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Can color or gender affect personality?

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Celestrina

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We are considering getting a corn and we have a young son (he's 8). I will be the one taking care of it, but being a first time owner with a child in the house, behavior is one of our primary concerns. I apologize for the stupid question.
 
Males can go off their food during the mating season and tend to get more restless at that time of year. It's not really a "personality" thing but it can make their behaviour awkward to deal with until you've experienced it for a year or two. However, you do get to understand their routine, so it won't be a big deal after a while. You'll have 15+ years to understand what's going on!

Surprisingly, husbandry can also play a part. All Corns can get snappy and irritable if they're kept too hot, so make sure that you factor in a good heat source, plus a thermostat to control it and a digital thermometer to monitor it. A Corn's safe maximum is below human core body temperature, so you'll be surprised at how cool they prefer things.

Older Corns (i.e. not hatchlings) tend to be more relaxed about being handled. Hatchlings are naturally jumpy as in the wild, everthing else would be trying to eat them. Sub-adults or adults are a little more confident in their dealings with people, so they might be a better bet as a "starter" Corn. Having said that, Corns of all ages usually settle down well with gentle and patient handling after an initial hands-off week when they first arrive.

Bear in mind that each Corn is an individual, with individual preferences and dislikes - just the same as cats or dogs. Personality can sometimes just be the luck of the draw, although the vast majority of Corns are perfectly happy to interact with people.
 
I have heard that anery corns are the most "aggressive", however, my first corn was an anery and he went with me everywhere and would curl up in my hoodie, eat gently FROM my hand and everything. So it really just depends on the individual snake. I'd get an adult/yearling so you know what its personality is like from the start. Any corn that has been handled a lot as a baby will be a great pet.
 
Thank you both for your input. We are no where near ready to bring one into our house yet and want to make sure we make the right decision.
 
I've never heard anyone describe aneries as aggressive. The one morph that is frequently cited as bitey or high-strung or wild is sunkissed.

As Bitsy suggests, a larger juvenile or an adult would be easier for a child to handle. Less fragile, less flighty, slower to disappear if set down for a minute.
 
I have an 2011 anery and he is a jewel.I have had him for 10 months. He is a great snake, very easy to handle and just goes with the flow. I also have an adult female Miami and she is a witch. I have had her for 9 months and have tried to handle her as much as possible. She rattles her tail, strikes, poops and musks when you pick her up, what a joy. I am sold on babies and love my anery, wouldn't take anything for him. I would love to trade my Miami for a baby.
 
My 3 yr old amel male is a real ****!, my 2 yr old female Okeetee is a sweetheart, and my hatchling male Blizzard Khuno is becoming a real jewel as he gets used to handling.

(note the 3 yr old amel is a new addition and obviously wasn't handled well throughout his life)
 
I ended up getting an 8-9month old anery. It isn't aggressive at all. It's not as wiggly as the babies are, it is just curious, and will rap around my hand while out.

I think an older yearling would be better for a child..just my opinion.
 
I would second that hatchlings/younger corns are more flighty than their older counterparts. I just got my first female corn a few months ago....had two males previously and then got the female (caramel motley) and a male (pewter) at an expo...the female, at only 3 months was totally tame from the start. the pewter (around the same age) has good days and bad days....bit me yesterday when I took him out to feed...never been bitten by a corn before (it was a bit of a joke) so that took me by surprise lol. So either I've got the female exception, or it's just down to individual personality (I'd guess the latter).
 
One other thing to consider is where you buy the snake. My first snake was from a local breeder (who obviously handled the babies from a young age), and she's a very sweet snake. My other snake was bought at a reptile expo from a large breeding company and she's not nearly as handleable as my first snake. She's not horrible or anything, but she isn't very calm.

A local breeder might also be able to give you an idea about which of the hatchlings are bitey and which ones are calm.
 
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