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I have another question. I think my snake is really stressed. He hasn't left the hide on the warm side for a very long time. Like all night. I was up very late playing on the computer and checked on him about every two hours. Every time I checked, he was in his hide, curled up in a tight ball. He fits well in the hide and the tem in the hide is around 85. Will he be ok?
 
A hidden hatchling is a happy hatchling. Most young snakes will only come out to roam if they know for sure that the coast is clear. I've frequently caught my hatchling out and about in the evening when I walk into the room and turn on the light. He typically will freeze, in normal corn snake fashion ("I'm a stick, I'm a stick..."), then when he thinks I'm not watching scurry off into seclusion for the rest of the evening.
 
Gusku said:
Found it! Awesome! Looks like I found the answer to my problem!
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You won't be sorry. I have two of those thermostats and all I really do I monitor them once they are set.

Reptiles by Mack was mentioned as a supplier to PetSmart. I got my Cleo from Reptiles by Mack at a large expo (Tinley). Ultimately all captive bred snakes come from breeders.

I'm so excited about your getting Rick. I can't wait to hear more about him.
 
Thanks for quelling my fear! He is the prettiest thing! Held him at the store, he was the first one they handed me. I told them to pack him up and we would be on our way! My mom even looked at him when I showed him to her! He will be a wonderful addition to our family!
 
I think he finally came out of hiding! I don't wan to check the hide though, might make him uncomfortable. But I don't see him in it just by looking, He must be exploring! Yay!
 
This same thing happens to everyone with a baby they love to hide while your around and come out when your asleep! If you look at some of my first posts they were me freaking out thinking something was wrong but the people on this forum are amazing and very knowledgeable, they put me at ease pretty quick!! Just remember that these guys are escape artists even though you don't see them much at first believe me they are moving around when your not looking!! I actually put a camera up to record while I was asleep and got to watch my little hider in action, she came out about an hour after I went to bed and was exploring like crazy[emoji4]


Nicole
 
I held rick! It has been three days since I brought him home and I figured that after catching him out and about three or four times, he was pretty acclimated. I reached in and picked him up. He was very calm about it and really at ease. I was really happy, I only held him for about three minutes before letting him back into his tank. We are off to a great start!
 
Gusku said:
I held rick! It has been three days since I brought him home and I figured that after catching him out and about three or four times, he was pretty acclimated. I reached in and picked him up. He was very calm about it and really at ease. I was really happy, I only held him for about three minutes before letting him back into his tank. We are off to a great start!
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Sounds totally awesome :)
 
The weird thing is, his belly has orange checkers instead of black. Kind of different. Will they turn black as he gets older?
 
probably not. There are different color variations (Morphs) and you happen to have one that produces the orange markings. The Normal or Wild snakes tend to have the black checkers. There are some that have no belly checkers at all. My snake's belly is just pure white for example.

You've still not posted any pics of your snake. We can help you identify the pattern and morph, if we were able to see it.
 
I'm still trying to figure out how to get them out here. no one in y family is very technologically inclined. :-(
 
you just take a pic with a digital camera and upload them to your post. Use the "Go Advanced" button and it will give you the option to add attachments to your postings.
 


If this doesn't work... Please forgive me. this forum is as about as tech as I get.
 
here it is. not a very good pic. but we don't own a digital camera. I used my computer camera instead. hope it's okay. he wouldn't hold still!
 

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lol, a computer camera is a digital camera.

It is a bit blurry, but at least we see your critter now. It has the orange Belly checkers, it looks sort of like "Bella" nicole's snake. You can search the forum and see her snake and see if it's the same as your's.
 
wow, I feel really silly. this must have been a longer break than I thought... But yes, it does look like hers! Thanks for helping me figure that out. It was more of a curiosity to me than anything. I think he's the coolest thing since sliced bread!
 
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