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My new snakes!

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So yesterday I went out to look at some snakes to restart my collection. The first five were already decided on. I just had to go get them. None of these are named yet. (All the snakes were taken in the same light for comparison)

Classic hets unknown
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Anery het Amel, Diffused, Motley.
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Anery het Amel, Diffused, Motley.
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Snow het Diffused, Motley
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Snow het Diffused, Motley
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This one was already decided on as an adoption. Felt bad for this guy. His name is Rex. Almost 2 years but on the small side maybe. Was told its a male.
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The last one was unplanned. In an effort to stay out of rush hour traffic we took a back way home and stopped at Petco for a potty break and pinkies. This guy was zooming around the tank looking for a way out, just shed and was hungry. The guy said that he was aggressive and was scared to grab him so I did. They told me if I would take him, they'd give me 75% off. He was quite obviously hungry even though they told me they fed him a couple days ago. He ate a pinkie today without hesitation. Because he was a brat we named him Punk but have recently changed it to Spaz.
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That's all for now. I'm currently going through my long list of morphs I like to narrow it down to a group that I want to focus on and then will be looking for snakes in that group. As I get more, I'll post them. If you have input I wouldn't mind hearing it, especially if you see genes I don't.

So it begins :rofl: :bounce:
 
Those guys all look awesome! I laughed at the idea of someone being scared to grab a tiny baby. I too work with a little jerk but I affectionately call him Mr. Bitey and just view it as a challenge to see if I can call the little jerk down some. Congrads on your snakes!
 
It kinda set me off that they were quick to label him as aggressive. Anyone who knows anything about baby corns would have known by looking at him that he hadn't eaten in probably a week, and being recently shed on top of that he was a hungry little guy (if it is a guy). I flinch when they strike or bite me but it's more because of them startling me with their quick movement. Once they grab hold I let them try to naw on my hand and then they are just like "well that was pointless." Some of them just have a little bit more of an attitude but as they get bigger they find other ways to show off their attitude without laying it on your hand.
 
A good firm knowledge of the genetics behind the morphs is always a good idea before narrowing down your future projects. Here are some resources that you might find helpful that describe how the genetics work and the genetics behind the various morphs. The link also contains two great resources available for purchase that any corn snake owner/breeder should consider for their library - the corn snake morph guide (now digital) and genetics for herpers. Also, if you do not have Kathy Love's book it also is a great resource for beginners. Welcome to the addiction. :)

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Buzzard said:
A good firm knowledge of the genetics behind the morphs is always a good idea before narrowing down your future projects. Here are some resources that you might find helpful that describe how the genetics work and the genetics behind the various morphs. The link also contains two great resources available for purchase that any corn snake owner/breeder should consider for their library - the corn snake morph guide (now digital) and genetics for herpers. Also, if you do not have Kathy Love's book it also is a great resource for beginners. Welcome to the addiction. :)

http://www.serpwidgets.com/
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Thanks :) I used to have Kathy Loves book when I had and bred Corns 10 years ago but I've since lost it and plan to get it again. I will definitely check out the link and read some more on it. I love reading about new genetic info.
 
Merkavich said:
oooh all so nice..I particularly love the snows^^
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Thanks! I really like the snows as well. I was very impressed with their consistency in color and markings. I'm really hoping I can find a few more snows to add and maybe some others as well. I'm super excited to see where these and others take me in the future. :)
 
Weighed everyone today. Gecko weighed in at 12g, Rex at 150g and the rest were at 10g. Weighed Rex's "food" they were giving him. They were indeed fuzzies. :headbang: He should be eating small mice at a minimum for his weight. So I gave him another one to sustain until payday and he gulped it down like it was candy. Poor guy.

So far Gecko and one of the snows Adrian have popped male. The other four babies are still popping female. And Rex will remain Rex until he's probed.
 
Little update on our snake collection. Spaz, Adrian (snow) and Gecko all popped male for me last week. Then in an unexpected turn of events I went to visit a friend's friend.... and came home with two more snakes. Were told one was female, the other was male but they don't know which one is which. So into quarantine they went. One is a little longer than the babies, I'm guessing older than eight months but not yet a yearling. Weighs 32g when I got her. The other is 302g and feels like a solid snake but seems smaller than what I remembered my adult corn snakes to be 10 years ago. They both appear to be classics, but I'm still not 100% at judging the babies.

I didn't think to take any photos right now. I will take some tomorrow when I get ready to feed. But just out of curiosity, how many times do you try and pop hatchlings before you are convinced they are female? It was so easy to do for the males but then I doubt myself and think that I'm just doing it wrong and that the females are males haha.

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It's been a couple weeks since the last time I posted anything on this thread so I figured I'd do a quick update (I also need to update my signature). I have three adult snakes now, two of which I was told were females. One smaller adult I was told was a male. I haven't received my probe kit yet so I don't know for sure. I have seven youngsters now, one older than the others but honestly I don't know by how much. I've stopped weighing them with my scale because I've found that the scale was off. When you put a full sized adult mouse on it and it weighs 8 grams... somethings off. The two suspected adult females refused food last Friday.

So I'm excited for the next year. As I continue to grow my family of snakes I continue to work on my project plans and study details. It feels so great to be able to have this desire and motivation back. I'm sure most of you won't understand what that means to me but for me it's a pretty big deal. I'm super excited for next year.

A couple side topics. I plan on taking some new pictures today of everyone but we are loosing natural lighting quick here and I know I'm not going to get everyone done in time. I'm working on making a light box but that's still a little bit out. My question is what light do you suggest using for the box. I have a UVB light that I use for my beardies that I planned on using to take pictures today but I wanted to see if anyone had any suggestions.

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Updated Photos

CC1113001 ~ Rex, Okeetee presumed male
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CC1113002 ~ Gecko, 2013 Classic male
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CC1113003 ~ Colette, 2013 Anery A female
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CC1113004 ~ Alex, 2013 Anery A male
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More Photos

CC1113005 ~ Alexia, 2013 snow female
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CC1113006 ~ Adrian, 2013 snow male
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CC1113007 ~ Spaz, 2013 classic male
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CC1113008 ~ Unnamed, 2013? classic female?
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Last bunch

CC1113009 ~ Unnamed, classic presumed female
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CC1113010 ~ Unnamed, Reverse Okeetee female (possibly gravid)
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Another, close up on base color which I really like.
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CC1113011 ~ Unnamed, amel male and would be sire to above snakes offspring. In blue.
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Looking at the pictures a lot of them look very true to color. I noticed this light brought more of the orange and yellow out on the snakes. There are more color in the classics and the RO than there were in natural light and the snows look more orange here where in natural light they appear more pink. I'm going to have to do more research on lighting for next time but I'm happy for now.

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