Hi,
I am a first time snake owner. I started getting interested in having a snake and it didn't take long until I fell in love with corn snakes. I did not want to go out and buy a snake from a pet shop or a breeder but give an unwanted snake a good home.
Well, doesn't sound difficult. It was! I sent requests to rescue groups (reptile), I even paid money upfront but no response. Someone offered me his snake (for an adoption fee) so he could go out and buy another one.
One person offered me a ball python for free. I told him that I was only interested in a corn snake. Finally a nice breeder from Reading, PA contacted me through my adoption ad and offered me 'Shine'. (He was namelesss up to then). He is a year old milkphase corn with a tiny kink in his spine. She told me that she wasn't going to breed the snake due to his kink in his spine. She kept him since he was so pretty and she was waiting for an opportunity to find a good home for it. Further she said that many breeders would euthanize snakes if they weren't perfect. This breeder is great. She made sure that it would eat frozen thawed mice before she gave it to me, since she was feeding live mice. And when it did we met at a puplic place and she gave me the snake - for free.
Not only that, she gave me two heating pads, two water bowls and hide covers - all for free. Whenever I have a question I can e-mail her and she gives me advice. I wish everyone would be so devoted to their animals, whether they breed them, or have them as pets.
My little guy 'Shine' is just wonderful. I am looking forward to seeing him grow and be part of our family.
Special thanks to Traci (breeder). Maybe every breeder or pet owner should think about that there are people out there that just want to give a "not needed" snake / pet a good home.
Here is a question that hopefully someone can answer me.
I would like to turn 'Shines' tank into a nicer enviroment by adding live plants. What plants would enyone recommend, besides aloes, bromeliads, snake plants or pothos. Pothos is the only one that is appealing to me - but then it should be appealing to the snake.
I have him in a 40 gallon breeder tank with aspen shedding and a fake plants which he already used to shed. All this within 24 hours. I picked 'Shine' up yesterday at 11 p.m..
Corn snakes are truely amazing. I wish they would be social so I could put a couple of those beautiful animals in one tank. I am afraid that over the years I might gather some more corn snakes and I will end up having more and more tanks throughout the house.
Thanks for reading this long thread.
I am happy to be a corn snake owner!
Insa
I am a first time snake owner. I started getting interested in having a snake and it didn't take long until I fell in love with corn snakes. I did not want to go out and buy a snake from a pet shop or a breeder but give an unwanted snake a good home.
Well, doesn't sound difficult. It was! I sent requests to rescue groups (reptile), I even paid money upfront but no response. Someone offered me his snake (for an adoption fee) so he could go out and buy another one.
One person offered me a ball python for free. I told him that I was only interested in a corn snake. Finally a nice breeder from Reading, PA contacted me through my adoption ad and offered me 'Shine'. (He was namelesss up to then). He is a year old milkphase corn with a tiny kink in his spine. She told me that she wasn't going to breed the snake due to his kink in his spine. She kept him since he was so pretty and she was waiting for an opportunity to find a good home for it. Further she said that many breeders would euthanize snakes if they weren't perfect. This breeder is great. She made sure that it would eat frozen thawed mice before she gave it to me, since she was feeding live mice. And when it did we met at a puplic place and she gave me the snake - for free.
Not only that, she gave me two heating pads, two water bowls and hide covers - all for free. Whenever I have a question I can e-mail her and she gives me advice. I wish everyone would be so devoted to their animals, whether they breed them, or have them as pets.
My little guy 'Shine' is just wonderful. I am looking forward to seeing him grow and be part of our family.
Special thanks to Traci (breeder). Maybe every breeder or pet owner should think about that there are people out there that just want to give a "not needed" snake / pet a good home.
Here is a question that hopefully someone can answer me.
I would like to turn 'Shines' tank into a nicer enviroment by adding live plants. What plants would enyone recommend, besides aloes, bromeliads, snake plants or pothos. Pothos is the only one that is appealing to me - but then it should be appealing to the snake.
I have him in a 40 gallon breeder tank with aspen shedding and a fake plants which he already used to shed. All this within 24 hours. I picked 'Shine' up yesterday at 11 p.m..
Corn snakes are truely amazing. I wish they would be social so I could put a couple of those beautiful animals in one tank. I am afraid that over the years I might gather some more corn snakes and I will end up having more and more tanks throughout the house.
Thanks for reading this long thread.
I am happy to be a corn snake owner!
Insa
