Question about corns

[Shenzi Sixaxis]

Young corns can have problems (not eating, eating irregularly, being super jumpy and such), so I would recommend you get a yearling or older. Corns are super active compared to BPs (NEVER have I seen a corn do this), but if you get an older individual who is established and used to handling, they're quite nice to handle. Most won't sit on your neck or lap, but they're not flying all over the place.

I've handled only a few very young corns, but every single one looked like it had just hatched no more than 2 weeks prior to shipping, and they were literally like corns. Freaked when you picked them up, wiggled around like a worm, and a few musked, striked, and bit me. Even just corns 1-2 months old (PetCo's typical size) are much more easy to handle.

Here is a good corn snake guide that's free. I personally would recommend a pretty normal/classic or locality okeetee. I have one of each and they are gorgeous. I'm not fond of amels, but they're also a good choice, as they're one of the most popular morphs. The tessera morph is amazing, too, but it's still new, so it's a wallet eater. It's a dominant trait, though, so prices should go down greatly in the next few years.

Also, if you haven't buy Kathy Love's book.

http://www.cornutopia.com/Corn%20Uto...l,%20COVER.jpg

It's one of the best out there. You can buy it directly from her and get it signed, or you can get a lightly used copy off Amazon.com that isn't signed for about 4 bucks + shipping. You can also sign up at CornSnakes.com; very useful forum. I swear by it when I have a question, concern, or want to share a stupid thing my corn/s did. XD


* Also, the corn pictured on the front of the book is basically an amel, but because of the thick white borders, it is called a reverse okeetee or R/O.