Solana - Our Scaleless Sunglow Motley Corn

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Originally Posted by dakski

I cannot wait, but I need to. I am just glad I got her. I called immediately and put her on hold. Needless to say, other inquiries came in fast. I wasn't letting her get away.

Need to have time to devote to her and Katie has a friend staying with us today through the 19th. It's going to be crazy as I am still working. Don was happy to hold her for a few weeks. It's probably for the best.

Also need to:

1. Set up a 10G or so Quarantine Tank.

2. Get it dialed in.

3. Get F/T pinkies - nothing I have eats less than large/jumbo mice

4. Make sure I have tiny tiny hides and a small water bowl.

I want everything to be ready when she gets her. Not taking any risks.

Regarding the collection, it's complete.

I have every animal I've realistically wanted and it's a diverse collection.

0.1 - Albino Spider BP: Shayna - Have wanted an albino BP since I was a kid - and she is awesome.

0.1 - Ghost BCI: Behira - Amazing animal; beautiful and brave and docile.

1.0 - Hypo Lavender Corn: Figment - Beautiful, amazing temperament, and eats like a champ

0.0.1 - Northern Blue Tongue Skink: Frank - Awesome animal - amazing personality.

0.3 - Leopard Geckos, all different and beautiful morphs - Different personalities, but all fun and easy and pretty animals.

0.1 - SCALELESS Sunglow Motley Corn - Can't wait!!!!!!!!

Looks like a good collection to me!

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Looks like a Great collection for anybody, that’s one sweet collection you got going there. Three really gorgeous snakes, an Albino Spider, a Ghost Boa and a scaleless Sunglow Motley. Plus a Northern Blue Tounge Skink and Leopard Geckos. Sounds like a slice of Heaven to me! And it’s always great to be prepared, God speed can’t wait to see you post some pics of your lastest acquisition from your home.

While I'm not a fan of these, I do understand it's one of your dream snakes and I'm really happy for you, it is super exciting to get something you've wanted for so long!
Don is a great guy, I've bought corns from him in the past.

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Originally Posted by dakski

4. Make sure I have tiny tiny hides and a small water bowl.

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Something cheap and easy and what i did for baby corns - get a toilet paper core, cut it in half lengthwise. Ta-da, instant tiny hide that is free and easily disposable when soiled.
They'll outgrow tiny hides pretty fast so I wouldn't waste your money on buying some. Also for an easy small water bowl, I use ramekins.

Good luck with your new little one!

Man, she’s BRIGHT!

I like April’s TP tube hide suggestion, there’s always more to be had until she outgrows them. :)

I think we have one enclosure that I’d be willing to put a baby corn in, and would probably still worry about escapes.


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Should have put a sunglasses needed warning in the title! She is stunning! :sunny:

I don't envy people often but I do envy you right now, it's a gorgeous animal.

Free & easy 'hides': I tend to use the cardboard rolls that paper towels are on, rather than the cardboard rolls from toilet paper...mostly because they say
that there's a certain amount of water "spray" in the air from every time a toilet is flushed...so I consider those to be potentially contaminated. But yes,
baby snakes LOVE hiding in cardboard tubes, especially if you pinch one end closed for their privacy. When they get dirty, toss & replace...EASY.

Your snake is gorgeous, though I have to admit that I prefer snakes with scales. Just old fashioned I guess?

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Originally Posted by AbsoluteApril

While I'm not a fan of these, I do understand it's one of your dream snakes and I'm really happy for you, it is super exciting to get something you've wanted for so long!
Don is a great guy, I've bought corns from him in the past.



Something cheap and easy and what i did for baby corns - get a toilet paper core, cut it in half lengthwise. Ta-da, instant tiny hide that is free and easily disposable when soiled.
They'll outgrow tiny hides pretty fast so I wouldn't waste your money on buying some. Also for an easy small water bowl, I use ramekins.

Good luck with your new little one!

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Thank you! I had a great experience with Don. He's a class act.

I understand you hesitancy and respect that. I was fascinated with them because of the coloration/patterning, etc. However, I don't look at it differently than any other crazy morph. Albino BP's wouldn't make in the wild, but they are bred for captivity.

Then I held Vin Russo's male breeder at the White Plains NY expo. I was blown away. So unique and different.

I also like that the genes allow for/have scales for protection around the mouth and nose and belly scales for movement. Without the belly scales, I do not think it would fair to the animal. And, of course, for safety for a scaleless animal, as well as my protocol, I will feed F/T (which is all Solana knows from birth anyway).

Definitely a dream snake for me. My collection is complete.

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Originally Posted by Prognathodon

Man, she’s BRIGHT!

I like April’s TP tube hide suggestion, there’s always more to be had until she outgrows them. :)

I think we have one enclosure that I’d be willing to put a baby corn in, and would probably still worry about escapes.


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Yeah, I cannot wait to see her in person - shockingly bright.

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Originally Posted by mlededee

Should have put a sunglasses needed warning in the title! She is stunning! :sunny:

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LOL :). I'll know for next time!

She is amazing, and again, I cannot wait to see her in person!

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Originally Posted by Deborah

I don't envy people often but I do envy you right now, it's a gorgeous animal.

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WOW Deborah! Thank you. For what it's worth, I envy you too. You have so many amazing snakes, and are apparently pretty bad aXX too.

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

Free & easy 'hides': I tend to use the cardboard rolls that paper towels are on, rather than the cardboard rolls from toilet paper...mostly because they say
that there's a certain amount of water "spray" in the air from every time a toilet is flushed...so I consider those to be potentially contaminated. But yes,
baby snakes LOVE hiding in cardboard tubes, especially if you pinch one end closed for their privacy. When they get dirty, toss & replace...EASY.

Your snake is gorgeous, though I have to admit that I prefer snakes with scales. Just old fashioned I guess?

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Thank you! I thought about the old fashioned/natural end as well. When I haven't been crazy with any of my other animals. Cool Leopard Geckos morphs, but Frank the BTS is a normal (although an awesome example). Shayna (the BP) is an Albino Spider, but I have wanted in Albino BP since 1990 when they started breeding them for crazy money. Behira, the Ghost BCI, is beautiful, again, not a crazy or crazy expensive morph. And Figment, the hypo lavender corn, is also beautiful, but is an old morph and was cheap.

I just find something incredible about the scaleless and for my last snake, wanted something dramatic and different. Solana is supposed to have a great personality as well, so I think she will be a big hit here!

Another picture. Here is Solana with her brothers and sisters.

Her brother is also scaleless and motley and red, but has brown eyes, and supposedly, his color will not hold up as well.

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Here's an adult sunglow motley girl I used to have (was also produced by Don), your baby looks like she'll be so bright in comparison:

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Good luck with your girl!

Congrats! I think I saw her on The Reptile Report. She is very well named!