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Slithersaurus
11-03-15, 04:20 AM
Hi there, every corn snake keepers! The new guy's here! I am going to show you my corn snake collection and update them here.

Currently, I have 3 corn snakes. They are all 2014 born and havn't reached maturity yet. (But I hope I will be able to start breeding them in a year or two in the future.)

Must say they are really sweet snake with great personality which varies between individuals. To be honest, I never be a fan of corn snakes until I decided to buy one to see why is this snake so popular, not just among reptiles keeper but also many people that aren't actually fond of snake, but still has a soft spot toward them.... Not I totally know why. xD

So, start off with my first corn snake ever, Cinderella or Cindy...

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She is a female amelanistic corn snake which I got inexpensively from her forner owner who couldn't keep his snake anymore due to the problem within his house. Must say he wasn't a pretty good owner. Cindy came to me in the very ugly form... Still pretty small, Have lots of bad shed everywhere, along with some scar all on her body. She also vomited right after the first meal with me and I was really worried about her. However, she soon got over all the health problem... Right now, she is over almost 90 cm long, with healthy skin and proper weight. Totally has become a living gem in my house. Cindy is really sweet and she never resist handling AT ALL. I used to take her to my college for parasite check up at the animal hospital nearby and everyone there loves her!

Comes as the second is the golden prince, Erebor...

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...The pompous, high grade snake from a famous corn snake breeder in Thailand. Erebor has shone his beauty since I pull him out of the package. He is the Gold dust morph which I really like(I like yellow corn snake!) and always want to have in my collection since I fell in love with corn due to Cindy. Erebor is never a sweetheart like Cindy, he is more like a rascal! Erebor doesn't like to sit still while being handled. He would slither around and tries to climb away every time. Sometimes that he get upset enough, he will try to thrash his way out of my grip and that's the signal for me that "Enough for handling for today". Erebor never have eating issue. He is like a eating machine, more like a kingsnake than a corn. XD

The two are about the same size and when they grow up, I hope I can breed these two together.

Now, my third corn snake, Blaze or Blazy....

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The little corn snake with unsual short tail... She is a female Fire, another morph I specially like. She is the most troublesome snake i have ever got. Blaze came to me as a nonfeeder and it took like 2 months for her to finally got over that habit.... Yeah, she went off feeding for that long, you mustn't want to see how slim she got throughout those time. Lucky, now she is gaining weight and growing quickly. I was thinking of breeding her as well, but when I realize that her tail seem too unusually short, I start to feel that maybe I shouldn't breed her as she is probably a cause of too much inbreeding... However, thing might change in the future, who know...

I am going to get more corn snakes certainly, but now that I am having space issue in my house which the corns have to share with 4 more snakes as well. So, I won't get anything new soon. But if asking for plan of next snake, maybe something with incredible pattern like those pin-stripe, tessera or just an ordinary okeetee.

Frisky
11-03-15, 06:22 AM
Greetings and Welcome. That Fire is awesome.

Sylphie
11-03-15, 07:35 AM
Really nice noodles! I like that Fire even when I'm not the biggest fan of red morphs. And I know how it is to have more fragile ones because of too much inbreeding :( That's the price for a lot of fancy morphs that all are recessive.

DollysMom
11-03-15, 08:02 AM
Beautiful snakes. They are all awesome. I'm glad you've come over to the corn side and know what all the fuss is about!

Slithersaurus
11-03-15, 11:41 AM
Thank you for lovely comments! And Blazy should be happy if she knows she is loved here! xD

And yes, corn snakes is totally in my interest now, eventhough I actually lean more toward something monster size.(for colubrids) like those Pituophis sp., P. obsoletus, old world rat snakes and Ptyas sp.

EL Ziggy
11-03-15, 02:06 PM
You've got some awesome colubrids Slither. I've seen your king, corns and rats. All you need now is a pit. :)

Slithersaurus
11-04-15, 12:43 AM
Thank you for nice feedback!

And yes, I always want to have Pituophis sp., they are always one of my most favorite colubrids along with some old world rats and Ptyas sp.. Unfortunately, pits are not popular here and they are really rare in exotic pet trade. And if any of them slips into the market, they are usually huge adults which cause blood and bones to purchase one....

Manietsky
11-04-15, 04:57 AM
Nice collection, clever names too. First time seeing that gold dust morph and he's really pretty. They all are. Wondering as I should have gotten a corn as a first timer. They are more special than they are credited for. :)

Slithersaurus
11-06-15, 11:05 AM
So, to get rid of the stress from exam... I decided to play a little bit with the golden prince tonight.

Here is Erebor in the WIP homemade fauna water/food dish I am making. Must say that this snake has no respect of photography at all! Having no idea that I can't take photo if he doesn't sit still... (Please don't mind the messy table!)

http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz207/Jurassic_MT/My%20Pet/IMG_4463Edit_zps0k5ofhbl.jpg

And here is Erebor on the arm!

http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz207/Jurassic_MT/My%20Pet/IMG_4486Edit_zpsg9bvmyh0.jpg

http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz207/Jurassic_MT/My%20Pet/IMG_4494Edit_zpszgpij3se.jpg

Again... I have to press shutter like million times just to get only a couple of good pictures....

Manietsky
11-06-15, 11:27 AM
Nice pics, his colors are glowing! What's the dish made of? Is it concrete? Anyhow looks sweet! :)

Slithersaurus
11-06-15, 11:33 AM
Yes, it is made of concrete, with the core of paper. Have to paint the inside and applying the lacquer.

prairiepanda
11-06-15, 08:41 PM
Wow, he's incredible! Gold dust is my favourite corn morph, for sure. Nice water dish, too. I'm liking the paint job so far ;)

trailblazer295
11-06-15, 09:31 PM
Dammit now I'm thinking of adding a corn snake ton my collection. And this is from someone who picked a BP because In didn't like the constant escape mode of the corn I held. Keep in mind it was the first snake I ever held.

Slithersaurus
11-15-15, 10:06 AM
It's dinner time!

http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz207/Jurassic_MT/My%20Pet/IMG_4600Edit_zpsplcqtexv.jpg

http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz207/Jurassic_MT/My%20Pet/IMG_4607Edit_zpsrs9imz4r.jpg

http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz207/Jurassic_MT/My%20Pet/IMG_4609Edit_zpshgsfa3da.jpg


All mice are F/T. :)

Sasha2
11-23-15, 05:33 PM
Gorgeous snakes. I love corn snakes, they are like potato chips you cant have just one.

Slithersaurus
01-05-16, 09:49 AM
So, I am ordering a new baby female corn snake! I am so excited! I will post her photo when she arrives.

Slithersaurus
01-11-16, 12:34 PM
My new corn snake has arrived!

She is a tiny baby female amber cube!

http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz207/Jurassic_MT/My%20Pet/IMG_5541Edit_zpsxxikqv4o.jpg

http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz207/Jurassic_MT/My%20Pet/IMG_5539Edit_zpsxtcaiuxl.jpg

She is so small that I have to keep her int that tiny carrier because all of my tubs are considered too big for her. Is being curious if the water bowl is too big for her... At least there is some more holes enough for the humidity to be released out. However, I will only keep her there during quarantine time before finding her a more suitable home.

Manietsky
01-12-16, 08:43 AM
Colors look stunning!

dannybgoode
01-13-16, 06:43 AM
Things that make you go awww - and I am no softie at heart :)

Slithersaurus
01-13-16, 10:49 AM
Yes! Even rock heart melts when looks at her face. :P