Considering a Corn

I recently adopted a BP from a friend of mine. Since getting Zeke, I've become aware of how popular Corn Snakes are as pets. After looking around, I've decided on getting a Blizzard if I can find one. That leads me to my question. Does anybody know of a reputable breeder that is either in Texas, preferably near DFW, or has reasonable shipping rates?

I think corns are highly underrated. You'll be very happy with one!! I should have blizzards this year, along with lots of other stuff, and I'm local to you. :)

Feel free to send me an email at info@blueappleherps or a PM and we can talk more about it. Even if you don't end up purchasing from me, I'm glad to answer any questions you might have.

I love this forum.

Ask and you shall recieve!

Corns are great, easy to take care of and a joy to handle. I highly recommend them as a pet.

Corns are great. They feed well,mine have shed well, they don't need too much things to keep them healthy. Mine are in large storage boxes as an adult they need a 20. That and when they tag me it doesn't hurt LOL!

Thanks :) This information is very encouraging. Blue I sent you a PM and email via your website.

i forgot to mention them being great feeders, glad rebecca did.

My first corn went 8 years before missing a meal.

Niiiice.

I love our corns. It is very nice having both corns and BPs, because their differences complement each other nicely. If you are interested in having a snake curl up on your lap while you watch TV, get out one of the BPs. If you are interested in a little more active handling session, get out one of the corns. Young hatchling corns can be a little bit spastic, but they tame down quickly. Both species are wonderful.

I love corns too! (maybe more than balls too :P)

I saw your other post on the BP forums and thought I'd let you know that corns tend to be more nippy than BPs. That's not to say all of them are, but mine sure liked to bite the crap outa me when I first got her. But of course her head is so tiny that her attempts to harm me were laughable. It was just a pain dealing with a hissing, tail vibrating, strikey little worm. But there definitely are the sweet hearts out there. Just wanted to give you a heads up. : )

Dennis

I was bit by my corn the first day I got her. She couldn't have been more than two months old, and I didn't even feel it, but there she was chewing on my palm while i was holding her.

I've never met one of these nippy corns I read about, and I've handled my fair share of hatchlings.

An interesting note about larger corn snake handling: Every single one over 5 foot that I have held all attempted to crawl through T-shirt armholes. Anyone else have corn snakes who are shirt-hiders?

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

I was bit by my corn the first day I got her. She couldn't have been more than two months old, and I didn't even feel it, but there she was chewing on my palm while i was holding her.

I've never met one of these nippy corns I read about, and I've handled my fair share of hatchlings.

An interesting note about larger corn snake handling: Every single one over 5 foot that I have held all attempted to crawl through T-shirt armholes. Anyone else have corn snakes who are shirt-hiders?

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Both of my corns will either go in my tshirt arm holes or in my sweater sleeves when I hold them. My girlfriends kingsnake does the same thing.

Mine only get nippy when they are in shed. Alot of snakes are though because they can't see well. My go into a wierd "I'm a rattler" stage during the shed but that soon passes. I keep mine on paper towels.