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dannyhayman
Hatchling

136 Posts

Posted - 03/11/2010 :  15:42:40  Show Profile  Click to see dannyhayman's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
my corn snake was bought a week ago,and he eaten 2 dayd after i bought him,but i tried to feed him today,and he refused,his cage and everything is fine,i think he maybe about to moult but his syes arent blue,i handle him regurlarly and hes still very shy,hes a crimson corn snake called charlie :) help plz :P

Red123
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
2030 Posts

Posted - 03/11/2010 :  15:58:19  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Let me get this right. You got your corn 1 week ago and he ate 2 days after you got him so that was like 5 days ago? I t will be to soon to offer food again. How old is your corn and how are you keeping him?

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drchino
Yearling

United Kingdom
660 Posts

Posted - 03/11/2010 :  16:09:25  Show Profile  Visit drchino's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Yeah sounds like way too soon to be feeding him. Depending on how old it is you're looking to feed roughly once a week. If you haven't done so already, take a look at the care sheets on this site.


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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
5853 Posts

Posted - 03/11/2010 :  16:22:26  Show Profile  Click to see herriotfan's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
He's probably stressed by the move. Leave him alone for a week, just changing his water and checking the substrate for any mess. They need some time to settle in and start getting used to their new home. Do as drchino says and have a look at the caresheet, via the homepage. You could try to feed him again after the week to settle. It won't hurt him to go without food until then. Once he's been fed he will need to be left alone for 48 hours to digest his meal or he could regurgitate which isn't very good for him.
Hope that's helped!


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gingerpony
Queen Bee

United Kingdom
10455 Posts

Posted - 03/11/2010 :  17:50:07  Show Profile  Click to see gingerpony's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
heya and welcome.

http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4133


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crazy JJ
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
2326 Posts

Posted - 04/11/2010 :  02:04:18  Show Profile  Click to see crazy JJ's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
heya n welcome

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dannyhayman
Hatchling

136 Posts

Posted - 04/11/2010 :  08:29:01  Show Profile  Click to see dannyhayman's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
thankyou ppl :) it was just the lady at the pet shop told me to leave him alone for 4 days, he is about 30 cm long ,and likes pooping.
im keeping him in a faunarium,with a heatmat and thermostat,a hide and waterbowl so i think his "house" is fine :)
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dannyhayman
Hatchling

136 Posts

Posted - 04/11/2010 :  08:40:04  Show Profile  Click to see dannyhayman's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
oh and the lady said feed him twice a week XD hes getting used to handling but my friend got bitten after id told him to leave the snake alone but he put his hand in the cage :(
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
5599 Posts

Posted - 04/11/2010 :  09:09:23  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi and welcome. Its good that you've come on here to find stuff out as it sounds like you've been given some bad info at the shop.
I'll second what Herriotfan said. The norm is to leave them alone for a week to settle in,after the week give them a feed and leave for another 48 hours while they digest.
When I first got Loki I fed him every 7 days,then gradually upped it to 6 days,then 5 days. Twice a week is a LOT!!
Do you have 2 hides? Its a good idea to have one in the warm end and one in the cool,doesn't have to be owt fancy....a toilet roll tube will do.
It might be worth starting him from the start again and giving him a week of no handling now. He'll be more confident for it if he's settled well and you'll be happier.
Good luck with him


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dannyhayman
Hatchling

136 Posts

Posted - 04/11/2010 :  15:09:23  Show Profile  Click to see dannyhayman's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
i give him a hide, but he chooses to stuff himself under the tissue on the warm side,but since its a small cage theres no room for 2 hides you see,thankyou for ur advice ill try it ! :D god itll be difficult not handling him for a week XD
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dannyhayman
Hatchling

136 Posts

Posted - 04/11/2010 :  15:45:24  Show Profile  Click to see dannyhayman's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
is it anything to do with the fact hes crimson ^.^
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dannyhayman
Hatchling

136 Posts

Posted - 05/11/2010 :  08:26:00  Show Profile  Click to see dannyhayman's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
and omg mort13 your snakes are beautiful :O
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gingerpony
Queen Bee

United Kingdom
10455 Posts

Posted - 05/11/2010 :  08:50:29  Show Profile  Click to see gingerpony's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
pet shops sometimes give generic advice and it doesn't make a diffence if you're buying a crestie or a corn! fortunately researching the best advice is relatively easy - especially as you've found this site
hatchie's quite often prefer to hide under their substrate, especially if it's paper or kitchen roll/towel but make sure the hide is small enough for the snake to feel secure in when curled up inside......it's surprising how small a space they can curl up in and you might find you have room for a hide at each end afterall. i personally improvise with coffee jar lids, you don't have to spend a fortune

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dannyhayman
Hatchling

136 Posts

Posted - 05/11/2010 :  12:37:57  Show Profile  Click to see dannyhayman's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
thankyou very much gingerpony-ill give it another one -:D lol im new to this whole corn snake thing but he is very well behaved XD besides the tme he dumped on my hand...unpleasant...
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
4334 Posts

Posted - 05/11/2010 :  22:39:09  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
You've come to right place to get the best info for looking after your snake. The so called 'stickys' are very useful at the top of each topic.

What set up do you have?

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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
5599 Posts

Posted - 05/11/2010 :  23:26:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Aww thankyou,look forward to seeing pics of yours
Don't worry about his colour. It makes no differnce to the snake feeding/behaviour wise.
By crimson do you mean amel? If you have a look on http://iansvivarium.com it has photo's and explanations of all the morphs (colours) only problem is it makes you want more!!


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dannyhayman
Hatchling

136 Posts

Posted - 06/11/2010 :  10:36:36  Show Profile  Click to see dannyhayman's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
my setup is a plastic faunarium-hes only a baby- with kitchen roll substrate a water bowl and a bark hide :) he seems pretty happy ,oh and theres a heatmat and thermostat -
-i think my snake is an amel one :P -but it says crimson on his feeding sheet :) hes very pretty lol XD the same as the crimson one on that site :)
i will be putting up some pictures of him when i get my new phone :)
and-i do want more- :')
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
5599 Posts

Posted - 06/11/2010 :  18:18:19  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Ooh,I actually hadn't seen the crimson so just assumed you meant an amel Lovely whichever it is If he's got black pupils then its more likely he's a crimson from what I can see of the picture.
Loki was only moved from his faun 2 weeks ago as I was getting Falcor and decided to put them in a partitioned viv. Fauns are brill for little uns
Heh,heh they are so addictive aren't they!


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dannyhayman
Hatchling

136 Posts

Posted - 08/11/2010 :  08:33:44  Show Profile  Click to see dannyhayman's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
indeed !!! OMG NO NEED TO PANIC ! my snake eaten his mouse on saturday *releif ! *
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hiper2009
Banned

United Kingdom
2197 Posts

Posted - 18/11/2010 :  14:16:00  Show Profile  Click to see hiper2009's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Hello and welcome to the forum

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LarkaDawg
Hatchling

442 Posts

Posted - 11/08/2011 :  12:21:39  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Sorry to gatecrash the thread, but mort what did you use to partition your viv?
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