LauRuffian
Perpetual Newbie
Yup.
Meet:
Theo, 2010 ghost stripe male het dilute, amel (bred by Willis Wildlife Enterprises)
Alina, 2010 ghost female, het amel, motley (bred by Willis Wildlife Enterprises)
Rama, 2011 charcoal male het bloodred, amel, pied (well, had 2 pied parents at least)
Zuri, 2011 classic (but such a gorgeous red!) het charcoal, bloodred, pied (well, had 2 pied parents at least)
I'm excited. Very excited. These are two NICE corn snake pairs (yes, more breeding ahead!) who will produce beautiful young. I'm heartbroken realizing my body can't be the active equestrian I once was (I had brain surgery just 5mos ago and was medically retired from work in February), and really shouldn't be handling a large animal nonetheless riding. We still have our miniature horse Firefly to scratch that itch, but I find a big hole in my hobbyist life.
Then I realized--I can keep and breed corn snakes. I can! They're low maintenance (for years I've called them the anti-horse), beautiful, fantastic teaching tools, even somewhat profitable (or at least can help pay for themselves). On crappier-symptom days, I can sit on a couch and just hold and admire them.
I love it.
Can't wait to start putting these two together!
Meet:
Theo, 2010 ghost stripe male het dilute, amel (bred by Willis Wildlife Enterprises)
Alina, 2010 ghost female, het amel, motley (bred by Willis Wildlife Enterprises)
Rama, 2011 charcoal male het bloodred, amel, pied (well, had 2 pied parents at least)
Zuri, 2011 classic (but such a gorgeous red!) het charcoal, bloodred, pied (well, had 2 pied parents at least)
I'm excited. Very excited. These are two NICE corn snake pairs (yes, more breeding ahead!) who will produce beautiful young. I'm heartbroken realizing my body can't be the active equestrian I once was (I had brain surgery just 5mos ago and was medically retired from work in February), and really shouldn't be handling a large animal nonetheless riding. We still have our miniature horse Firefly to scratch that itch, but I find a big hole in my hobbyist life.
Then I realized--I can keep and breed corn snakes. I can! They're low maintenance (for years I've called them the anti-horse), beautiful, fantastic teaching tools, even somewhat profitable (or at least can help pay for themselves). On crappier-symptom days, I can sit on a couch and just hold and admire them.
I love it.
Can't wait to start putting these two together!
