New pet corn snake

Subject: New pet corn snake Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:35 am

Hey guys just thought id share a few pics of my newest addition to the family Meet Eddie (got him on sunday after an awesome iron maiden gig in london lol) hes a hypomelanistic cornsnake only ickle atm but will eventually grow to around 4-6 ft
i know im bias but hes goorrgeous lol New pet corn snake Eddie1

Subject: Re: New pet corn snake Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:08 am

He is cute at the moment, don't know if I would say that when he's 6ft long lol!

Subject: Re: New pet corn snake Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:11 am

Lmao jim well i think in my eyes at least he will be no matter how big he gets i got him from a reptile breeder in weston super mare lovely lil place and his parents werent big corns id say 3 and a half 4ft max but u never know theres so many variables to consider wasnt gonan go any bigger than a corn though not with my other pets too risky lol

Subject: Re: New pet corn snake Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:16 am

WOW he is a cutie indeed Shocked

I'm sure he'll grow up to be a nice big 6ft stunner Very Happy

Subject: Re: New pet corn snake Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:44 pm

Wow what a pretty one you guys are lucky with the different species you can keep, at that size what will you feed your new addition on?

Subject: Re: New pet corn snake Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:56 pm

Lovely looking snake. I started off with 1 little corn. Now we have 4 corns, and 2 royal pythons. If we had room and the time, we'd have more. Enjoy watching it grow.

Subject: Re: New pet corn snake Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:19 pm

Thanks guys yeh one of the reasons i got a corn was cause they dont get too big a ball or boa would be kinda wanting to eat my other pets lol aussie theres loads of cool morphs available here really cheap too eddie only cost me £35
hes eating fuzzies atm one every day days sean i plan to get another asap lol

Subject: Re: New pet corn snake Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:39 pm

Very cool I have a bearded dragon at the moment and am looking at moving into snakes in the not too distant future Smile

I can't wait Smile

Subject: Re: New pet corn snake Mon Aug 08, 2011 6:19 pm

Go for it aussie corns are so cheap now and theres so many morphs i really struggled to pick one i liked best lol ahh i do like bearded dragons theyre pretty cool but need loads more space than a corn and for some strange reason handling dead mice doesnt seem to bother me as much as handling crickets/cockroaches lol

Subject: Re: New pet corn snake Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:08 pm

I can't see any pics???

Subject: Re: New pet corn snake Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:13 pm

June i dont know what to suggest sorry i dont know it browser makes a diffrence im using firefox

Subject: Re: New pet corn snake Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:50 pm

I wouldn't expect Aussie to be able to get his hands on a corn snake anytime soon. They illegal here and to keep one has a whopping great fine behind it and also jail time I think :| Nope we gotta stick with natives down here but we got some stunners of our own Very Happy

Subject: Re: New pet corn snake Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:37 am

Kfenk is bang on the money on both counts, it's sad but understandable that, here in Aus we are restricted to native specie sand even then only a few species are on our list Sad

still some of those species are really funky:)

Subject: Re: New pet corn snake Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:04 am

aww thats a real shame and yes i bet u do have some real stunners british wildlife is pretty boring in comparison lol is there a big trade for native captive bred pet snakes there then or are most wild caught ? (just out of interest)

Subject: Re: New pet corn snake Tue Aug 09, 2011 10:57 am

From what I understand here in Western Australia they are trying to steer away from wild caught as every year they remove more species from the wild capture list which also requires a special permit. Can't speak for other states maybe, Kfenk knows, cause I'm fairly sure each state here has its own rules on Herptofauna.

Subject: Re: New pet corn snake Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:30 am

I couldn't see any pics last night anywhere but they're all back now. Your snake is exquisite. Beautiful markings.

Subject: Re: New pet corn snake Tue Aug 09, 2011 3:02 pm

http://www.ultimatereptiles.com.au/html/permits.html

There ya go Very Happy

Basically the same sorta laws Australia wide. Permits are required for any (legal) wild caught reptiles

Subject: Re: New pet corn snake Tue Aug 09, 2011 3:05 pm

yeah except you folks get a much wider range of species from what I can see it was only legalised here in 95. almost enough to make a fella want to move east Smile

Subject: Re: New pet corn snake Tue Aug 09, 2011 3:11 pm

I'm a south boy not east Very Happy

That first post with just the NSW permit laws shows the law is still pretty strict over there. All the states are basically the same tho

Subject: Re: New pet corn snake Tue Aug 09, 2011 3:50 pm

Gorgeous corn snake ya got mate. Absolutely love the markings on it. Dazzling as they say!
Will you be breeding this one when it matures?

Dang permits. Why can't we just have access to them....whyyyyyy...... *cries*
I love snakes, not sure I'd want one though, their bites are nasty if they ever bite ya. I've seen snake handlers get bitten, not pretty.

Subject: Re: New pet corn snake Tue Aug 09, 2011 4:51 pm

ooh i like those tree boas lol they look awesome (though im sure all my other pets would fast become prey lol not a risk im willing to take hence getting a corn instead of a boa or ball python
yup silver shadow one day i do plan to breed him hes gotat be 3ft before i can even consider it though he does have beautifull markings so glad i chose him and not the butter corn now hah

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