Do corn snakes colors fade?

[tmiller]

Seems like my creamsickle okeetee isn't as vivid as she was when she was a hatchling. She is only 11 months old. Maybe it's my imagination!

 

[Sacred_Nightmares]

Corn snake colors do tend to change or "develop" as they age. Some lose their vivid colors and others stay. Depends on which morph and sometimes just the individual animal itself.

Ians Vivarium website has a good array of pictures of babies and adult comparisons.

 

[Dreamsnake]

Yellows take longer to develop on corns. My anery had a very boring brown phase that made me suspect she was a ghost, but every shed she changes and her yellow sides get more intense.

 

[Shiari]

Corns take about two to three years to hit their "adult" coloration, and often go through an awkward 'oogly' stage at about a year to a year and a half. Then, as they get even older (around 9 or 10 I believe), their colors do start to fade a little.

 

[Jessicat]

Take a look at some of the progression threads in the photo gallery, and you'll see that it's definitely not just your imagination!!

 

[dwyn127]

Do Cornsnakes colors fade?

Not if you use Tide...:crazy01:

 

[Naagas]

^^^ LOL!

I wish sometimes that snakes would keep their baby coloration.

 

[Faenaria]

Not if you use Tide...:crazy01:

Lol Danny, you're my hero. :roflmao:

 

[Lennycorn]

Good one. lol

But in general I do tend to think they fade.

 

[starsevol]

When I got my first corn snake, (an amel, isn't that EVERYONE'S first corn?) he was a year old and his colors were vivid red and orange. No white dorsally at all. He is 16 now and his colors have dulled considerably. I still love my gentle sweet boy though, he is still beautiful to me.

 

[dave partington]

with creamsicles, I have seen the orange shades become brighter as they age, especially if caramel is in the mix, while the other colors tend to fade, but sometimes the other colors fade; also I've seen some dull babies grow up to become rather bright whereas some bright babies become duller as adults. Maybe your snake is at that in-between stage where some colors are fading and other colors are developing.

 

[KATS]

Hi everyone I am a new corn snake owner and could you please tell me how old a 3' long snake is. I do not know the history on her only that she is a rescue. She is healthy for I had her checked by the Vet. She is eating twice a week and she even ate when I was still holding her and I do put her in a tub of water for a few minutes so she can get some activity. Any advice whould be very heplful to me.

Cheers

Kats

 

[KATS]

This is Kats sorry for the spelling the dogs pushed my arm and I hit the button, they were hepling me I quess. would and helpful I can spell Ha Ha. Is there a way to go in and change a message after it is posted. Thanks

Kats

 

[megg]

My corn snake has bright vivid colors in the front half of his body but they fade and get darker more toward the tail. Has anyone ever seen this scenario?

 

[heatwave]

My corn snake has bright vivid colors in the front half of his body but they fade and get darker more toward the tail. Has anyone ever seen this scenario?

A picture could help! some hatchlings look very much "two toned" but grow out of it after a few sheds.

If a picture is not available, some good information would be A) how old B) what morph C)how long have you had him/her D) Is this a recent change or has it always been this way?

 

[Christen]

It is also not that uncommon for them to be brighter on the first third of their body as well.