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I feel so bad for my little butter stripe. Despite a damp hide and correct humidity he has had consistently stuck sheds on the very, very tip of his tail. I will work and work to get it off in the bathtub after every shed, only to have it get caught again. He is a very small snake, only 15g or...

My boyfriend picked up this little one, which we thought to be a snow stripe, in late August. The snake was popped as a male. I picked out a little butter stripe, also popped as a male. Here are some pictures a couple of weeks after he arrived home. Well, after his first shed he looked...

It really is remarkable the personality change corns undergo their first year. When I got Basil she was 3 months old, thrashy, and very scared. I never saw her out of her hides. Very, very slowly she began to age and calm. Soon I would see her out occasionally, very late at night when I wasn't...

Picked up a new friend at a reptile show at the end of August. Took him out today briefly to snap a few pics. Can't wait till his yellows start to come in. Will try to keep this thread updated as he grows. Such a sweet little face. Ariel shot. Please ignore grubby fingernails. eeeeee <3...

Saw a picture on Ian's Vivarium, which I've attached. Does this actually exist in any of your collections? Such a pretty thing. Would it simply consist of a butter crossed to an Okeetee? Thanks for all your kind information. :)

I just moved to a new apt, and I lost my spare heating pad in the move. I just bought a new corn snake (2 months old), so I went out and bought a new heating pad. I didn't realize it was the *desert* one instead of the other one. It's an Exo Terra Heat Wave Dessert Small which I would be...

Wow! I attended one of the bi-annual reptile shows here in Austin, Texas and it was AMAZING. Now I can see why you guys encourage everyone with any interest to go. The people were all incredibly enthusiastic, talkative, passionate, and friendly. I picked up a water bowl and two hides for $5 . ...

My snake is now a yearling, and in the past couple of weeks she's had an explosion of confidence. She's usually out and about now, sometimes during the day but always at night. I catch her watching me, STARING at me all of the time. She seems to be as keenly fascinated with me as I am her. So...

I thought it would never happen to me . . . my cage is literally a lock-box. I have so many trinkets and knick-knacks that I knew if Basil were to escape, it would be next to impossible to find her. About a week ago I was feeding her in an open Tupperware on a kitchen chair. I walked away for a...

It's a BEAUTIFUL here in Texas hill country, and I took my little corn outside. She might just be a little normal, but she is the sweetest, easiest, most well-feeding girl ever whose natural colors seem to brighten with every shed. She is about 10 months old, het for amel, anery, and snow. I...

Sigh. I shot her an email explaining the dangers of housing together. Seems as if a 2 year old should be eating larger than fuzzies. Also, that male on the right doesn't look like a ghost at all to me? http://austin.craigslist.org/pet/1656556571.html

Maybe I'm disillusioned, but the humanitarian in me experienced a stomach-flop watching this video. I can't wrap my mind around why it's necessary to feed the python a live chick, it seems quite cruel to cause the baby so much fear, discomfort, and panic when it could just as easily be humanely...

I'm on the fence about hybrids, but this is literally one of the most beautiful snakes I've ever seen. I found this guy over at Fauna Classifieds, and am seriously considering buying him. He's apparently 50% Snow Corn 25% Apricot Pueblan Milksnake 25% Albino Banana Kingsnake What a beauty...

Was picking up some fuzzies at my local exotic pet store, checking out this week's family of snakes. They had a very interesting snake called a "beaked snake" that I just really took to. Some quick research revealed that they're a relatively new breed to circulate the pet trade, originating...

My little snake spends most of her time in hiding, as I would guess might not be too unusual for an 8 mo. old. She does spend ALL of her time lately under her water bowl, which is certainly the coldest place in the viv. We keep our apartment at an ambient 73-75 degrees, as her thermometer...

Hello everyone. My Basil is the light in my dim life. I've had her for about 5 months. I think she's a normal type, but I wanted to confirm. Am I correct?

Hi there. Went to my local exotic pet store today (Herpeton in Austin, TX) to pick up a fuzzy and some new bedding for little one. They had no aspen bedding like I currently have in my viv - only pine. The lady there told me that pine could cause respiratory infections if used over the long...

Never really formally introduced myself, but I'm Becca. I made a video so you guys could see my little snake in ACTION. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJWVuWVo9TI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJWVuWVo9TI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1STOyZNNtPo&feature=fvw The man in the video has several sets of triplets and twins in his clutch, but he sort of tears them out of their eggs, instead of naturally letting them make their way out. Is this natural? Seems like a total no-no to me.

Hi there. I have a 3 mo. old snake who is very sweet, very calm. My question is, what would be the ideal amount of time to handle a snake this young? I usually hold her for about 15-20 minutes a day, in which she'll either sit curled through my fingers or explore my hair and the inside of my...