Heres A Question I Got...
I just bought a new ashy corn snake. They said it was a few months old. It is really squirmy when handled. I imagine they are not handled a lot in the pet store. I know it is scared because it hides when I put it back in the tank. I am gonna leave it alone now so it can get used to its surroundings and will feed next week. But I was wondering if anyone knows if they eventually calm down and get used to being handled?
Some Answers Me And Others Gave...
1.It actually depends upon the snake. Most cornsnakes will tame down rapidly, but I've had a few that were quite skittish for a long time. Since I had so many other animals to handle, I just left those particular ones alone, handling only to photograph or take out for feeding. Usually they became tame right around 18 months to 2 years old. Just took them longer. Short periods of gentle handling should tame yours down. The smaller babies tend to be a little more skittish anyway since they are so vulnerable
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Ok, just so that you know, the corn snake will NEVER come out and say hi to you and be happy to have you hold it, it's just not going to happen, I am sorry.
The best thing to do is to actually hold it everyday. The reason that is it moving around so much is not because it is not used to being held, so much as it is not used to the warmth of your skin. To the snake your skin is HOT. The snake has to get used to the warmth of your skin before it can relax. Hold him for at least 10 min each time, also, if you are not afraid, let me crawl all over you, wherever he wants to go, he will go where he is comfortable.
Also, if you can, do NOT ever feed him in his cage. Always take him out and put him in another cage that is smaller and used only to feed him. That way he never thinks of something coming in his cage could be food, that way he will NEVER try to strike at you thinking you might taste good. When they are shedding they can not see very well, but they might think they feel the "heat" of food.
Remember, make sure to give your snake at least a day after it has eaten before you hold it, you don't want it to regurgitate it's food, that is very hard on your snake.
3. had an albino corn and it was the most gentlest thing you could ever meet.i could open both ends of her tank and she would instantly come to the end i was at and crawl onto my hand she would sit for hours at a time either with me or my two young children even to the point of curling around my pony tail and watch telly i had her from about 2 months old till she was about 2 year old she NEVER bit NEVER attacked at any time so yes they can be handled and yes they can actually come to love and enjoy you.
4.I just got a Sunglow Motley Corn snake a couple of weeks ago who is 6 months old. He always stays in his hide (I just think that snakes like hiding, it's not taht their scared or anything). Anyway, my snake is pretty used to me holding him. You just have to pick him up and let him slither on your arms and hes happy.
5.Yes they do cal down after you handle them regularly, but unlike a ball python if you don't handle them after a while they tend to bite. Regular handling after the first week will help it calm down, but it won't just sit around your neck, it'll still move around a lot.
These Are Some Good Answers On How Long Till A Corn Snake Is Used To You.
on November 13th, 2009 at 3:24 am
Baby cornsnakes can be pretty snappy! My Okatee Corn Snake was. He was purchased as a hatchling. That is how they survive, when evrthing is trying to eat them! My snake tamed down after about two years, and has been very pleasant since. He’s now 13 years old. Just use some common sense when handling. Make sure that if you handled any poultry, rabbits, rodents or birds of any kind, that you wash your hands before handling the snake. Not doing so will more than likely result in getting bitten! Not much fun when that snake is about five feet long! Do not spook the snake, let it see your hand. I don’t handle my snake that much, but before I handle it, I put the palm of my hand in front of him. Once I do that, I can pick him up. That snake has not struck or bitten me in at least 11 years. He does vibrate his tail every once in a while. That is due to not handling him regularly. Corn Snakes make excellent pets. Enjoy.
on March 17th, 2010 at 5:13 am
my baby corn snake i had since august still jumps when i try to pick it up. SOMETIMES it will actually jump out my hand!!but it cools down when its in my hand! i hold 1st a week..And will they poop on you because hes albino and i still can see the mouse in the body after 3 days i feed him!