normal normal or a something fancy normal?

i saw you guys rating normals, and you can be brutal and say, she is a normal normal, but i was wondering if she was an exeptional normal?

She will always be exceptional in my book as my first little girl!

also these are her 10 day pictures and she seems bigger than the other ton in the tank so i picked her.... good thing she is bigger? bad thing? does this reflect her adult size? how fast will she grow?

*feels bad that she was given her as a gift and only knew of corn snakes*

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...7&id=503651784

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...2&id=503651784

The thing about normals is that there are many different variations and everyone has their own preferences. If you think she is "fancy" then that's what matters. Sort of like choosing artwork :)

She is very pretty! :D

"Sort of like choosing artwork" is a great analogy.

But I do like her gradient on her sides, very beautiful!

Very nice looking norrmal girl you have there.

Nice! She'll be at least 10 feet by next year.
Just joking!!! She's probably just a better feeder and that's a good thing.
At 18-24 months she should be about 30 inches.

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Originally Posted by oliverstwist

i saw you guys rating normals, and you can be brutal and say, she is a normal normal, but i was wondering if she was an exeptional normal?

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I don't think people are being brutal when they point out a snake is "normal". Many people come on this site with a new snake, see all of the morphs, and then assume that their snake might be a morph as well. There's nothing wrong with that, but I'm sure their owners don't like to hear their snake is "just" a normal.

Normals come in many, many different flavors: dark, light, blushing, contrasting colors, busy, reduced, etc. The important thing is whether or not YOU like your snake. I would much rather take a really good looking normal over an ugly morph any day (and I have kept back a few normals from my clutches I thought were nice looking).

question, in the wild aren't they all normals?

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question, in the wild aren't they all normals?

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If you're talking normals vs. morphs, then no... all of the morphs you see today came from snakes that were captured in the wild. Of course breeders bred the base morphs to create new ones such as the Bumble Bee or they bred normal looking hets to their offspring to discover new morphs such as the Super Spotnose.

I think shes really nice looking. Especially love her reduced pattern on the tail

She is very nice.

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Originally Posted by xdeus

If you're talking normals vs. morphs, then no... all of the morphs you see today came from snakes that were captured in the wild. Of course breeders bred the base morphs to create new ones such as the Bumble Bee or they bred normal looking hets to their offspring to discover new morphs such as the Super Spotnose.

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Do they all share the same characteristics? Like they all act the same just with different patterns & colours right?

Hi,

With the possible exception of the neurological or balance problem displayed in spiders and the kinking in caramels then yes they act the same.

Some people report that spiders do seem more outgoing and eat better but I sadly have never owned one so cannot say with any confidence if they are right or not.

Of course I could be totally wrong. :rolleye2:


dr del

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Hi,

With the possible exception of the neurological or balance problem displayed in spiders and the kinking in caramels then yes they act the same.

Some people report that spiders do seem more outgoing and eat better but I sadly have never owned one so cannot say with any confidence if they are right or not.

Of course I could be totally wrong. :rolleye2:


dr del

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We sure do pay a lot for these different colours & patterns. Have you ever painted a BP before? :P

i agree, some of the morphs in my thoughts are kinda like 'eh' but i think normals are great.

i like the joke of 10 feet scared me silly.....

IMO she is a very beautiful normal! I just started a thread with two of my normals- look at them, they are SO different in color and pattern! :)