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well, I will be getting my corn on Feb 21 and I am getting a Bloodred het pewter female, I think she is about 6 months old. My questions are :
Is there a bonding process?
Will she eventually recognize me by sight or smell?
Are they just as calm and gentle as ball pythons?
 
I don't really think I'd call it a bonding thing. There is a getting to know you phase. They get used to the way you hold them and familiar smells.

I believe there is some recognition but not like dogs or cats. Some will debate this. I have noticed in my own collection that they seem to know the difference between a stranger and someone who is with them all the time.

Most corns are as gentle as BPs but they are more active when held. My BPs will happily just wrap around and hang on. My corns are on the move:D
 
cool. are they easy to irritate? Meaning, will I make my corn angry if I hold it often? Also, should I hold it more at night when its active or during the day? I am gonna guess night time, but just wanted to make sure!
 
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cool. are they easy to irritate? Meaning, will I make my corn angry if I hold it often? Also, should I hold it more at night when its active or during the day? I am gonna guess night time, but just wanted to make sure!
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I have never found them to be irritable on a whole. They are all individuals and some get a little testy if frightned. Some will be a little testy while in a shed cycle. I really depends on the animal.

Hold it whenever you like. I have some that are more active in the day and some prefer the evening or late night. Some will recommend that you don't hold during the 48 hrs after feeding. But again, this depends on the animal.
 
when the suggest not holding it the first 48 hrs after feeding, is that because it may be testy or is it a health concern? I have heard not to hold pythons after a meal. Also, are corns typically an easily stressed animal in regards to new environments?
 
Handling a snake after a meal can cause the snake to regurge the meal. Since reptiles swallow their prey whole, it takes 2-5 days to complete the digestion process.
 
Interested said:
when the suggest not holding it the first 48 hrs after feeding, is that because it may be testy or is it a health concern? I have heard not to hold pythons after a meal. Also, are corns typically an easily stressed animal in regards to new environments?
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Like CAV said it's more about regurging their meal then them getting irritated.

I use a 3 day rule on all new animals. I have a home set up for them when they arrive with fresh water and then I leave them alone to settle in for 3 days. No handleing unless necessary. I just peek in to check the water and that's it. This has worked well for me and I don't see much stress from my new arrivals. I offer a small food item after the 3 days. I know it's hard to leave them alone, you want to show them off to everyone :D Try to resist and let your new one settle in.
 
I did everything wrong when I got mine. I didn't have the CSM yet with all it's excellent info! I held my girl all the way home from the show, held her everyday thereafter, and fed her on the third day (her normal feed day according to the people I got her from). She was really mellow, and took food like she was starved! She'll eat before shed, and she is as mellow as can be. She's been the greatest first snake ever! Right now, she's hanging out on my shoulder, the day after her shed. She looks STUNNING! The onlt time I don't hold her is for a couple of days after feeding to give her time to digest.
 
i noticed that you are in Washington DC. Are you getting your new snake at the Manassas Reptile Show in February? Have you been to that show before? It is a good show. There is another show that is a monthly show in Havre de Grace that you might want to check out, but be aware that shows can become addictive, just like cornsnakes.
 
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