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Handling new corn?
- Thread starter Rriggs
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BlueDolphins
New member
Congrats on your new corn. 
It is best to wait a full 48 hours after a corn has eaten to allow it to fully digest.
It is best to wait a full 48 hours after a corn has eaten to allow it to fully digest.
measley
Smile, you are alive!!
Congrats on the pickup!
It is usually recommended to leave them alone for about a week after bringing it home to let it settle in. Then you feed and leave it for 2-3 days and then you can hold them. As you've already fed it, just give it 2-3 days to fully digest and then enjoy your new baby!!
It is usually recommended to leave them alone for about a week after bringing it home to let it settle in. Then you feed and leave it for 2-3 days and then you can hold them. As you've already fed it, just give it 2-3 days to fully digest and then enjoy your new baby!!
danielle
New member
I'm a new corn owner myself and will be getting through those first three feedings before handling. Sounds overcautious and it may be, but allowing them additional time to become comfortable in their new home is important. My hope is by leaving him alone at first I can reduce the possibility of regurge and gain his trust just by him getting used to our smells and sounds. The more comfortable the animal usually the more positive the handling experience and less risk of refused or regurged meals due to stress. Enjoy from a far so you can ensure a successful relationship between the two of you!
Tracee
Grrrl
We can't guarantee she'll like you, but she'll appreciate a bit of quiet while she settles in
If you need handling tips there are loads of threads on this, so try a couple of searches. Good rules to follow are: Pick up gently and from the side if poss rather than above (obviously not so gently that she can get upset and shoot off in the opposite direction). Handle often, so she can get used to it and won't learn to associate the opening of the viv to only = feeding time. And as you already know, always leave a few days after each feed before you handle, so you don't get a regurge.
Enjoy!
If you need handling tips there are loads of threads on this, so try a couple of searches. Good rules to follow are: Pick up gently and from the side if poss rather than above (obviously not so gently that she can get upset and shoot off in the opposite direction). Handle often, so she can get used to it and won't learn to associate the opening of the viv to only = feeding time. And as you already know, always leave a few days after each feed before you handle, so you don't get a regurge.
Enjoy!
