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| jakegliddon91 |
Posted - 29/03/2012 : 23:08:57
Hey guys, i'm jake, im 19 from the uk, and I'm new to reptile keeping, but i have done my research.. just a few questions on settling in behaviour..
1. should my corn snake be watching my every move ?
2. will the biting go away? (had a close encounter when i moved her in)
3 when should i handle her and should i expect to get bitten?
she was born on the 5th of march, and has fed 3 times since, shes been home since 7pm GTM, and she seems a lil stressed at the mo, i'm just a little worried.
thanks all,
Jake
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| smart bunny |
Posted - 31/03/2012 : 11:38:44
I know I'll try and win a staring contest.... I'll win, No Eyelids
Lol!! |
| Redshift Spec |
Posted - 30/03/2012 : 17:54:00
quote:
Originally posted by jakegliddon91
1. should my corn snake be watching my every move ?
Unsettling isn't it ;)
She is probably thinking 'Ok, I've been put in this thing and this dude is just looking at me..... I know I'll try and win a staring contest.... I'll win, No Eyelids :D'
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| Spreebok |
Posted - 30/03/2012 : 17:48:57
She's just chilling :)
Corns are not like Kings, which are usually out a lot. Corns prefer to come out at dawn and dusk, but you might catch them out during the day. |
| jakegliddon91 |
Posted - 30/03/2012 : 15:51:11
ok thanks, she hasnt moved from her hide all day, i feel quite concerned she was moving a little this morning but nothing know :/ any ideas?
thanks |
| Donnie |
Posted - 30/03/2012 : 14:18:51
I would feed her on Thursday, a few days late for a snake is like having our lunch half an hour later. |
| jakegliddon91 |
Posted - 30/03/2012 : 13:58:58
ok thanks guys :D, shes in her hide at the moment spent most of today in there, and shes in a faunarium (large flat) until she gets a bit bigger, next thursday shes a month old. As i got her yesterday, should i feed her next thursday? just she was fed every monday thats all.
thanks :D |
| kdlang |
Posted - 30/03/2012 : 11:48:36
Put a sock up your sleeve for a day. or any piece of material really. Anything that will hold your scent
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| claire_daz |
Posted - 30/03/2012 : 11:18:34
a sock will do  |
| jakegliddon91 |
Posted - 30/03/2012 : 09:56:31
thanks guys much appreciated input, and i sadly dont have a glove, anything else you could suggest?
thanks |
| claire_daz |
Posted - 30/03/2012 : 09:05:02
awwwwww welcome jake  gosh i bet you corn is a little tiddler plz beaware that they are extremely good at excapeing there viv /faruns gaps you would normal think "NO way " to a corn this means way lol please read our sticky's start with this one i found it invaluable when i started out 
http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4133
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| kdlang |
Posted - 30/03/2012 : 07:44:47
Congratulations. She is still a very young baby, less than a month old so I imagine she hasn't had alot of handling. As above leave her 7 days. I wouldn't handle her too much before her first feed as you don't want her to be stressed and not eat. Just take her out of her enclosure and put her in her feeding tub then straight back again afterwards. You can start handling her after 48 hours. I would also recommend putting something in her tank that smells of you like a glove so that she gets used to your smell. I also take the opportunity when I'm changing their water to run my hand over things in their tank and through the substrate so put my scent in there.
What size tank have you got her in? |
| jakegliddon91 |
Posted - 29/03/2012 : 23:45:51
yeah she does, blaze :) pics coming soon, once she is settled, and thanks for the info, my girlfriend keeps a brooks kingsnake, and she is gorgeous, 4 years old know :) thanks again all
jake |
| Laws |
Posted - 29/03/2012 : 23:36:42
congrats on ur new little corn :) does she have a name ? As above really , let her settle for a week and explore her surroundings . after a week , give her some food then leave 2 or 3 days , then have fun handling her :) |
| Dancross0 |
Posted - 29/03/2012 : 23:16:51
That all sounds like normal behavior. Remember, you're something massive that may be trying to eat her, so she will be defensive until she realises that you're not a threat to her.
As you've gotten her today, you should leave it 7 days before handling or feeding her. Just change the water and don't try to disturb her too much. After the week is up, try handling her for 5 mins, then feed her. After feeding, don't handle her for 2 days while she is full of food. She may well be jumpy, but she dosn't know you yet! |
