Corn snake!!

[Lori P]

So, I have heard about an Okeetee corn snake who needs a home. :-) She is red, about 1 1/2 yrs old. I think I would very much like to have her, but have never had a corn snake. I'll do some reading, but in the meantime, anyone have any tips for me? She eats two mice a week, according to the current owner. She is in a 10 gallon so will have to move her into something bigger asap.

Anything special about corn snakes I need to know?

Thanks!!! :-)

[LushLulu85]

lol lori you are in the same boat i was in when i got lumbered with the boas lol

just read and read and read lol oh and dont get bit lol

[Lori P]

Oooooh look Lulu!!! This is what she's supposed to look like:



I think I can handle her care... been reading all evening on corn snakes... they are native to my area, how cool. Their care seems very similiar to the garters!

I'm picking her up Sunday morning... can't wait. :-) Will post pics when I get her.

She is eating live mice now... do you think it will be hard to switch her to f/t??

[LushLulu85]

if they are native to your area then are you sure you are aloud to keep it. are there not laws against keeping native species?

granted though he is absolutly booooooootyful

[Lori P]

I see them on sale at the pet stores all the time, so I assume it's fine? They seem to be a very common pet snake. I haven't seen this coloring before, most are a yellow color. I don't have any idea what the Va. state laws are... will go research now!!

[Lori P]

I am learning so much tonight! :-)

"Several of Virginia's snakes are rare and one, the canebrake rattlesnake, is protected under Virginia's Endangered Species Act. Neither the snake nor its habitat can be wantonly destroyed. Also by state regulation, non-endangered snakes cannot be killed unless they are a nuisance or health hazard. Unless you have no reasonable alternative but to kill a snake, it should be left alone.
An individual may have up to five live snakes of any single native species for personal use, but no endangered or threatened species may be possessed. A permit issued by DGIF is required to hold, propagate, and sell native snakes species for commercial purposes. Otherwise, possession limits and restrictions may vary depending on the county and city you live in, so please check with DGIF and your local government if you wish to keep snakes as pets."

I didn't know we had a state regulation stating snakes could not be killed (unless a nusiance or health hazard). How cool!

[MoJo]

Congrats on adopting the corn snake. Her care is very similar to the garters but you will find her to be less "outgoing" than the garters. I suspect she will switch over to frozen thawed mice pretty easily. Let her go hungry for a week or two so she will really want it!

Good luck with her she looks like a beauty!

Joanna

[anji1971]

Oh Lori, I'm so happy for you!! And the new snaky too, she's going to a good home!

[zooplan]

Nice snake
but no gartersnake

[lampy]

I have corns, you shouldnt have any major problems with them, they arent that much different to garters care wise, though they do tend to be less active/inquisitive.
Mine have allways been on pre killed mice, but I reckon if you waggle that mouse around abit it will strike as if you were feedin a live un, my male seems to be quite happy eatin ones that are definately dead lookin he's quite lazy and doesnt bother constricting if it looks dead.