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  • 05-23-2009, 12:45 PM
    Bruce Whitehead
    Picking up a *therapy* corn tomorrow...
    The weekend our place burned down I was supposed to be picking up a female normal corn snake.

    The family was not really into her anymore (but really wanted her best interests covered), the son had grown up, and they wanted to find her a new home. Really nice family, and a nice healthy snake.

    As it turned out the people that had her for adoption were good friends with the people that lived two spaces below us... small world!

    I pulled a few tubs from the snake room, and with the supplies I got from Deb (as well as a T-stat from Aleesha!) I am going to be picking her up tomorrow and bringing her to the halfway house (our term for the sublet).

    Having a busy corn around will be fun, and will be a great distraction. I have 2 bps and one king with me. And fun as they are... I remember why I have many. A few minutes of handling and the BPs are trying to get away... the king is great but she is the same, she has an agenda.

    So pics to follow when I get her. Her name is Willow and I am thinking that I do not hate the name. So we will see, it may stay. Not like she is going to come when I call her or anything. :P

    Bruce
  • 05-23-2009, 01:04 PM
    shadraak
    Re: Picking up a *therapy* corn tomorrow...
    What a nice story, such unfortunate events, but i believe you 100% they are the best therapy, before my ex left me 2 years ago there were a lot of bad things done around here that ended up killing my 2 juv, bp's and leopard gecko :( i was never the same again, just recently got into leo's again and picked up a pair , had to drive a long way to get them but i was able to... i'd like to get back into snakes and everything again but i dont have anything as far as tstats or anythign anymore either she smashed it all and well it is a sad thing :(.
  • 05-24-2009, 11:31 AM
    Bruce Whitehead
    Re: Picking up a *therapy* corn tomorrow...
    Sorry to hear about that, it sounds awful. I think that would be one of my worst fears, to lose my animals to someone else's nonsense. I say that, but it did almost happen.

    I pick this girl up tonight. I went and pulled some tubs out of the fire early on, and think there are some salvageable, just soaking them and seeing if I can get the smoke out of them.

    I got supplies sent so I am good for that and she can just settle in. But corns are so resilient I am not super concerned about the settling in part. They are too busy to take the night off. :)

    Bruce
  • 05-24-2009, 12:12 PM
    Jyson
    Re: Picking up a *therapy* corn tomorrow...
    Congrats on getting a new snake Bruce! :carrot: I can't wait to see her. What morph is it?
  • 05-24-2009, 01:19 PM
    Stewart_Reptiles
    Re: Picking up a *therapy* corn tomorrow...
    Snake therapy works for me :gj:, congrats on the new kid ;)
  • 05-24-2009, 02:26 PM
    waltah!
    Re: Picking up a *therapy* corn tomorrow...
    Very cool, Bruce! You know I loves me some Corns:)
  • 05-24-2009, 10:33 PM
    Bruce Whitehead
    Re: Picking up a *therapy* corn tomorrow...
    She is just a normal adult female corn. And in true style she promptly christened me. :O

    She has a weird bottom... where her tail tapers off is bulbous? But they say she has been like this since birth so I am not concerned, but it is odd looking to say the least.

    She came out and ran around, did the *flick* *flick* and the *jab* *jab*... so all is good in the world of corns and humans. :)

    Bruce
  • 05-25-2009, 08:46 AM
    dr del
    Re: Picking up a *therapy* corn tomorrow...
  • 05-25-2009, 08:35 PM
    aSnakeLovinBabe
    Re: Picking up a *therapy* corn tomorrow...
    maybe, he's talking about the "hips" that some older mature female corns get at the base of their tail? They dont stick out a lot, just, noticeable enough to freak some people out!!!
  • 05-25-2009, 08:57 PM
    Bruce Whitehead
    Re: Picking up a *therapy* corn tomorrow...
    Del

    Looks like the First thread and the last pic... not the middle one though. Especially like the last link to the pic. Identical to that.

    Babe

    Is the middle aged spread similar to what Derek posted in the third link above?

    Bruce
  • 05-26-2009, 01:10 AM
    kc261
    Re: Picking up a *therapy* corn tomorrow...
    From my understanding, it is a sign of obesity.

    Here are some more extreme examples. I believe you will have to register on that forum to see the pics.

    http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69477
    http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62859
    http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74664

    In any event, I don't think the snake had that shape since it was a hatchling! Sometimes people say the oddest things when they are trying to get rid of a snake. I just read on another thread where someone was sure their BP they are getting rid of was a female, due to the eggs it has layed every month or so. :rolleyes:

    I believe that a proper diet and exercise (lots of people seem to recommend swimming) will improve the situation, but I'm not sure it goes away entirely once it has developed.
  • 05-26-2009, 09:39 AM
    dr del
    Re: Picking up a *therapy* corn tomorrow...
    Hi,

    My male has a small "fatpad" on one side just above his vent and he has never really been overweight. :confused:

    I am trying to see if I can reduce it by cutting back his diet but it seems stubborn and he certainly isn't appreciating my efforts. :rolleyes:

    But nothing like as extreme as the one in that first thread. :O


    dr del
  • 05-26-2009, 11:25 AM
    Bruce Whitehead
    Re: Picking up a *therapy* corn tomorrow...
    She has pretty big *nubs* :P

    But in all honesty, looking at the rest of her she looks OK. They people were not *snake people* but in all honesty they were good and attentive keepers.

    They feed her every 10 days... so I am a bit at a loss, are some just more predisposed to the middle aged spread? She is six+ years old. And perhaps it was so gradual that they just always recall seeing it.

    The mom just noted that she figured this was what corns look like.

    Bruce

    PS: the poor thing is lurking like mad - girl is HONGRAY! I will get some pics, do some reading, and see what I can do to minimize it.
  • 05-26-2009, 11:52 AM
    mechnut450
    Re: Picking up a *therapy* corn tomorrow...
    glad you still in the game bruce, and don't feel bad I just happen to hatch out my first corn egg lastnight/this morning. out of the 6 that made it into a tub only 1 went full term the othersall stopped developing at some point I had one that simple stuck the head out of the egg and then died so I figuring it had a heart or lung development issue so sad it lookd so nice. Oh well

    I am pickingu p from what the people say a black rat tonight ( or a corn it all white from the word I am getting. I was able ot get it yesterday but when they called I was in the middle of cooking ( bbq for the family). I am the only one that can coo kthe food to everyone preference without burning it (eatable lol)
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