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Snake Needs Work

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Autumn

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Hi everyone.
I've owned my one and only corn snake for about a month or so now, and am SO in love. She's a baby, and I've been handling her since she was about a month old, so she's just as sweet as could be and poses few problems.
It's been just the two of us, until about an hour ago when I decided to take on a very big challenge, and now I need your help.
I found a 3 year old, 3 foot corn snake on Craigslist today and jumped on him when I saw how beautiful he was and fell in love. However, for most of his three years, he's been living with his previous owners, being very neglected and is now therefore not friendly AT ALL. In fact, I could barely get him into his cage upon arriving home due to his consistent attacking. He lunges and tries to bite me every chance he gets, and really I don't blame him.
What I'm asking for is help in getting him to calm down. I've never really done this type of thing before, and I want to do everything I can to make him comfortable and happy and friendly. What can I do to help him become a friendly, people-loving snake?
 
Well, firstly, make sure is tank is all nice and snake friendly. Put in a few extra hides if possible to minimize stress. Then, leave him alone for about a week just to let him settle and acclimate. After that, well, it's up to the snake. Some corns will never become calm or friendly. I'm sure someone on here with more experience with adult corns can help you with any handling exercises you can try, but you may have to face the fact that he'll never be people-loving. Hopefully, that won't be the case, though. :}

I wish you tons of luck!
 
Just let him settle in for two weeks or so and let him get a few meals in. Then start handling a few times a week between meals so he gets used to you. They don't all calm down, but he may if you handle him consistently. However, if you hesitate/or freak when you go in to get him he is more prone to display this behavior so be gentle but assertive.
 
After all the settling in, I'd probably just take him out every night and have him sit through a 30-60 minute TV show. He'll figure out you aren't going to hurt him. Probably pretty quickly.
 
That's pretty rare, though. I only have one cranky one out of 25 or however many I have.
 
So I took your advice, and was able to hold her for a good half an hour or so last night and then she ate this morning! I am a very happy Momma. You guys are awesome- thank you so much!
 
Autumn said:
So I took your advice, and was able to hold her for a good half an hour or so last night and then she ate this morning! I am a very happy Momma. You guys are awesome- thank you so much!
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Congrats and hopefully she'll keep improving until she won't mind a bit to come out and visit!

Nanci said:
Yay! I can't watch TV without a snake anymore.
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Three out of our four snakes are pretty young still, so we had two of them on a six day feeding schedule, one on a five day and then our oldest on a ten day. Somehow, last week ALL four of our snakes had been fed within the last forty eight hours and we couldn't get anyone out to visit! It was a lonely night :laugh:
 
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