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Muzza1875 · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:31

Delvis said:
Some you even need to take out in the car to get their digestive system going

Yea it works funnily enough!

fishboyuk · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:31

paradisiac said:
thats not bad at all i dont think. works out at about 33 in a pack, so thats 16 feeds (6-8months if my maths isnt as bad as im starting to think it is).

are they sociable, as in, do they like to come out and be handled?

They don't "like" it as such but with regular handling they will learn there is nothing to fear and become tolerant.

I've owned over 100 snakes over a 5 year period and handled most days and in all that time i've only been bitten by tiny hatchlings which doesn't hurt anyway. It's funny more than anything.

paradisiac · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:32

matt_fsr said:
Very much so.

We take ours to wildlife events, and we've had kids handling them all day long and they're fine about it - as far as we can tell they're happy about it, they never show any aggression or a desire to escape, especially the big yellow corn snake Merkava. He's about 4ft long, buttercorn Corn snake. Pics to follow tonight

oh, now thats pretty big :eek:

do they all get that size?

fishboyuk · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:38

paradisiac said:
oh, now thats pretty big do they all get that size?

They can get to about 6 ft but that's unusual.

They are pretty skinny so it's a lot smaller than it sounds.

Here is my friends blood python

and my 4ft corn snake for comparison. Similar lengths. Very different size!

Delvis · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:39

paradisiac said:
hmm.....ok, i know, this is a picture thread and im just asking questions. i do appoligise.
are these things freely available (would you just go to a pet shop) or is it best to get from someone that has experience in breeding them?
also what sort of outlay is it to get one of these, the tank (or whatever they are called) and all the usual leaves, logs etc. and then the standard rough price for a snake itself?

You can get some hatchlings for under a tenner if you shop around, depending on where you live there are various reptile shops around the country...But you'll probably end up paying £30+ or so just for the snake...Sometimes they go for £60 for a standard Amel or something which is ridiculous.

A small 2/3 ft Viv can be obtained for cheap second hand, again, can be anything up to £50 or so just for the viv, then you need to buy some vegetation for the inside or something (like a vine or two)...They live on substrate in some fashion, so wood-chips or something..Again you need to look around and see whats best

The Heat mats can vary, probably pay something like £20 for one, again it will only cover a third of the tank anyway so there is a cool and hot side of the viv. You then need a Heat-Stat of some kind really to keep the temperature constant, something like a pulse-stat would be recommended really.

Yikes, gone off on one there

paradisiac · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:39

yeh the python scares me lol

Delvis · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:41

Oh, and to just throw it in the mix...Here is a small list of the difference types of corn snakes you can get....

http://iansvivarium.com/morphs/species/elaphe_guttata/

paradisiac · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:41

Delvis said:
You can get some hatchlings for under a tenner if you shop around, depending on where you live there are various reptile shops around the country...But you'll probably end up paying £30+ or so just for the snake...Sometimes they go for £60 for a standard Amel or something which is ridiculous.

A small 2/3 ft Viv can be obtained for cheap second hand, again, can be anything up to £50 or so just for the viv, then you need to buy some vegetation for the inside or something (like a vine or two)...They live on substrate in some fashion, so wood-chips or something..Again you need to look around and see whats best

The Heat mats can vary, probably pay something like £20 for one, again it will only cover a third of the tank anyway so there is a cool and hot side of the viv. You then need a Heat-Stat of some kind really to keep the temperature constant, something like a pulse-stat would be recommended really.

Yikes, gone off on one there

so would easily eat into £150-£200. whats the average life expectancy of a snake? do they like to live alone?

Delvis said:
Oh, and to just throw it in the mix...Here is a small list of the difference types of corn snakes you can get....

http://iansvivarium.com/morphs/species/elaphe_guttata/

damn there is a lot. and why would you hybrid with a rattlesnake, aint they dangerous?!?

fishboyuk · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:44

paradisiac said:
so would easily eat into £150-£200. whats the average life expectancy of a snake? do they like to live alone?

You can expect 12-15 average for a corn snake but thay have been known to live over 20.

Best to keep them alone though they can be cohabited in female groups but that throws up loads of potential problems.

Delvis · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:44

paradisiac said:
so would easily eat into £150-£200. whats the average life expectancy of a snake? do they like to live alone?

