Anyone own a corn?

Who on the site owns, or has owned a corn?

I had one. My five year old daughter named him Cornholio! I ended up trading him for a juvie Ball Python (Ros).
I enjoyed him. His feeding response was great, and he was pretty active. I just decided to concentrate on the BP's more. Besides, my wife hated the fact that he musked all over the kids' bed! LOL!

Ew, nothing worse than a nasty musking.

I had a snow corn that died in August. It was fine, very active, and nothing was wrong. Then during one feeding he threw the pinkie up a few days later. I figured it might have been too big but thought nothing of it. A couple days later I was handling him and he was extremely limp, didn't even move around. So I knew something was up and I put him back. He died the next day.

Think the pinkie was kept on cedar, or some kinda spray used on it?

I've worked with them but don't keep them personally.

I think they are really fun snakes. Always curious and attentive. Plus, they can get pretty big if allowed...

While I was growing up in Florida, I had the opurtunity to own many Corn Snakes (Milk Snake is what we called them then). To many to count. We lived in a part of Florida that had a pretty good breeding ground for Corn Snake's, so all of mine were wild caught. Never could hold on to them to long, was allways trading them for something. Next to the Indigo, I believe they are one of the best looking snake's alive. IMHO

It's also high illegal to capture and keep them. They're pretty rare.

The Indigo was added to the Endangered Species list in 1978. The last Indigo that we had, was released in approx. 1974/75 on the advice of my Dad's friend who was a Conservation Officer. He disscussed the decline in thier numbers with my Dad for quite some time before he decided to let them free. So at that time we were in the good.

Geeze, long time herpers eh?

Thats cool, and they are amazing animals. Wish I could own one.

i have 2 right now and want a couple more but simply can't afford to feed them with all the other snakes i own
very cool animals
the thing i like best about them is the morphs are so cheap
and there are so many different types

We have an albino corn, a normal phase corn and that friekish gopher X Corn (god don't breed those two species together, that's just so wrong..lol)
My albino corn draws allot of attn at our educational shows. A great freind of mine breeds the Okatee reds (I think) and so I've had some fun times watching the babies hatch etc. It's amazing how small corns are when your used to Boid babies.
RUSTY

Some guy said that watching his eggs pip was only rivalled by the birth of his children. It's something I'd like to experience for sure, having some babies hatch. And in a year I will be able to. I'm so excited. Ball python babies are too cute for words. Same with corns.

I kept a corn as my first herp, and that was giant compared to what I was used to. I was used to 2 foot garters. So needless to say I was shocked by bp's. Hehe, it's hard to go back after having a ball python. I'd like nothing less then to be a breeder of bp's and corns tho.

I had two not too long ago.(Actually, up until last month). I bought them as adults and they were EXTREMELY tame, no musking, no biting, nothing. But I traded them for a baby ball python. I Couldn't Help It!!!!!! They were awesome pets, though, I would say the best first timers snake.

Jennifer

I have a sweet little normal corn named Maizey. Never nipped or musked. Eats like a pig (just as often as you'll feed her).

Inquisitive, great with my kids. Only drawback is that they can be shy, and spend a lot of time in their hides.

I love my corn, but if I had to give up my corn or my BP, Maizey's gotta go.

cool! thanks for sharing Ken. :)

I have 1 female blizzard corn

I have one Albino Red Corn. He is about 17 months old and almost 2 feet long. Very attentive snake. I have never had him musk on me on anything that I put him on, but he does have a little temper though.

OK, What is musking???????????

Musking is something many colubred snakes do as a defense mechanism, not a nice smell at all, I lucked out with our two corns as we have had no problems, but I have been musked many of times in the past, not a fun experience.
I think with handeling they get more comphoratble and won't musk anymore
Do you guys agree, that's just my personall observation
Thanks
Rusty

I have never really had much problem with snake's musking except for the garter. And believe me Kori, if you ever get musked you will never forget the smell. :shock:

my husband & I have around 20 corns
we love them they are so easy to breed.
casey

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Originally Posted by Kori

OK, What is musking???????????

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Musking is, as Rusty said, a defensive procedure that some colubrids are
known for. It means that they crap/pee on you when they feel threatened. And they fling it all over the place. Makes one feel inclined to put them
back right where you found them. But with frequent handling, they quickly
get used to contact and learn that you aren't going to eat them.

I currently have two corn snakes and really enjoy both of them. They are
very tame, very curious, and colorful. (Click on the link below my name
to see mine).

I breed corns, I got hooked on all the different colors. They are fun with really cool personalities I have albinos, creamsicles, blood reds, albino blood reds, snows, anerys, a ghost stripe, motley sunglows, crimsons, motley hypos, a pastel, and I bred a raly nice motley coral snow last season. But my true love are my ball pythons. I have 1.1 100% :D het pieds I bred for the first time this season. I should have eggs in about 8 days!!
Hockeymom

Oh how exciting, Hockeymom! Welcome to the site by the way! You have to post pictures of your beautiful corns, ALONG WITH the eggs! :D Good luck with them! I wish you all the fertile eggs in the world. :lol: (The het pieds, of course!)

Jennifer

Thanks Jennifer. i will try to get some pics posted.

Hockeymom

I don't own a corn RIGHT NOW but I will soon! I'm getting one soon!