Critter Pics, Mostly Corns

[pategirl]

I was cleaning out some cages today and took a few pics...I figured I'd post them here since Mr T wanted more pictures posted here . First up are my two bright '03 amel corns, products of a cross between a candycane and sunglow corn:

Next up is my male banded corn:

My brightly colored bloodred baby:

My little female butter:

My normal male corn:

 

[pategirl]

Yearling snow corn:

Baby ratsnake, temperamental little girl:

Last, My big male fattailed gecko, cool lizard, not a mean bone in his body:

 

[MrT]

Those a great pategirl
That Bloodred is sweet looking, but its hard to beat the look of the normal corn.
I don't own any Corns yet, but I will soon.
Are ratsnakes related to corns?


Thanks,


Ernie

 

[pategirl]

Ratsnakes are in the same genus...

 

[Bry]

Your snakes are looking great, PG. That candycane x sunglow is an interesting one. I'd like to see how it turns out as an adult. What sort of ratsnake is that...a juvenile black rat?

Ernie, yes, actually, corn snakes ARE ratsnakes. In fact, corns are also known as 'red ratsnakes'. They're all in the genus Elaphe. Specifically, corns are Elaphe guttata guttata, and most of the other ratsnakes are Elaphe obsoleta sp.

Bry

 

[pategirl]

I believe it's a baby black rat, but it could easily be a grey rat too....I've seen both in the area quite a bit. The guy at the pet shop caught her, and tried feeding her crickets He couldn't get her to eat and gave her to me.

 

[Bry]

Crickets? Uh yeah, good luck to him with that. As for the ratsnake, I'd put my money on black rat. Grays tend to have lighter blotches, and they are the only North American Elaphe that retain their color and pattern throughout their lives as far as I know. Juvie black rats look like anery corns (with different markings on head, underside of tail, etc.), but eventually darken up as they get older.

Bry

 

[pategirl]

That little ratsnake has a mostly blackish gray belly if that helps any...no checks or anything like a corn. Either way, its a neat little(for now) snake. I hope the attitude grows out of her...it's cute when they're that little, but a bit intimidating for a big ratsnake.

 

[Mojo Jojo]

Originally posted by pategirl


Last, My big male fattailed gecko, cool lizard, not a mean bone in his body:

Those are really cool. You could probably keep one in the same tank as a Leo right?

Jon

 

[pategirl]

Well, the fattailed geckoes need a bit more humidity than leos....I don't think it would be a good idea.

 

[MrT]

I had a leopard gecko once, and the thing was insane.
Every time I would even go near its tank, it would trash it.
It acted like a mad H.lividum, flipping and flopping, running insanely around biteing anything it could. I let it go free in the backyard..


E

 

[Bry]

Ernie, I hope you're kidding about releasing the leo in your backyard.

PG...heh, I know what you mean about big ratsnakes with an attitude. They can be fairly intimidating at a large size. I have a 6' male grey that will jump forward as a warning (without striking) several times if you get too close. If you don't back off, he will gladly sink his teeth in your hand. He holds his mouth open all the time as you see in the picture. He has asthma for one thing, and also, his jaw doesn't close completely. I believe it might be the result of an old injury, perhaps from striking at the glass. He is also cross-eyed in his right eye. Quite the funny snake though, lots of personality.

Bry

 

[spider]

Gees,pate,You have some very beautiful corns!