Jenn
New member
Sorry if this turns out to be a bit long.
I haven't been on this forum since high school (some years ago), and was very pleased to see it's still active!
I had a corn snake, she was my first ever snake, and you all were so helpful back then I decided to come here for advice! Unfortunately I had to give away my baby when I left for college, as I was going to be living in the dorms and all pets were strictly forbidden.
Anyway, fast forward 7 years and here I am browsing this forum again, and desperately wanting to get another corn!
I have some questions though--I will definitely be moving in a year for an internship. My internship will be a year long then I may or not be moving again. I very much want to buy a baby corn and raise him/her myself. Considering I'm looking at one definite move in a year from now, and possibly another move the year after that would it be appropriate to get a snake? I will be moving driving distance (no flying)--if that matters. I know a move will cause a lot of stress on a snake, should I just hold off until I'm set in my career? Or would a move once a year for 2 years not be such a big deal?
Assuming I decide to go ahead and get one, where do you all recommend looking? I definitely don't want to go to a big pet store chain. I also would want to get a specific color variation of my choosing. It seems most people posting on here with corns for sale are mainly selling them for breeding purposes and are frankly out of price range. Besides reptile expos (ones in my rural area are basically nonexistent) where should I begin my search?
Sorry for this being so long, and any opinions are welcome! If I need to wait 2 more years I will, I definitely don't want to cause any unnecessary harm to my future pet!
I haven't been on this forum since high school (some years ago), and was very pleased to see it's still active!
I had a corn snake, she was my first ever snake, and you all were so helpful back then I decided to come here for advice! Unfortunately I had to give away my baby when I left for college, as I was going to be living in the dorms and all pets were strictly forbidden.
Anyway, fast forward 7 years and here I am browsing this forum again, and desperately wanting to get another corn!
I have some questions though--I will definitely be moving in a year for an internship. My internship will be a year long then I may or not be moving again. I very much want to buy a baby corn and raise him/her myself. Considering I'm looking at one definite move in a year from now, and possibly another move the year after that would it be appropriate to get a snake? I will be moving driving distance (no flying)--if that matters. I know a move will cause a lot of stress on a snake, should I just hold off until I'm set in my career? Or would a move once a year for 2 years not be such a big deal?
Assuming I decide to go ahead and get one, where do you all recommend looking? I definitely don't want to go to a big pet store chain. I also would want to get a specific color variation of my choosing. It seems most people posting on here with corns for sale are mainly selling them for breeding purposes and are frankly out of price range. Besides reptile expos (ones in my rural area are basically nonexistent) where should I begin my search?
Sorry for this being so long, and any opinions are welcome! If I need to wait 2 more years I will, I definitely don't want to cause any unnecessary harm to my future pet!