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Elicia
Hatchling
222 Posts |
 Posted - 07/01/2012 : 17:45:37
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Hello everyone,
have been visiting this forum for a couple of weeks and doing my research,as i wanted to make sure i knew as much as possible before buying my corn.Ive never kept any sort of reptile before, but have fell in love with corn snakes 
Picked him up this afternoon,we picked a normal in the end as he was the best looking in the shop!He is settling very well into his viv.Ive not managed to get any good pictures of him as he was very skitish when the camera lens came near him!!So ive popped him away to settle in. He was only fed yesterday at the reptile shop so we are goin gto give him a week to settle in before feeding him. We were given 'fuzzys' to feed him on (I thought they looked far too big for him, but the guy in the shop said we would be surprised!)
Percy is about 4 months old,and I guess around 20cm long at the moment. I asked the guy at the shop if the 2ft viv ive got would be too big for him, but he sid it should be fine. Ive put in plenty of hides and some fake foliage so he doesnt feel too lost in there.
Im sure i will probably be back this week with some questions for you guys  and to show you some pictures when Percy is settled in.
Elicia
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2012 : 17:47:51
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| two foot sounds too big for a diddy snakey :S |
1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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Elicia
Hatchling
222 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2012 : 17:51:38
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| I thought that!and was going to keep him in a sandwich type box,inside the viv, but the guy who sold him me was adamant that he would be ok. Ive made sure that theres no way he could squeeze out anywhere (ive got the glass sliding doors type viv) and hes curled up in his coconut at the moment , so shall see how he gets on. |
Normal Corn-Percy
Speckled King-Bumblebee |
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2012 : 17:52:17
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| too much space can lead to feeding problems |
1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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Blackcat
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1235 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2012 : 18:13:36
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| Hello and welcome, I'm new on here and to snake keeping too, and like you read loads on here first. I agree with ScalySituation that a 2ft viv is too big for a small snake. All the advice I have had so far from off here has been invaluable |
0.0.2 Corn snakes - Morse & Zeus
1.1.0 Brazillian Rainbow Boa's - Indigo & Ruby
0.0.2 Columbian Rainbow Boa's - Orinoco & Tobago
1.0.0 House snake - Hoggle
0.1.0 Crested Gecko - Ludo
2.0.0 cats (RIP Zebee), 0.1.0 Dog, 2.0.0 Horses |
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2012 : 18:14:24
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| my snakes coming to the 50cm mark and still not in 2ft, best get him a faun :P |
1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2382 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2012 : 19:15:44
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i new to all this aswell and all i have ever read that does not differ from care sheet to care sheet is not to put them in a big viv. they sell small plastic animal tubs in most pet shops, or even a small fish tank would do. or if you have any other means of sectioning off the viv and thecould then gradually increase the size.
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1.0 western hognose (hero)
1.0 phantom reverse pin dal brindle crested gecko (goyle)
0.2 red dal red harly (sprite) 99% full pin Harley crested gecko (TuLong)
0.0.3 miomantis paykullii
0.0.3 Bombina orientalis (oriental fire bellied toad)
0.3 fancy mice (snap, crackle and pop)
1.0 yorkshire terrier (jasper)
2.1 cats (echo, shadow and pokey) |
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gmac
The Scottish Admin
United Kingdom
5319 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2012 : 19:20:01
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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2308 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2012 : 19:24:28
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| Viv is just fine, plenty of hides, plants etc is all you need. Just give him time to settle in. |
0.1.0 Okeetee (Sookie) 0.1.0 Powder (Luna) 0.1.0 Bloodred (Arlene) 0.1.0 Caramel Stripe (Tara)
0.1.0 Ghost (Crystal) 0.1.0 Caramel (Jessica) 0.1.0 Lavender Stripe (Portia) 1.0.0 Platinum (Godric)
0.1.0 Thayers King (Lettie Mae) 0.1.0 Albino Blairs King (Lorena) 0.1.0 Russian Ratsnakes (Pam)
0.1.0 Korean Ratsnake (Katerina) 1.0.0 Russian Ratsnake (Lafayette)
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2012 : 19:30:02
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| Hi and welcome |
     
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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nusnakemum
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1612 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2012 : 20:14:29
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| hello and welcome i am new to snake keeping and this forum is invaluable ! |
0.0.1 corn Ernest
0.1.0 leopard gecko Mrs T
1.0.0 anery Black Eyed Bill RIP Bill x
2.0.0 kids |
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
4379 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2012 : 21:06:03
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Hi Elicia, congrats on the snake. All snakes are different, some can be put off by the larger spaces, others not. Pack it full and nice and cramped, but don't be surprised if you don't see much of them. If they aren't feeding in the next month, then you may want to consider a smaller area to start them off.
Feel free to ask as many questions as you like :)
See you at work ;) |
www.theroyalpython.co.uk/forum
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 08/01/2012 : 21:21:54
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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5853 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2012 : 10:05:18
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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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Kath
Yearling
United Kingdom
697 Posts |
Posted - 10/01/2012 : 10:21:24
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Hi Elicia & welcome to the forum. Congrats on ur new addition & u did well in choosing a normal as we have one ourselves & he's brill!  |
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tordyjo
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2036 Posts |
Posted - 12/01/2012 : 21:16:43
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| hi there, be careful with the sliding doors, they 'can' be a route for escape, i came back one evening to find my yearling half out from the gap between the sliding doors, so pleased i came home when i did, the gap is now plugged with folded cardboard so he can't play the great escape game. |
 Lilly Crystal Harry
1.2.0 corns, 1.1.0 cats tropical guppies who continually breed
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