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Begginer: Please help!!!

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MikeMoldao

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Hey, I'm a begginer and I have some questions.

1- My snake's colours were really milky 2 days ago, but now they're normal again. Isn't she going to shed?

2-I put a rock in her faunarium to help her shed. Is this really going to help her or she doesn't need anything to help her?

3- What's the difference between an albino, a red albino, an amel and a reverse okeetee? This might seem stupid but they look the same to me :s.

4- This is the most important question. How often do I have to feed her? She's a baby. Some people say to feed her every 7 days and other say to feed her every 5 days. I've been feeding her every 6 days. Is this ok?

Please help. Thanks.
 
Mike
I can tell from your questions that you haven't studied corn snakes very much. My first suggestion would be to buy a good book and spend some time reading. There is more to it than can be answered in a few questions.

1- Your snake is going to shed. This is called going into blue.

2- Your snake may rub against the rock to help with the shed. It doesn't need to have a rock but it doesn't hurt.

3- Amel is short for Amelenistic. This means the animal lacks the pigment melanin. Melanin is what makes the black and brown colors. Amel, albino, red albino and reverse okeetee are all the same thing. The only stand out is that the reverse okeetee should have wider white boarders around the saddles.

4- 5 to 7 days is a fine feeding schedule.
 
Thanks. But I studied a lot about corn snakes. But everywhere I looked they said that she would stay in blue for more than just 1 or 2 days. And that's what I found strange. About the morphs, well, I really didn't care too much about that but I was curious. thanks again :)
 
Mike i found to really good books. Corn snakes in Captivity by Don Soderberg, it runs for $8.95 plus shipping and handing. You can get it from www.cornsnake.net. Then you got Corn Snakes: The comprensive owners guide by Kathy and Bill Love, it goes for $16.95 plus $11.50 for international shipping. you can order it from their website www.corn-utopia.com. They are both great books for the beginner.
 
krtemt said:
Mike i found to really good books. Corn snakes in Captivity by Don Soderberg, it runs for $8.95 plus shipping and handing. You can get it from www.cornsnake.net. Then you got Corn Snakes: The comprensive owners guide by Kathy and Bill Love, it goes for $16.95 plus $11.50 for international shipping. you can order it from their website www.corn-utopia.com. They are both great books for the beginner.
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Hey, thanks. But which of them would you recommend the most? I don't care about the price but which one has the most information? thanks.
 
Either book is great... I personally have Kathy and Bill love's book... But I've heard the one by Don is awesome too...
 
The blue cycle starts out with the dull appearance, in some snakes it's less noticable due to their colors, the dull appearance will clear up, then within usually a week the snake will shed. Don't worry to much if you miss the beginning of the blue cycle, you'll learn in time what to watch for with your snake. The most important thing is to watch for the shed and see if it is all in one piece and if both eyecaps and the tail tip are attached to the shed skin. If they aren't then you'll need to take some extra steps.
 
The shedding cycle is an individual thing and tends to last longer as they grow up. I have some that stay blue for 5 or 6 days, and one of mine takes up to three weeks.

One thing you'll learn about "The Rules", is that the snakes don't know 'em!
 
They always clear up a couple days or so before they actually shed. This is what seems to confuse a lot of beginners.
 
I found the Cornsnake Caresheet found on this site was very helpful just search for caresheet and you'll find it
 
Sorry, I haven't got any pics of her after she shed and I fed her today so I don't want to bother her xD. But I have a video of her on youtube.
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but this video was made a few days after I got her,.
 
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