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Morpheus
Snake Mite
26 Posts |
 Posted - 07/11/2010 : 09:59:17
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Hi,
I'm new to this forum and new to corn snakes so please excuse me if this is an old question but:
We got our first snake yesterday, he's about 8" long and about as thick as a pencil. I was told he was about 2-months old!
He was last fed on 3rd November so should we leave him 7-days from then or 7-days from yesterday?
Thanks! |
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt" - Abraham Lincoln |
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stotty01
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1168 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2010 : 10:03:49
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| you should always leave a new corn to settle in for a week just to get used to its surroundings and relax :) welcome to the forum :) |
my aunties, bestfriends, hairdressers, friends boyfriend had a snake and it stretched out to measure him to eat him......true story.....
1.0.0 tortoise
1.0.0 sinaloan milk snake
1.0.0 jack russel
0.1.0 anery corn medusa
1.0.0 snow corn abomninable
0.1.0 royal python priscilla
http://www.youtube.com/user/stotty01 dads youtube channel
Tail n scales, Linton, Cambs, CB21 4XN, Tel no 01223 893 508 http://www.tails-n-scales.co.uk/
wish list: boa! |
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Morpheus
Snake Mite
26 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2010 : 10:14:55
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So that would be about 11-days since his last feed? Would he OK with that being so young?
Thanks in advance! |
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt" - Abraham Lincoln |
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stotty01
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1168 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2010 : 10:36:07
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| yeah at that age they can go for months without feeding :) |
my aunties, bestfriends, hairdressers, friends boyfriend had a snake and it stretched out to measure him to eat him......true story.....
1.0.0 tortoise
1.0.0 sinaloan milk snake
1.0.0 jack russel
0.1.0 anery corn medusa
1.0.0 snow corn abomninable
0.1.0 royal python priscilla
http://www.youtube.com/user/stotty01 dads youtube channel
Tail n scales, Linton, Cambs, CB21 4XN, Tel no 01223 893 508 http://www.tails-n-scales.co.uk/
wish list: boa! |
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Katie.Dublin
Sub Adult
Ireland
1560 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2010 : 10:58:50
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| Yep stotty is right:) just leave him for the week, only disturbing him for water changes. then have a go at handling him and feeding after that. have fun! |
     
0.1 normal (Miami) - Hugo
0.1 hypo Motley - Spunky
0.1 MBK - Tequila. RIP
Horses, bearded dragons, a red tailed boa constrictor, a tortoise, a cat and a dog |
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chrish
Hatchling
United Kingdom
172 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2010 : 11:07:17
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Hello and welcome  As above ^^^^ i know its hard, you want to get him out and play, you worry that he'll get hungry if you dont feed him but remember you have years ahead of you to enjoy all those things so let him have a little time to settle down and get used to the new suroundings.
And in 6 days we expect to see pictures! 
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0.1.0 Snow |
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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5853 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2010 : 11:15:30
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Hi
Welcome to the forum.
I second what the other members have told you. I'd just like to add that you need to leave him for 48 hours after each feed too so he can digest his meal in peace.
Look forward to the photos! |
Husband....Very Understanding!!! (Phil)
Son & Daughter (Kevin & Carol)
Granddaughter (Eva)
3.4.0 Cornsnakes Amel (Sidney) Caramel Stripe (Sultan) Amber (Cleo) Carolina (Phoebe) Anery Motley Stripe (Penny) Snow (Lily) Caramel (Holmes)
1.2.0 Royal Pythons(Peeps, Pandora & Pepsi)
1.0.0 Hognose (Hudson)
2.1.0 Dogs (Dillon, Alfie, Ellie)
0.1.0 Senegal Parrot (Peanut)
1.1.0 Bearded Dragons (Bonnie & Clyde)
1.0.0 Crested Geckos (Echo)
0.2.1 Hermanns Tortoises (Ebbie, Rosie & Twiglet)
0.1.0 Guinea Pig (Dolly-Pipsqueak)
0.1.9 Tarantulas (Poppy, Gypsy, Bumble, Insey Winsey, Sonic, Cookie, Raven, Fudge, Titch & Sox)
??? Foster animals
Location: Near Saffron Walden, Essex
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Morpheus
Snake Mite
26 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2010 : 12:17:22
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Well thanks for all the replies, I look forward to getting some photo's of him to post!
At the moment he is in 1/3rd of an Exo Terra Faunarium with some paper towel, half a kitchen roll and a water dish with the heat mat only covering half of that 1/3rd. The guy in the reptile shop advised this as he is only small. (I put the divider in so 2/3rds is empty apart from one of my daughters socks near the air vent so he can sense them). He is quite active, often coming out and going up the sides.
He is a black and white sort of colour, an Anery (or so I'm told)!
I did have a Garter Snake about 20-years ago but nothing since. My daughter (who is 13) really wanted a snake and as I had an interest myself, we went for it!
We also have a working GSP, 2-Patterdale Terriers (also both working dogs) and a Guinea Pig so he's in good company and I believe a pet is for life so he's here to stay!
Again, thanks for all your welcomes and I'm sure I'll be pestering for a while with what will seem like obvious questions!! (If you ever need advise on dogs though, I'm sure I'll be able to help)!!! |
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt" - Abraham Lincoln |
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2010 : 12:32:32
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Hi and welcome. Congrats on the new snake,he does sound like an anery from your description.
Will look forward to pics |
      
3.1.0 Corn snakes, 1.0.0 T-Albino Cape House Snake, 0.1.0 Western Hognose,
1.0.0 MBK, 0.1.0 Childrens Python, 1.0.0 Nicaraguan Dwarf Boas
0.0.1 Occelated Skink, 1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, 1.0.3 Tarantulas, 0.0.2 Damon diadema
1.0.0 C0ckatiel,
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
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Morpheus
Snake Mite
26 Posts |
Posted - 19/11/2010 : 16:59:36
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Originally posted by chrish
Hello and welcome As above ^^^^ i know its hard, you want to get him out and play, you worry that he'll get hungry if you dont feed him but remember you have years ahead of you to enjoy all those things so let him have a little time to settle down and get used to the new suroundings.
And in 6 days we expect to see pictures!
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Look here: http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=12939
A bit longer than 6-days but worth the wait? |
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt" - Abraham Lincoln |
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