
Over the last couple of weeks I've been buying supplies and getting everything ready for a snake. I'm just about ready to buy a snake, but I have been unable to locate one I want in San Diego. The one my daughter held the first time has long since been sold.
I've found a few websites for breeders, and they seem to have really good prices but I'm not sure if this is how I want to buy a snake.
My first question is when you buy a snake from one of these breeders do you get to choose which one you get or do they send you a random snake from they type you ordered.
Also, how well do corn snakes handle shipping?
I see listings still for 2001 hatchlings, about what month are the 2002 hatchlings expected?
Which breeders do you recommend?
If any of you are in the Southern California area, do you know of a good place to buy snakes and supplies here?
I'll stop here for now. Sorry my post is so long, but any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated.
My 6 year old daughter surprised me one day about a month ago by asking for a pet snake. I took her to a local pet store, and they had a young corn snake that was about 12-15 inches long. My daughter surprised me again when she held the snake comfortably for about 5 minutes. There was no way I was going to buy one if she was going to be afraid of it.
Over the last couple of weeks I've been buying supplies and getting everything ready for a snake. I'm just about ready to buy a snake, but I have been unable to locate one I want in San Diego. The one my daughter held the first time has long since been sold.
I've found a few websites for breeders, and they seem to have really good prices but I'm not sure if this is how I want to buy a snake.
My first question is when you buy a snake from one of these breeders do you get to choose which one you get or do they send you a random snake from they type you ordered.
Also, how well do corn snakes handle shipping?
I see listings still for 2001 hatchlings, about what month are the 2002 hatchlings expected?
Which breeders do you recommend?
If any of you are in the Southern California area, do you know of a good place to buy snakes and supplies here?
I'll stop here for now. Sorry my post is so long, but any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated.