Ivy this morning

[riddick07]

Now these were good pics for showing a shed! I took these before I left the house this morning. You get a good shot of the cloudy eyes and the dulled color of the body. I will have to get pics once she finishes shedding so you guys can see the difference She's my one that is usually a bright vibrant red and orange.

 

[RavensGryf]

Wow, she's hardly recognizeable! She's pink! That's the motley sunglow, right?

 

[riddick07]

Yep thats her! I was surprised to see her shedding when I went to feed the other day. She always has a very obvious shed and should finish in the next couple days.

 

[kq_fan]

Are snakes pretty tame? The Gardner snakes are pretty scared of me... but I still like to see them!

Your sweet little girl is very beautiful btw! I love that color!

 

[riddick07]

Yep snakes can be pretty tame. The ones that are outside aren't really hand tame since they are wild.

If you haven't had a snake before I would go with a cornsnake (if you were interested in one of course). My three corns are from this guy! He actually just posted his 2015 babies recently and he has blizzards available...one of the morphs I've wanted...I'm going to pretend I didn't see it...
https://www.cornsnake.net/index.php?lang=en

 

[RavensGryf]

Ooh those color morphs on the website are breathtaking! I don't think I'm a snake person, but I love hearing about yours, and some of the colors out there are like eye candy!

 

[riddick07]

They really are like eye candy! Why you can't look or you'll want it to sit in the corner of your room so you can see them all the time

I think his motley sunglow are his best morph. I haven't seen anyone else who comes close to producing the same quality for that morph as he does.

 

[kq_fan]

Yes I want to start with a corn snake! I love snakes and a corn snake is a good easier I know there is no "easy" breed) snake to have.

 

[riddick07]

There are definitely ones I would consider easier. The big boys can kill you so they can be a bit harder to deal with:54:

Then, you have ones that need higher humidity so misting daily might be required and mold issues can be common. Or garters that have decide they will only eat fish or worms or frogs. Meaning parasites will be a big worry.

Cornsnakes are fairly small and if you somehow end up with one of the few angry ones then they are easier to deal with. If you end up with an angry boa it gets pretty dangerous. I've gotten to pick boa teeth out of my arm. Luckily it didn't require stitches since it was more of a graze...

Corns most of the time you just have to set up the temps correctly, put some aspen in, a couple hides, and a bowl of water then throw them in...clean it every once in awhile and feed it regularly you should be set for years to come. Most of the time you don't even have to handle them that regularly to end up with a snake that's nice. Same could be said for a boa but their strength is amazing as an adult and not to be taken lightly. Plus, I've met more grumpy boas then corns. My boa is still nice though I don't handle her often but she's always been nice, I didn't really have to do anything to maker her that way Strength wise...she can start to numb my arm without much effort.

 

[riddick07]

The shed is complete!