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Zarndo
Snake Mite
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 Posted - 19/07/2011 : 21:18:09
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Hi Guys
I have just got my first Corn Snake (a swap for 5 Tarantulas with Little Fish Aquatics in Taunton).
I don’t know a massive amount snakes, but I’ve been reading this forum for a couple of weeks, and apart from a couple of ‘accidents’ (once on the sofa and once on the carpet) I think we’re getting on pretty well. One question I need an answer to is, the snake I have is a fully grown female who seems to be happy without a hide, the guys I got her from said she didn’t need one, and she is quite large, so what would you suggest?
Hope to meet you all and I’m sure I’ll learn of new things about my snake.
Regards
Alex.
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 19/07/2011 : 21:21:34
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Hides are important for them. It will give her somewhere to sit all nice and curled up, away from any 'predators'.
The hides could be something as simple as a plant pot base turned upside down with a hole cut in the side, or a proper purpose made hide.
Anything they can get into and squeeze up with a small way in/out will be perfect. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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tordyjo
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2036 Posts |
Posted - 19/07/2011 : 21:27:35
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 Lilly Crystal Harry
1.2.0 corns, 1.1.0 cats tropical guppies who continually breed
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Figs
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3319 Posts |
Posted - 19/07/2011 : 23:02:06
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Try a cereal box with a hole cut out as a hide - my Goonie seems to enjoy hers!
Hello and welcome, congrats on the new snakie  |
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 19/07/2011 : 23:08:40
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Hi and welcome, i also think you should try the cereal box, i think she will thank you for it (let us know!) |
     
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
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thistle
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1757 Posts |
Posted - 20/07/2011 : 00:05:00
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Hi, welcome to the forum.
A couple if hides, one in the warm end and another in the cool end, are really essential.
As others have said, you don't need to but an expensive hide from the pet shop, you can recycle cereal boxes, shoe boxes, ice cream tubs, etc. They work just as well and the snake won't care what they look like. |
2.0.0 Dogs (westie Angus, shih tzu Archie)
0.5.0 African Pygmy Hedgehogs (Harriet, Amelia, Matilda, Jemima, Maisie) RIP Hector
0.4.0 Guinea Pigs (Isobel, Effy, Mrs Mack & Sheila)
1.0.0 Lutino C0ckatiel (Sammy)
3.0.0 Corn Snakes - CB10 Amel (Barnaby), CB11 Anery Lavender (Bailey), CB10 Caramel Motley (Bradley)
0.1.0 CB11 Western Hognose Snake (Maggie) |
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4494 Posts |
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crazy JJ
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2326 Posts |
Posted - 20/07/2011 : 12:24:12
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| hey and welcome |
2.5 corns 2.0 cali kings 1.0 tange hondo milk 1.0 apricot pueblan milk 1.0 royal (overgrown slug) 0.1 tarantula 1.0 chinchilla chico, 0.1 goldfish tigger 0.0.4 minows 0.2 cats fudge and porsha and 0.3.2 tarantula’s that are my mummys
r.i.p to the lil ones that i and mummy have lost recently |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 20/07/2011 : 14:52:00
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| heya and welcome |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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Zarndo
Snake Mite
2 Posts |
Posted - 20/07/2011 : 21:20:05
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Thanks for the warm welcome. I'll try out a few different types, large plant pots or box's but may go for a proper one if she really takes to it.
I'll try and get a photo up soon.
Alex. |
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Karakal
Hatchling
United Kingdom
129 Posts |
Posted - 20/07/2011 : 21:23:48
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:) Hello and welcome to the forum! I don;t think you'll find a better place for corn snake information than here, quite honestly! It's certainly taught a first time owner like myself not to panic about the smallest things!
Looking forward to pictures of your lovely girly! |
Lurking in: Brighton, East Sussex
0.0.2 Cornsnake (Claude, Normal | Tiz, Ghost)
0.3.0 Equines (Keira, ShireX | Katie, Highland | Skippy, Newforest)
0.1.0 Chickens (Borelo, AracuanaX)
0.0.1 Goldfish (Eiji) |
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Crackerly
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
32 Posts |
Posted - 20/07/2011 : 22:14:03
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Hi and welcome and to be honest the expensive pet shop hides only cost about £15 (well mine did) so not too painful. On the other hand like said before ice-cream tubs and cereal boxes. Looking forward to the pics !!!!
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sparkaly
Hatchling
212 Posts |
Posted - 20/07/2011 : 22:35:48
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| Hi and welcome, my charlie likes a big plastic jam tub lol |
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 21/07/2011 : 12:07:18
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| Hi and welcome. Swapping some tarantulas for a corn seems like a great move (I'm scared of spids lol!) |
      
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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ozziesmum
Yearling
United Kingdom
736 Posts |
Posted - 21/07/2011 : 16:50:30
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| Hi and welcome :) |
Jane.
   
Oscar Black Lab, Saffron, Merlin and Mischief the cats, assorted fish, Rhubarb & Custard the corns, Tuppence the Tortoise, Tripod the Leopard Gecko.
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kdlang
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3556 Posts |
Posted - 29/07/2011 : 17:49:08
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| Hiya, welcome to the world of corns. |
4.1.0 corns - Izzy (Carolina) Alice (Amel) Peanut (Butter Motley) Swayze (Ghost) Carmellia (Butter Motley)
0.1.0 cat - Kizzy
1.0.0 Dog - Dobbie
Location - Chesterfield, Derbyshire
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Badboylou99
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
22 Posts |
Posted - 30/07/2011 : 14:40:36
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hi, no matter what the people told you at the place where you got your snake from, your snake will need a place too hide just for it to feel safe from and when you feed it thats when it will need a place to hide because if it gets scared it could regurgitate it's food,
hope i helped :) |
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HannahB
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
5491 Posts |
Posted - 31/07/2011 : 13:24:18
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| hey and welcome |
2.0 Normal Royal Pythons - Q and Little One
1.0 Chihauhaun Mountain Kingsnake - Simba
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