About ten years or so at a guess? Probably more to be fair

And yes, generally you keep them on their own, although some people do keep them in pairs..But you run the risk of them eating eachother

Well...You run that risk anyway with them eating themselves, but its very rare

Raikiri · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:45

paradisiac said:
so would easily eat into £150-£200. whats the average life expectancy of a snake? do they like to live alone?

A long time, up to 18+ years for king snakes. As I said mine is 12.

paradisiac said:
damn there is a lot. and why would you hybrid with a rattlesnake, aint they dangerous?!?

Ratsnake, not a rattlesnake

Delvis · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:45

paradisiac said:
damn there is a lot. and why would you hybrid with a rattlesnake, aint they dangerous?!?

Same reason there are tons of Mongrel dogs etc matey

paradisiac · 24 Apr 2012 at 15:48

Raikiri said:
Ratsnake, not a rattlesnake

my bad, all the words merged after a while.

are the loners? as in, do they prefer not to have partners

paradisiac · 24 Apr 2012 at 16:04

would something like the VivExotic LX 24 Vivarium be suitable? if so at what size (of the snake) would i need to look at upgrading?

dhill · 24 Apr 2012 at 16:18

Thought Id add mine to the collection as well

Currently I have 4 bearded dragons (1x female orange phase, 1 male tiger phase) (1x male red phase, 1 female yellow phase). 1x female Rankins Dragon & 2 Leopard Geckos.

Leopard Geckos

Rankins Dragon

Bearded Dragon
Yellow phase female

Bearded dragon 5' vivarium

paradisiac · 24 Apr 2012 at 16:19

dhill said:
Thought Id add mine to the collection as well

Currently I have 4 bearded dragons (1x female orange phase, 1 male tiger phase) (1x male red phase, 1 female yellow phase). 1x female Rankins Dragon & 2 Leopard Geckos.

oooo they are nice

Muzza1875 · 24 Apr 2012 at 16:20

paradisiac said:
are they sociable, as in, do they like to come out and be handled?

Mines do, they love come up to the glass when i'am near and slide up my arms without e having to pick them up.
I feed mine in separate tub so they don't associate me opening they're viv with feeding so i don't get tagged.

Muzza1875 · 24 Apr 2012 at 16:24

paradisiac said:
hmm.....ok, i know, this is a picture thread and im just asking questions. i do appoligise.
are these things freely available (would you just go to a pet shop) or is it best to get from someone that has experience in breeding them?
also what sort of outlay is it to get one of these, the tank (or whatever they are called) and all the usual leaves, logs etc. and then the standard rough price for a snake itself?

Dont worry about it mate.

http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/forums/ - Awesome UK based forums on all reptiles.You will be able to get any info u want from there if you get chance to look through it.Also you can buy and arrange couriers to drop off snakes/reptiles from other members.

Muzza1875 · 24 Apr 2012 at 16:27

Delvis said:
You can get some hatchlings for under a tenner if you shop around, depending on where you live there are various reptile shops around the country...But you'll probably end up paying £30+ or so just for the snake...Sometimes they go for £60 for a standard Amel or something which is ridiculous.

A small 2/3 ft Viv can be obtained for cheap second hand, again, can be anything up to £50 or so just for the viv, then you need to buy some vegetation for the inside or something (like a vine or two)...They live on substrate in some fashion, so wood-chips or something..Again you need to look around and see whats best

The Heat mats can vary, probably pay something like £20 for one, again it will only cover a third of the tank anyway so there is a cool and hot side of the viv. You then need a Heat-Stat of some kind really to keep the temperature constant, something like a pulse-stat would be recommended really.

Yikes, gone off on one there

Where do you guys buy your equipment?

I get majority of my stuff from here - http://reptilekeeping.co. uk/

Guys is really helpful and stuff usually arrives next day, cheap too.

Muzza1875 · 24 Apr 2012 at 16:29

paradisiac said:
whats the average life expectancy of a snake? do they like to live alone?

I don't know about corns, or ball pythons but brb's can live 25 years plus so its a big commitment.And yes they do prefer to live alone but you can house them together however i don't just in-case they try to eat each other.Happens a lot if you house a smaller snake with a bigger/older one.

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