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Tips for bringing home a juvenile/yearling?

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Cecilia

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I can't seem to find a good care guide about yearling and bringing them home. How long should I wait to try to feed it and how long should I wait to start handling it? Any tips for this? I'm hopefully getting a snow corn by the end of the month :)
 
For either hatchling, yearling or adults I would give it a week to "settle in" before handling. If the snake is healthy, I would't worry trying feeding him after a week or if it refused a meal. My thinking is a hungry snake is easier to feed than a stressed one.
 
When I purchased my amel, the breeder told me to feed her that day as it was her normally scheduled feeding day. Got her home and she gobbled up her pinkie very quickly. Two others I've fed the same day I got them and they were just fine. The last two were fed a few days before Wayne shipped them to me, so I waited a few days and put them on the same feeding schedule as the rest of the crew. Didn't really seem to make a huge difference on holding out feeding or not.
 
It really depends on the personality of the snake.
I've had laid back corns that I wasn't so worried about handling after I got them, and I've had very defensive corns that I gave a week to settle in.

Yearlings are going to be more hardy than babies. Make sure you support them well when holding them.
Pick them up from the center of their bodies, hold them with two hands. Watch out, yearlings are strong and can make sudden thrashes which sting if it catches you in the eye.

Bites are not as common as with hatchlings, and usually come with plenty of warning. They are almost as painless as with hatchlings and are nothing to worry about.

Yearlings may or may not want a bowl of water big and sturdy enough to lay in. They may or may not love to burrow in substrate.
I got a yearling that I gave a too-small-to-soak-in water dish to. He knocked it over 3 times before I clued into the fact he wanted a bigger water dish.
I gave an adult coconut substrate instead of the aspen he was used to. He totally freaked out and amusingly tried to not let his body touch the substrate!

Non-hatchlings know what they like, and that is the biggest difference IMO.
 
Cecilia where are you getting your snow? There is a breeder down there in southern IL and I know as a few weeks ago he still had a '10 male snow. I got my anery from him.
 
solo1979 said:
When I purchased my amel, the breeder told me to feed her that day as it was her normally scheduled feeding day. Got her home and she gobbled up her pinkie very quickly. Two others I've fed the same day I got them and they were just fine. The last two were fed a few days before Wayne shipped them to me, so I waited a few days and put them on the same feeding schedule as the rest of the crew. Didn't really seem to make a huge difference on holding out feeding or not.
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I'm glad that your snakes have all settled in successfully. The breeder who told you to feed a snake the day you took it home gave you bad advice. You were fortunate (yes, multiple times). This practice runs a substantial risk of causing a regurge, which is a more serious matter for a snake than for a human.

Corns are territorial, which is why they should be given several days to acclimate themselves to their new home. This is true whether they've been shipped across the country or been moved to a new viv in the same house. A full stomach is a risk factor for a snake, making it more difficult to get away from predators. This is why a snake who feels potentially unsafe - as is often the case for one in unfamiliar surroundings - is at risk of regurgitating its meal.

Yes, it's possible to have successful feeding right away for some animals. That said, it's not the safest choice for the snake. Given that you will likely have years to enjoy your snake, there's no reason to take a risk with its health by feeding before it has a chance to get to know its new home.
 
solo1979 said:
Cecilia where are you getting your snow? There is a breeder down there in southern IL and I know as a few weeks ago he still had a '10 male snow. I got my anery from him.
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I had planned on getting him from Exotic Arcs pet store at the expo on the 24 in St Louis, but I'd love to hear about the breeder in case we can't make it :)
 
You're welcome. I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of your snake when you get it. I think it's really cool that you're putting so much care and thought into things even before you get it home. I wish every snake had an owner like that!
 
Cecilia said:
I had planned on getting him from Exotic Arcs pet store at the expo on the 24 in St Louis, but I'd love to hear about the breeder in case we can't make it :)
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Oh ok. Got my anery girl from Justin Guyer. I forget the exact town but he's definitely down there in Southern IL.
 
I'm surprised no one recommended picking up "corn Snakes The Comprehensive Owners Guide" by Kathy and Bill Love -contributing members here. Great book for anyone getting into corn snakes. Of course this forum has tons of advice, but it will answer a lot of questions and I found it a great read. :)
 
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