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Title: Corn Snakes
Post by: Jimbob on 19 July 2012, 16:20:18: Anyone on here keep corn snakes?

Im tempted to get one, never having kept snakes before, and advice, do's and dont's?
Title: Re: Corn Snakes
Post by: waspy on 19 July 2012, 17:56:43: Nice with some milk & sugar ;D
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Post by: STMO123 on 19 July 2012, 19:07:11: Quote from: DILLIGAF Pete on 19 July 2012, 17:56:43
Nice with some milk & sugar ;D
;D ;D
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Post by: Johnny English on 19 July 2012, 19:19:21: I also would suggest corn flakes rather... :D
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Post by: maria on 20 July 2012, 12:03:12: Hi james I have kept corn snakes and boas and carpet pythons so know alot about snakes, corns are best to have with chrildren, you will need a good size tank as they grow upto six foot when you go to your local pet shop i am sure they will give you all the info, they need to be fed on dead baby mice to start of with and you have to defrost the mice and then feed them ,hope this helps
Title: Re: Corn Snakes
Post by: Elite Pete on 20 July 2012, 14:54:05: Quote from: DILLIGAF Pete on 19 July 2012, 17:56:43
Nice with some milk & sugar ;D

Brilliant ;D ;D ;D ;D :y
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Post by: Elite Pete on 20 July 2012, 14:54:52: If the lamps are the same as the one I had for my tortoises, they cost a few bob and also use lots of electric ::)
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Post by: omega3000 on 20 July 2012, 14:55:27: Quote from: Maria on 20 July 2012, 12:03:12
Hi james I have kept corn snakes and boas and carpet pythons so know alot about snakes, corns are best to have with chrildren, you will need a good size tank as they grow upto six foot when you go to your local pet shop i am sure they will give you all the info, they need to be fed on dead baby mice to start of with and you have to defrost the mice and then feed them ,hope this helps

Ooer our cats will supply the mice ;D ...seen a few clips of them on utube , they look quite feisty blighters :-\
Title: Re: Corn Snakes
Post by: STMO123 on 20 July 2012, 17:52:20: Quote from: Maria on 20 July 2012, 12:03:12
Hi james I have kept corn snakes and boas and carpet pythons so know alot about snakes, corns are best to have with chrildren, you will need a good size tank as they grow upto six foot when you go to your local pet shop i am sure they will give you all the info, they need to be fed on dead baby mice to start of with and you have to defrost the mice and then feed them ,hope this helps

How are you with trouser snakes Maria?
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Post by: waspy on 20 July 2012, 18:18:30: Quote from: STMO123 on 20 July 2012, 17:52:20
Quote from: Maria on 20 July 2012, 12:03:12
Hi james I have kept corn snakes and boas and carpet pythons so know alot about snakes, corns are best to have with chrildren, you will need a good size tank as they grow upto six foot when you go to your local pet shop i am sure they will give you all the info, they need to be fed on dead baby mice to start of with and you have to defrost the mice and then feed them ,hope this helps

How are you with trouser snakes Maria?

Can they be purchased from the local pet shop?
Title: Re: Corn Snakes
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 20 July 2012, 21:52:11: This so reminds me of men behaving badly (the sofa episode).

'yeh, i bought it from a guy down the pub.....nice and long, impress the girl friend, blah, blah, eats mice......'