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Just wanted to say thanks to those of you who have shared info and experiences on this board.

A friend had to abandon an adult BP about two weeks ago so I decided to get back into caring for reptiles - something I used to do back before marige and fatherhood. Adult BPs are something I have done before, and other than being picky eaters at times, are relatively easy, but I have never taken care of a young snake.

I have been reading here for about two weeks now - as well as other sites and books - and yesterday I finally decided I was ready and took the plunge. I bought a young (18 -20 inch) 'albino' (the store called it) corn snake. I know pet shops are risky, but I have been using this one for years, and trust the folks there.

The lil guy seems to be doing well. Pretty active in a 10 gallon tank with great temps and humidity. He has been in and out of all 5 hides (including the humid hide). He is due to eat today, but I am going to give him another day before I bother him. My kids are deciding on what to name him - sounds like due to his red and white colors he (or she I guess) is going to end up 'Candy'.

Anyway, again thanks to all of you. Your interest and excitement about Corns is what sold me on the idea. I am sure there will be bumps in the road, but it seems that I will be able to find what I need here to help me along the way.

I will try to get a pic up soon!

Thanks again!
 
Welcome Eric, It's great that your kids are also getting introduced to reptiles...or not so great when they're 13 and want to quit school and become full time snake breeders!!! That said, my kids will have snakes for pets...gotta get around to having the kids first!

We hope to see you more around here in the future. Cheers,

Adèle
 
So the wife broke the camera :/ No pictures anytime soon.

Candy is definately the lil guy's name and man what an appetite! He wolfed down two pinkies in less than 5 minutes! Maybe I'll try three next time :)

Today is going to be the first day I try to handle him. Really looking forward to that.


Thanks for all the welcomes!!
 
hi and welcome
i wouldnt feed a little guy 2 at once i am just a newb with corns also but i think that might be too much and you will get a regurge .if you worked with BP's before you know what that is all about.... good luck with your lil guy
 
i quote alias 47 on a post i posted earleir, and so far its proven to work LOL!

"I have animals that I can handle while they are still digesting (after 48 hours, of course)...but these are animals that are handled very frequently and don't have any stress response to being handled whatsoever...
I definitely do NOT handle any of my hatchlings until they have completely digested...or any of the larger animals that are still jumpy when handled...I should have done a better job of translating my thoughts into text..."

just in case this might save you a problem
 
good little forum this one...
always lots of advice to be had..

one interesting thing in this post is "princess" saying that her kids will have snakes for pets - when she has kids...
you shouldnt be TOO confident of that - i have a 3 year old snow corn, my oldest daughter is fascinated by her and is keen to hold her when ever she can, my younger daughter however isnt keen - she can be persuaded to touch the snake but wont actually hold her...
kids eh? stranger and certainly fussier than a corn ;)
 
Hi and welcome to "crazy corn world" where one corn is NEVER enough and, come to think of it, neither is 50....lol.

About the feeding of your snake. Do not rush adding more food just because he ate two this time. Let him have a few meals of just two till you know he is ready for more. Of course, this also depends on how big he is, if he is a tiny guy or getting a litlle size on him. Even if he is big enough to eat 3 pinks at one feeding, it is best not to push it when they are settling in. And if he is big enough to handle 2 pinks, then he would be able to be upped to one fuzzy (more nutrition).

What you want to do is not overfill the stomach and cause a regurge. While people can throw up their food and be able to eat the next day without a problem, if snakes regurge their food you have to wait about 10 days before offering any more food and then it has to be a very small portion. So, if you find yourself in a situation where you have a regurge at any time, I suggest you do a search on the forums here for "regurge" and you'll find lots of good information on how to handle the situation. Remember, if you feed too soon, too much after a regurge it will cause another regurge and if too many regurges happen in a row, it means the death of the snake. Just a heads up.

So, move slow and steady with the upping of the food amount/size and enjoy your first -of many - corns. :)
 
Since everyone else is giving "welcome" speeches, I don't think mine is neccessary. Hope you can get some pics up soon. I would really like to see your little one. Just wait until you're taking care of a ton of snakes.
 
Return the corn snake fast. It will let to a

ugly addiction of even more corn snakes and rat snakes and king snakes and milk snakes. Tell me were the illness stops – PLEASE. So just simply hand over the disease so that way you will not become ill. Oh my – sorry you are already beyond my help. Well then good luck in stopping.

Floyd
 
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