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Saulace

Saulace

Snakes Newbie
Hello. Yesterday I adopted my first corn snake. She's lavender and very sweet. I didn't realize her home was going to cost twice as much as she did!

After exploring her new home a bit, she decided to take a nap curled up on top of the bedding, and later that evening she took another nap sprawled out across a piece of log. Is this behavior normal? At the pet store, I first saw her curled inside a 'rock' with two other baby corn snakes.

Here's a picture of her, as of right now she still doesn't have a name! This is a tough one.

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A few more things.. I was wondering how old she might be. Spread out she is probably 10-12". Also, what is the exact name of her breed regarding her color/pattern?
 
Nice little snake
I can be wrong, but that looks like a snow hatchling to me.

The easiest way to determine the age is by the pip day :)
 
Thank you for the quick response!

What is the pip day?

I'll take a few more pictures after work in better light- the pet store lady said she was a "lavender fancy corn snake", but (not to fully discredit her because of it) she was very young.

Also, what kind of health concerns should I be proactive against, for both the snake and me. Besides washing my hands before and after handling (how necessary is that?) to prevent bacteria infections, what other concerns and preventions should I be aware of?
 
Welcome to the forum! Pretty little on you have there!!! It does look like a snow corn!

As Tosh said, the only way to reliably know the age of a corn is to know the day they hatched (pipped). Some stores feed their babies on a slower schedule (to keep them small and cute as well as to save on the cost of food), while others keep to a quicker schedule (for max growth to get them to breeding size quicker). Because of this and the growth rates of individual corns, it is very difficult to reliably know a corn's age without knowing the hatch date.
 
She's cute! But not a lavender. A baby lavender would be a mocha color with dark brown or blue eyes.

You should let her settle in for a week with no handling, then feed her, in a separate container, then put her back in her viv, let her digest for 48 hours at a minimum, THEN you finally get to handle her!
 
The girl told me they were on a one week feeding schedule. She suggested I feed her Wednesday. If anyone where to guess, by average rating growth on this feeding schedule, what her birthday might be, what would you ballpark it as?

I handled her for a while yesterday. She slithered around my arm and at one point just kind of relaxed in my hand and 'watched' TV. heh. I'll take your advice Nanci, and let her get settled in before handling her anymore.

How often do you all feed your snakes? Should I keep her on a one week schedule?
 
Yes, for a minimum of 48 hours after feeding she should not be handled at all. I feed my babies (till they weigh 300 grams) on a five day schedule, but other people feed on a seven day schedule. The most important thing for her right now is to be as stress-free and comfortable as possible, so she has a better chance at a successful feeding. Even "good" stress such as coming out and playing with you is still stress. I know it's hard! But you don't want to make her into a problem feeder. Snakes can associate feeding with the stress of re-homing, so that is why it is suggested to wait a week, so the snake has forgotten all about being moved.
 
Yeah, she looks like a snow to me too :D

As for feeding I feed mine 1 pink every 5 days, she's about 3 months old now and I'm thinking of moving the size of her food up (2 pinks) just cos 1 doesn't make much of a bump on her.

As for the age, I'd say it was probably born around July time, maybe early August as that's when the majority of baby corns are born by most breeders.
 
I had narrowed down her name between Popcorn and Spiderlily (both things that are white, since you guys say she is a 'snow'), and my wife liked Popcorn better. So, Popcorn she be!
 
Thanks Maize! What are those decimal numbers in some of your signatures accompanied with names/labels?
 
those tell how many of each animal we have and what gender they are..for example:

I have one male anery corn snake named Striker so thus it would be

1.0 Anery (Striker)

I have 2 female corn snakes, 1 is a normal and the other is an anery stripe/mot:

0.2 (Anery stripe/mot Kunai and Normal corn Maize)

first number is number of males you have, second number is females and third is unsexed amount you own..so if I owned 2 males, 2 females and 1 unknown sex it would be:

2.2.1

Some people put their snakes names in there or their morphs..that is all up to the individual..but the number formula is the same..
 
Thanks for clearing that up, Maize!

Thanks for the compliment, Thunderer; I'd say the name has grown on me quite well.
 
Saulace said:
Wow, this was the perfect time to buy her, then! Thanks Mitch.
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Sure is :)

Alot of Breeders are all looking to next year now and a whole load of new baby snakes :D

Popcorn is a cute name. My mates girlfriend wants a dog called Popcorn, he keeps avoiding the subject, ha ha

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