A Few Question About My Snakes

[KORBIN5895]

Avoid backwater reptiles.

[drumcrush]

Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

Avoid backwater reptiles.

Why's that?

[KORBIN5895]

Check the boi.

[Concept9]

Good morning and welcome.

First, I agree with Alessia. These are wild caught and maybe be illegal in your area to have wild caught snakes I'm not sure. Second, since these animals came from the wild they may have parasites or other issues. As Alessia stated, set them free, you can get cornsnakes and kingsnake pretty cheap.

Also, and I don't mean to sound rude, but based on the questions you are asking (good start) you have very little experience with snakes if any.

I would first do ALOT or reading on the forums and read the care sheets on the snakes you are interested in keeping.

[StudentoReptile]

Originally Posted by drumcrush

You can buy feeder lizards, I even have a link Feeder Lizards for Sale as of yes, a scarlet kingsnake is more challenging snake but I think he can do it. As far as the cornsnake, he can definitely do it. As long as humidity and temps are correct.


OP if you can, try purchasing some feeder anoles and lizards, if you want it to eat pinkies, maybe you can try scenting them. You can also try feeding nightcrawlers, dusted with a calcium powder(available at petsmart, Petco, etc)

Correction....YOU or I could do it, mainly because we've being working with snakes and we're experienced at the game and have the patience to deal with finicky eaters. The OP is a beginner. Neither of these are good choices for him, especially the scarlet. He will fighting an uphill battle, and the scarlet will be draining his pocket book faster for little reward. He just wants to keep them because they are "free snakes" he caught in his backyard and he doesn't want to actually pay for a quality animal that [godforbid!] may actually be a better pet for him.

I'm not trying to be rude, but I'm not sugarcoating it either. Hutt132, please do yourself and these snakes a favor and LET THEM GO. Go to a pet store, the next reptile expo, talk a breeder, whatever...find a captive-bred snake that will be an easier fit for you. There are plenty of tri-color milksnakes and kingsnakes to choose from in the captive-bred market, and they are much easier to feed and handle than scarlet kings. Same with corns; plenty of color & pattern mutations. And most of these are affordable, less than $50. Trust me, I know. I worked in petstores for over 10 yrs, helping people JUST LIKE YOU. I've been part of two different herp societies helping people JUST LIKE YOU.

One of my members who keeps and breeds scarlets catches his own feeder lizards. Know why? Buying them is TOO EXSPENSIVE! Why doesn't he make money selling the offspring, you may ask? THERE'S NO MARKET FOR SCARLET KINGS. Know why? They're so difficult to feed few people want to work with them. Just food for thought.

[formica]

yes please for the sake of the snake, let it go free, before its too late...seen to many threads where people catch baby snakes and ignore the advice of letting them go, only for them to die

[sharthun]

Originally Posted by formica

yes please for the sake of the snake, let it go free, before its too late...seen to many threads where people catch baby snakes and ignore the advice of letting them go, only for them to die

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^!

[hutt132]

I let the Kingsnake go a few days ago. It looked very healthy still, for the people who are extremely concerned.

I'm keeping the corn snake though. It eats frozen pinkies very well every Saturday and I can hold it without it biting me.

[dbank999]

I think you made the right choice.

The corn will be much easier to work with if you are insistant on keeping it.

This forum is a great source of information, no matter how it may be delivered to you (politely or not-so-politely)..

Hopefully if you are serious about the hobby you will stay around and gather as much knowledge as you can!

[smoothie4l]

I also think you made the right decision~!
It's really nice that you are willing to listen to others advice rather than some people..
If the corn continues to eat and eventually sheds out nicely for you I don't see why you can't keep it~!
There is so much information out there about corn snakes be sure to read it.

[Terranaut]

Good choice. Like above I think you are using good judgement and accepting of information. Stick to that attitude and your snake is in good hands.

[KORBIN5895]

Well played man.