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daneale777
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Congratulations Sarah! I can't wait to see pictures after the settling in process is over. I'm so happy you picked him up; and wasn't Amanda at www.twistedserpents.com so incredibly nice and knowledgable? She's so sweet and is always willing to answer e-mails from me, no matter how off the wall my questions may seem sometimes. She actually had her first pippies this morning. Babies, babies, everywhere new babies. When will mine finally come? Just kidding. I'm really happy for you. I'm sure you'll have lots of fun and enjoyment with him. You did end up picking up the one with the stubby tail, right? Good for you, if you did. I just think of those sorts of things (the one's that don't affect the animal) as giving the animal, or person, more character!
mynamesrick
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i had to pick between your corn and the one i got at amandas(i got mine there too!), both were beatuiful so i had my brother pick him out for me! congrats on the new snake!
daneale777
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That is so funny, you guys. When my daughter and I went in March, Amanda had my two aneries (one being my big momma, Zelda and the other being my daughter's baby, Zeuss) and a normal. I think she just had one left, but maybe she had two. We just didn't have room for another at that time, so didn't pick up the normal. My daughter chose the little anery because we had a tiny baby (from CraigsList and a woman who didn't know what she was doing) pass away a couple months before that, and it was an anery.
How odd. I wonder which one of you two has that same baby......... Well, I do believe that things happen for a reason. Now one of you lucky people have that pretty normal. Isn't it strange how the world works? I think so.
it is crazy how things work out like that... so I have one question, I think it is normal but I just want to make sure. He has been hiding in the same place since early yesterday and I have not seen him come out. When I checked on him he did move his head a little bit so I know that he is alive but should I be worried that he has not really moved from the same location?
daneale777
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Yeah Sarah. Nanci is, of course, right. You're feeling just like I did when I got my first little baby. I think corn snakes, in general, like to hide a lot. If you want to catch him out, prowling around, you're best chances are at night. If you turn off his light (if he has one) and most of the other lights in the room (especially close to him) you'll have the biggest chance of seeing him. I've found that it usually takes mine a couple of hours, once the lights are out, to start prowling around (if they've decided to, which they tend to do more when it's close to feeding day and are "hunting"). I find that turning the lights out and watching tv for a while works pretty good. Some of mine, especially my big adult are out and about pretty much all of the time. With my five, it tends to be that the older they get, the less shy they are.
Yours is probably going to be pretty shy for a while. Any corn, in a new environment can tend to hide a lot, I think. They're just unsure of their new surroundings. Give him a while to settle in, and then start holding him in short increments every few days. When you feed him for the first time, I would just hold him for a minute or two, to transfer him to his feeding container and back. (And remember to let the food settle down his body after he eats before you, gently, pick him up.) About 72 hours after he eats, and when he has no more "mouse lump" showing, it's okay to handle him again. With your new guy, I would say to hold him every two or three days but only for maybe five minutes at a time. When you notice him getting more comfortable, you can start holding him for longer, and more often (but never sooner than 72 hours after feeding). You're guy hasn't been handled very much so he needs to get used to it. Our anery boy that we got (from Amanda also) was the same way. He's getting much, much more comfortable now. Oh, and don't be too surprised if he musks you. They'll do that sometimes when they're nervous. Maybe just keep a damp washcloth handy if you're sqeemish about these things.
I'm sure you're baby is just fine. Amanda produces awesome snakes, and healthy too!! As long as your setup is okay, he's okay. How did you end up setting up his enclosure anyway? And do you have a name yet? Did you already tell us that? Sorry. I read so many posts a day that sometimes I get confused.
Feel free to ask any question, no matter what it is. I don't know a lot, but will promise to tell you what I know, or have seen myself.
Oh, and yes, he is a normal or classic. Yours must have been the one that was left when my daughter and I got our last two from her in march. He's very pretty, as I remember. But, I still can't wait until you can hold him and take pics to post. Sorry; I didn't meant to make the wait worse. Look at it this way: at least you're not waiting for pippies!!
Yours is probably going to be pretty shy for a while. Any corn, in a new environment can tend to hide a lot, I think. They're just unsure of their new surroundings. Give him a while to settle in, and then start holding him in short increments every few days. When you feed him for the first time, I would just hold him for a minute or two, to transfer him to his feeding container and back. (And remember to let the food settle down his body after he eats before you, gently, pick him up.) About 72 hours after he eats, and when he has no more "mouse lump" showing, it's okay to handle him again. With your new guy, I would say to hold him every two or three days but only for maybe five minutes at a time. When you notice him getting more comfortable, you can start holding him for longer, and more often (but never sooner than 72 hours after feeding). You're guy hasn't been handled very much so he needs to get used to it. Our anery boy that we got (from Amanda also) was the same way. He's getting much, much more comfortable now. Oh, and don't be too surprised if he musks you. They'll do that sometimes when they're nervous. Maybe just keep a damp washcloth handy if you're sqeemish about these things.
I'm sure you're baby is just fine. Amanda produces awesome snakes, and healthy too!! As long as your setup is okay, he's okay. How did you end up setting up his enclosure anyway? And do you have a name yet? Did you already tell us that? Sorry. I read so many posts a day that sometimes I get confused.
Feel free to ask any question, no matter what it is. I don't know a lot, but will promise to tell you what I know, or have seen myself.
Oh, and yes, he is a normal or classic. Yours must have been the one that was left when my daughter and I got our last two from her in march. He's very pretty, as I remember. But, I still can't wait until you can hold him and take pics to post. Sorry; I didn't meant to make the wait worse. Look at it this way: at least you're not waiting for pippies!!
dpreston66
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Great! Welcome and enjoy! :spinner: