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Which type of corn should I get (3 choices)

daveyboy

daveyboy

Mohawk Dave
Wednesday the addiction starts, we are going to get our first corn snake and the breeder has normals, black albinos and snow corns left from last year. So the question is which should we get and why?

CHEERS :cheers:
Jr. Herp Nut
DAVEYBOY
 
I suggest Normal. They're highly variable in their looks. Colors come and go as they age, its pretty neat. =)

Here's an example of a hatchling I hatched out in August:

Pic of him right after his first shed, Aug 2003:
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Pic taken in October 2003: More color to him..
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Pic taken Saturday night: Quite a bit more color..
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Here's early and late pic of a normal I bought locally:

When I first got her in August:
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Pic taken earlier this month:
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The other two, in my honest opinion are boring. Some people really like them, I just don't. Black albinos (Anertherystic, or Anery for short) are just a grey and black snake, not much changes. They may get a little yellow on their throat, but that's about it.

Snows are a hair more interesting looking than anery's, but not by much. I only have one snow in my collection. I love him to pieces, but he's not all that terribly exciting to look at.

But above all, whats most important is to get what you like. Only you can do that. We can only slap ya in the rear and point you in a direction. ;)
 
The first snake is a motley-stripe, yes. But it's of a normal coloration, that is not amelanistic or anery. Which is what I was trying show an example of.

The second snake however is a normal het for hypo and snow.
 
I also like normals best out of those three choices. Everyone os right, though...you have to pick the one that you like the best.
 
I'd go for a normal. I love anerys (black albinos) but my normal is still my fav. I can't stand snows, but that's just my opinion. Go with what you like the best. Have you seen them yet? Ask for pics so you can know what you're getting :)
 
i say normal. they have a nice variation of color and are'nt too fancy like candy-canes and such. I really DO NOT like the white of a snow and I don't believe i've seen a 'black albino'. Just my opinion. Attached is a tiny pic from Google of a normal. (Can't find my camera so can't show you mine... Not that i EVER lose anything........) Sorry if I am wrong about this being a REALLY nice normal.
 

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Keep telling me

Hey everyone keep telling me what you like best. I'll keep looking until Wed. a.m. Then I'll try to post a picture of my new snake. Thanks a bunch.
:blowup: Less than 36 hours to decision time.
:cheers: CHEERS
Daveyboy
 
I would go for normal too - I have all three types you mention and normals are by far and away the best lookers.

Skye
 
I would advise a first time snake owner not to pick a snake based on looks alone. Here is what I would consider:

1) A healthy snake that's a good eater. The supplier should have records of feedings and sheds.

2) A snake that doesn't show nervous tendencies. Ask to hold them and find the mellow fellow.

3) If all else is equal, get whatever grabs you esthetically. We have an Okeetee and Anerythristic. I really like them both in terms of looks even though they are completely different in appearance.

Here is what an Anery (black albino) looks like.

Cheers,
Jason
 
I got it!

When we got there there was only a black and a normal. I got the normal after the 3 day quite time (CSM) I'll take some pictures to post here and in the photo section. Thanks for all the help the addiction has begun.
CHEERS :cheers:
Daveyboy
 
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