Introducing Valkyrie (DUW)

[DanaP]

After a year of research and patience (yea right lol), I finally have my first corn snake! She is an Abbott Okeetee and came from Sean and hatched on July 20, 2010. I want to thank everyone on the forum that has given me so much advice and answered so many questions. I especially want to thank John and Lars for answering my hundreds of newbie questions. The people on this forum are some of the nicest people I have ever met. Anyways...on to the pictures!!

Introducing Valkyrie (Norse Mythology)

 

[DanaP]

After getting home with her, I snapped a few photos before putting her in her viv.

This one is overexposed, but I still like it

Her eyes are a little out of focus, but I love her head pattern. Ice cream anyone?

 

[OkeeteeMom]

Wow, she's beautiful little girl!!!

 

[Hellstrom]

Yay!!! Congrats girl! That's so exciting!!!

 

[DanaP]

Wow, she's beautiful little girl!!!

Thanks! She's already quite friendly as well. I was surprised lol. Tried to put her in her viv and she went up my sleeve and refused to leave my sweatshirt. But I know she has to acclimate so I put her back anyway lol

 

[SlytherynHiss]

What a beautiful girl! Congratulations!

 

[gelshark]

You got some nice pictures of her, sweet name too.

 

[CRIKEY!]

Good things come to those who wait. :dancer: Congrats Dana. She's a beaut!

 

[DanaP]

Thanks everyone! I'm so happy to have her!

Gelshark- thanks, I'm obsessed with mythology. She was either going to be Persephone or Valkyrie

 

[reptile65]

She's gorgeous! Enjoy your first corn snake

 

[zorro]

Glad she got up there ok, though I knew Lars would get you set.
It was really nice to see Lars again and to show him some of the top secret stuff here.
John

 

[DanaP]

Thank you John!

 

[jasont]

Nice snake and congrats!

 

[lefty_mussolini]

She's a beauty, Congrats!
I know how excited you were to get her.

 

[DanaP]

Because Valkyrie has been so active and wanting to be handled, I was advised to go ahead and feed her for the first time (with me). She was on 2 pinks before, but since she's only been with me for a few days, I only offered her one pink. After putting her in the her feeding bin, she was more interested in trying to get me to hold her rather than eat. So I put the lid on and turned off my desk lamp, and this ensued!

The pink was gone in less than a minute :eats02:, and I am one happy snake mommy! :dancer:

I put her back and cleaned the bin. She was slowly patrolling the outside of her viv and is now curled up in the tree taking a nap.

 

[Nanci]

She's adorable! My first mail-order snake came from Sean. I wonder how many you'll have a year from now!!

 

[DanaP]

Well I'm already considering two more lol. Who knows

 

[CRIKEY!]

Hey Dana, Great news! I was in your shoes last month. It's a huge relief when they eagerly eat for the first time with their new parents. :eats02:

 

[DanaP]

First shed with me

Yesterday Valkyrie shed for the first time with me, so I thought some photos were in order!

It came off in a few pieces

I just thought this was cool

While I was taking out the shed skin, she was being a spy apparently.

And here she is :cheers:

hehe, there were dozens more photos, but I tried to post as few as possible :sidestep::crazy01:

 

[crotalis40741]

Wow beautiful!! congrats