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frisky corn! please help

J

jennino

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hi
i have a corn snake he is about 3 months old !
I get a bit nervous when I go 2 pick him up beacuse he acts really scraed and frissky! but thats not good cus i know i should play with him everyday (when he isnt feeding) so what should i do! once i have picked him up i feel fine and he is fine and calm! its just going for him! help please!
jenni
 
jennino said:
hi
i have a corn snake he is about 3 months old !
I get a bit nervous when I go 2 pick him up beacuse he acts really scraed and frissky! but thats not good cus i know i should play with him everyday (when he isnt feeding) so what should i do! once i have picked him up i feel fine and he is fine and calm! its just going for him! help please!
jenni
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This is normal behaver for them.
 
I agree with the above two completely, also remember to approach your baby slowly and with open palm up or a fist and gently scoop the little cutie up, and don't worry with consistent handling all will be cool, mine is now about a year and for the longest time now I can reach in and he doesn't get freaked out or anything, just a tongue greeting to make sure of who I am.
 
thanks

pitlover said:
I agree with the above two completely, also remember to approach your baby slowly and with open palm up or a fist and gently scoop the little cutie up, and don't worry with consistent handling all will be cool, mine is now about a year and for the longest time now I can reach in and he doesn't get freaked out or anything, just a tongue greeting to make sure of who I am.
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cool! will do! wow that black and white snake in ur pic is amazing (above) is it a corn???
 
jennino said:
cool! will do! wow that black and white snake in ur pic is amazing (above) is it a corn???
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cali king im guessing ;) wish you could get black and white banded corns... more likley hybrids

and yeah my anery has much the same behaviour... gotta love quirky corns :)
 
Ok I don't mean to always sound sick-minded. But when I read the topic I thought to myself "What? Does your corn try to hump your hand when you pick them up??" Sorry I'm so so sorry. :roflmao:
 
Baba-Lou said:
Ok I don't mean to always sound sick-minded. But when I read the topic I thought to myself "What? Does your corn try to hump your hand when you pick them up??" Sorry I'm so so sorry. :roflmao:
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now now, family forum baba :grin01:
 
And don't worry about baby bites, Jennino. :santa: When I first met Contessa, I didn't realize she was biting me until I looked down at her. The attitude impressed me enough that I took her home. After just a couple of weeks of handling her when appropriate, she no longer even gets into strike position (although she will try to escape, given an opening).

Like the others have said, if you handle your baby when you can, she'll calm down by the time she's big.
 
Mauritius is calmin greatly i moved her into her larger viv on Sunday, she is getting used to it gradually. I think it will be a few more weeks till she comes out of herself in there though.

But when i handle her she doesnt bite when i pick her up now, and she doesnt move fast at all in my hands she just squirms along with no worries at all.
 
cool, what are tese bits of skin?

A few days after she has sheded I found a few bits of skin in her viv? they were not normal shed though, like her actual pattern its a little crispy part of her new skin that has come of? does this matter?
 
jennino said:
Cool! Will do! Wow, that black and white snake in your pic is amazing (above) is it a corn???
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That is my California King snake, Onyx. He is almost 2 years old, and has personality in spades.
 
jennino said:
A few days after she has sheded I found a few bits of skin in her viv? they were not normal shed though, like her actual pattern its a little crispy part of her new skin that has come of? does this matter?
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Most will likely tell you to check and double-check the shed skin before you toss it. If you find gaps or holes where she hasn't shed completely, you may need to help her get the old skin off. The method I've heard that I'll use (first sheds coming up!) is letting the babies crawl through a damp towel you're holding.

I'm sure someone else will come in with other favorite methods for you to consider. :)

The important thing is to get her "naked" so the old skin won't constrict, irritate, or harbor infection.
 
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