And yet another corn ...

[Kettennatter]

...it's a long story, which I will maybe post in the general forum, but my son bought yet another corn snake at the pet store. It's a friendly little guy, and I do understand my sons fascination with corns. However, I'm not 100% which type of corn he got. What do you think?

http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t416/kettennatter/new_corn_small.jpg

[Donnie]

Congratulations :)
I am not great with morphs especially when they are so young but I would guess at anery.

[Kettennatter]

Congratulations :)
I am not great with morphs especially when they are so young but I would guess at anery.

I have one anery, and it has a yellow throat area and is otherwise grey. In contrast to that one, this doesn't have the yellow pattern but has bright orange and pink spots on top between the saddles. This one seems to retain just a bit of its color.

[Donnie]

I think the yellow tends to develop as they get older and I see what you mean about the pinkish orange between the saddles. Have you got any belly and eye photo's?

[Kettennatter]

I think the yellow tends to develop as they get older and I see what you mean about the pinkish orange between the saddles. Have you got any belly and eye photo's?

No, unfortunately I don't have any belly shots. I remember just the regular corn pattern (white/grey) on its belly. I may take some more pictures tomorrow, the poor thing has been handled a lot today. I have another shot, but I believe the snake is currently developing eye caps, so it may not tell you all that much.

http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t416/kettennatter/corn_snake_new_2.jpg

[Donnie]

Ok, best left to settle in for a while. I am sure somebody with more experienced than me will be able to tell you for definate.

[Donnie]

I just had a look on Ian's vivarium and the normal babies seem to have the same colouring inbetween the saddles and look very similar to yours.

Normal Corn Snake • Ians Vivarium (http://iansvivarium.com/morphs/species/elaphe_guttata/normal/?sid=)

[LISA127]

I believe it's a normal corn as well. Does it have a checkered belly?

[Kettennatter]

I just had a look on Ian's vivarium and the normal babies seem to have the same colouring inbetween the saddles and look very similar to yours.

Normal Corn Snake • Ians Vivarium (http://iansvivarium.com/morphs/species/elaphe_guttata/normal/?sid=)

Thanks a lot for the link. Yes, the coloring between the saddles is the same. With that in mind, you might indeed be correct that this is an anery, after all.

[Kettennatter]

I believe it's a normal corn as well. Does it have a checkered belly?

Yes, the belly is indeed checkered. But wouldn't you expect more red outside of the saddles, though?

[LISA127]

No, not necessarily. There's quite a bit of orange on him, though.

[Donnie]

I think it will "colour" up as it sheds into the normal colours you would expect to see for a Carolina.
Just had a good look at the anery's as well and they do not have any different colours in-between the saddles so a Carolina is my best guess.

[Kettennatter]

No, not necessarily. There's quite a bit of orange on him, though.

I know that corns get brighter as they grow, and the orange outside of the spaces on top is just a hint. So I will see where this one ends up. Oh, greetings from the Columbus area, by the way. ;)

[Kettennatter]

I think it will "colour" up as it sheds into the normal colours you would expect to see for a Carolina.
Just had a good look at the anery's as well and they do not have any different colours in-between the saddles so a Carolina is my best guess.

The hatchling in the picture for the Carolinas seemed to have far more red in the saddle, but I do agree that it may be a timing issue. I haven't taken a normal corn from hatchling to adult snake yet, so this is new to me. (The normal corn I have now was almost fully grown when we got it.)

[Aleks]

looks like a reg...

[Kettennatter]

looks like a reg...

Thanks, Aleks!

[MojoHerps]

It's a normal and in shed. They color up as they get older. Some normals have almost no orange at hatching. I have hunch your little one is going to be quite lovely!

[Kettennatter]

It's a normal and in shed. They color up as they get older. Some normals have almost no orange at hatching. I have hunch your little one is going to be quite lovely!

I sure hope so. I just upgraded the enclosure for our not quite adult normal corn and moved the new arrival into the original enclosure. What you say makes perfect sense. I have not had a chance to see normal corn snakes at that early of an age.

[kernel]

I'm surprised it took so long to identify it. That's a normal and a very nice one at that!

[Kettennatter]

I'm surprised it took so long to identify it. That's a normal and a very nice one at that!

We'll, corns don't seem to receive that much attention. ;) The eye caps are gone, but it hasn't shed yet. I tried to feed it anyhow, and it took to a f/t within minutes. Seems like a good snake all alround. ;)

[Kettennatter]

The new corn just shed, and yes, I can see a whole lot more of the red coming through.

http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t416/kettennatter/normal3.jpg

[alessia55]

The new corn just shed, and yes, I can see a whole lot more of the red coming through.

http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t416/kettennatter/normal3.jpg

Wow what a difference! He looks great! :D

[MojoHerps]

Beautiful! Looks like he has nice thick black borders too.

[Kettennatter]

Yes, I couldn't really see the borders that well before, but they are definitely well-defined. I'm overall very happy with my son's selection. (My selfish attempt to steer him towards a butterscotch failed.) ;)

[Aleks]

grats for ure new little friend. reg corn are nice in color... like the oketee's they are wild morph but they are magnifcic animals