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arent albino snakes usually yellow and white? at least most snake species, don't know about corns tough
 
wldrguy said:
repti sand i was told it was good for her
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i just looked & that was groung walnuts in that one. waiting for her to shed so i can new pics & some numbers to go with them, that is bot two yrs old i just found out.....lol
 
DarkSmoke said:
arent albino snakes usually yellow and white? at least most snake species, don't know about corns tough
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Corns actually have 3 different color pigments, Red, Yellow, Black. unlike humans we only have 1 color pigment. When one or more color pigments are absent on a corn it's considered an albinism.

Amelanistic Corn = red albino because it lacks black pigmentation
Anerythristic Corn = black ablino corn because it lacks red pigmentation
Snow Corn= (yellow and white snake) lacks black and most red pigment but they still have some yellow pigment.

All three are considered albino's because they lack one or more of the 3 color pigments. Does that kinda make sense?
 
wldrguy said:
repti sand i was told it was good for her
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wldrguy said:
i just looked & that was groung walnuts in that one. waiting for her to shed so i can new pics & some numbers to go with them, that is bot two yrs old i just found out.....lol
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I am not sure about the ground walnuts but the sands are not good for corns, they do not eat it so the calcium in it is wasted on corns as well as I have been told it can get in their scales and cause problems. I was also told it can cut them when their bodies are still "new" from a shed. Not sure how reliable that info is but I would not risk it.

Aspen is the preferred bedding, shredded newspaper and papertowels also work well :)
 
carnivorouszoo said:
I am not sure about the ground walnuts but the sands are not good for corns, they do not eat it so the calcium in it is wasted on corns as well as I have been told it can get in their scales and cause problems. I was also told it can cut them when their bodies are still "new" from a shed. Not sure how reliable that info is but I would not risk it.

Aspen is the preferred bedding, shredded newspaper and papertowels also work well :)
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i tlaked with the wife & it sounds like we will be changing to aspen, ty for the info
 
here are a couple pics of lucy fern that are better. she was content with these, she is 42 inches long i dont have a scale yet but next thing on my list to buy. hope you enjoy & all comments enjoyed.......tom
 
i finally found the lady we got her from & she dont remember this snake so i now dont kno what to say bout her now, but she is mine and i wont give her up....lol
 
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