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New Corn Snake Owner...questions

just wanted to note, like many others have mentioned on these boards, corn's seem to have such unique personalities. for example, my "Champ" is extremely active between 6-9am and not SO active at night. seems odd to me, but i guess whatever floats his boat. he's a very happy and healthy snake.

also, tip for a new owner with a jumpy / scared snake:
for the first couple weeks just put your hand in the tank near the snake and don't touch him - each day he will become more and more curious about your hand and will become familiar with your scent - in no time you won't even have to pick him/her up - i tried this process with Champ, and he just scoots right up my arm when I put it in his viv now. however, pending personality it might not work...
 
Want some conflicting advice??

LOL...what a pain it is...

I have tried the above method and I got struck at...every time...with every snake...although I have heard it works from MANY sources...

I found that if you are assertive...and deliberate in your actions...it works very well...I have had more than a few hatchling corns that liked to strike...just got in the habit of opening the tank and quickly yet CAREFULLY removing them before they had a chance to coil up and become defensive...I have never had one attack my hand once they were in it...and out of their enclosure...

I have some that will STILL coil and strike if given a chance...but I don't present them a stationary target...I reach right in and pick them up...
 
Alias47 said:
Want some conflicting advice??

LOL...what a pain it is...

I have tried the above method and I got struck at...every time...with every snake...although I have heard it works from MANY sources...

I found that if you are assertive...and deliberate in your actions...it works very well...I have had more than a few hatchling corns that liked to strike...just got in the habit of opening the tank and quickly yet CAREFULLY removing them before they had a chance to coil up and become defensive...I have never had one attack my hand once they were in it...and out of their enclosure...

I have some that will STILL coil and strike if given a chance...but I don't present them a stationary target...I reach right in and pick them up...
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Got to agree with you 100% on this one.
I find that a deliberate motion is the only way to go, with any snake.
Just pick em up for pete's sake. That's my motto :cheers:
 
I'm with the "just pick him up" thing. If the snake is small, one thing that works for me (as far as taming goes) is a technique called "Cupping". Basically, just picking up the snake (hopefully he's not struggling to try to bite you) and cup one hand over the snakes head (making a little hand hide between your palms). Allow the snake to calm down, and slither out through your fingers when he's ready.

Your snake will quickly learn that you're not a threat, and it's still free to move to different grounds (not trapped).

Good luck, and congrats on the new snake!
 
Spirit said:
I'm with the "just pick him up" thing. If the snake is small, one thing that works for me (as far as taming goes) is a technique called "Cupping". Basically, just picking up the snake (hopefully he's not struggling to try to bite you) and cup one hand over the snakes head (making a little hand hide between your palms). Allow the snake to calm down, and slither out through your fingers when he's ready.

Your snake will quickly learn that you're not a threat, and it's still free to move to different grounds (not trapped).

Good luck, and congrats on the new snake!
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Yeah, the cupping thing works well with the little fellas.
With the bigger ones, if they're rambunctious when I grab them, I pull them close to my chest and they usually chill out right away. It's either the warmth or the odor.........Yuk! :crazy02:
 
thats great.. i'll "just pick him up" but my question was.. should i wait for blksteeda to get back into town?....you know the other owner of the snake... i'm the girl friend that is taking care of it while he is gone...
 
FlaStangBabe said:
thats great.. i'll "just pick him up" but my question was.. should i wait for blksteeda to get back into town?....you know the other owner of the snake... i'm the girl friend that is taking care of it while he is gone...
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Nah, go ahead and pick him up.
Then when your boyfriend gets back you can tell him, "Honey, while you were gone I tamed the wild snake".
Wait, maybe not the right choice of words. :wavey:
 
mbdorfer said:
Nah, go ahead and pick him up.
Then when your boyfriend gets back you can tell him, "Honey, while you were gone I tamed the wild snake".
Wait, maybe not the right choice of words. :wavey:
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Thats funny :roflmao:
 
:rofl: funny....


i took "Elmo" ( yes i named my wild snake Elmo) out today.... he was fine but when i put him back he slithered away and curled up into strike pose...IDK :shrugs: whatever that meant... he was having fun when he was out of his tank... oh well...
 
He's just not quite sure yet. He'll come around.
I've actually had young corns in one hand that would coil up to attack my other hand! It's kind of funny when you think about it, thety're totally at ease with the hand they are being held in, but just hate the other one :cheers:
 
FlaStangBabe said:
also, his colors dont seem as bright... could it simply be that i havent held him in a while? or is it almost time to shed?
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If his colors appear rather dull and darker, he's going into the blue. The eyes shouls start to cloud up soon. That would also explain why he coiled up a t you when you put him down.
 
Thought I'd give a little update on the little guy...he has calmed down A LOT!!! His first feeding went great last week, he gets fed again tonight. Like I said, his aggressiveness has gone way down, we take him out of his cage just fine...on occasion he gets a little nervous and coils back a little but nothing like he was doing and he has not tried to strike at all since the last time. Looks like he is getting much more comfortable with the handling. :)
 
Thought I would give one final update on the little one...He is absolutely calm and cool now...we take him right out of his cage without any problems at all...he has no issues anymore with handling and we have had him out around large groups of people and didn't have any issues. My girlfriend and I are looking for a second... :)
 
...and a third...and a fourth...

Welcome to the world of snake addiction...great place...most of us have lived here for a while now... :cheers:

Glad to hear your little guy is coming around...
The most well adjusted snake I own is my calil king...she has a tank in our living room...so she is used to commotion...and noise...and lots of movement...and actually appears to thrive on it...
Whenever we have been gone...she will come out to check us out as soon as we come in the door...very docile...

Some of my others have are still skittish...but they live in the basement with little noise or external movement.
 
Alias47 said:
...and a third...and a fourth...

Welcome to the world of snake addiction...great place...most of us have lived here for a while now... :cheers:

Glad to hear your little guy is coming around...
The most well adjusted snake I own is my calil king...she has a tank in our living room...so she is used to commotion...and noise...and lots of movement...and actually appears to thrive on it...
Whenever we have been gone...she will come out to check us out as soon as we come in the door...very docile...

Some of my others have are still skittish...but they live in the basement with little noise or external movement.
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Our little one is in the living room...that might be one of the reasons why he was so timid....
 
I definitely think it depends on the individual snake as well...

Some just calm down better than others...
 
I know how you feel about wanting to handle your snake as much as possible, i was just as bad but i did leave them for a few days to get adjusted to their new home. It killed me having to wait though.
 
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