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I have two cornsnakes, one of them being the prodigal son ! I got him in July as a hatchling, and 6 days later, he escaped. I searched everywhere for him but couldn't find him, and eventually gave up and thought I'd never see him again. Then on Sunday (13th Jan), someone rung the doorbell. I was brushing my teeth and put my head out of the bathroom window to see who it was, and there were two men in suits on the doorstep, said they'd come to talk to me about God. I was about to tell them I wasn't interested, when one of them shouted up, 'I don't know if it's yours, but do you know there's a snake on your doorstep ?'. I thought Herman (the one I bought when the first one went missing) had got out, so I ran downstairs to open the door, and found the snake I'd lost 6 months ago, slithering about on my doorstep ! His mouth was all gunked-up with cobwebs so he must've been eating spiders, though they'd not done much for his size, because he's exactly the same size he was when I lost him ! He's still so tiny, and he was really aggressive because he's had to defend himself to be able to eat and not be eaten, but I've since handled him and he's back to his docile old self. Having problems trying to get him to eat mice though, he just attacks them and then ignores them, doesn't try eating them. I read that if a cornsnake refuses to eat, you've to cut the top of the mouse's head off so they can smell the brains, but for some reason this pinky I'd got out for him didn't have a head on it anyway ! Any ideas on how I can get him used to mice again ? I'd never fed him before I lost him because he was due to be fed the day after he went missing.

Hello nice to see so many exotic pet owners on petstreet, amazing to see that your giving up your time to help these animals, do you come across alot of unwanted iguanas as from my experience they're one of the classic "was cute when it was a baby but now is too big to handle pets" just like pythons, terrapins, boas etc.

hi my name is lorraine i have 4 iguanas 2 of which are rescue 2 babies and 2 baby water dragons 1 dog 2 cats 2 ferrets and tropical fish i also run an exotic rescue with 2 friends it is www.exoticanimalrescue.co.uk feel free to drop in

I've got a chameleon 2 i think lizards are more active, when my boa is out he will just wrap round my arm and stay there but lizards will bugger off when u not looking and run up the curtain like my water dragons do

but tree frogs them on the other hand are well good to have the fun to watch climbing eating and they make great noises

I like royals :-)

Only problem, I have found them to be a bit funny with feeding. Meaning that if they are stressed in anyway, they 'sulk' and don't eat. Sometimes varying the diet a tad, with gerbils (similar to real their wild diet), or anything that isnt a sorta albino lab mouse style thing helps.

If you ain't dead set on getting a royal, due to the feeding issues which can be somewhat infuriating (look in the reptile forums, there will be alot of "Ball python not eating threads), I would recommend take a glance at corn or king snakes.

Corns are docile, colourful and a good size, some reaching around 6 foot, though not was wide as the ball python.

Kings are generally docile, come in less colours, and generally don't get much bigger than 4 foot. But, there are always exception to the rule. Also, Kingsnakes are very excitable animals, espeacially around food time, meaning you may get an accidental nip off them. It doesnt hurt, and you'll probably just laugh it off. But just making you aware :P

well, the main thing is where are you in the country that may help narrow it down. I know of a couple of breeders and a few stores that are very good.
Just make sure you fully understand what your getting :) the royal python will grow into a six foot very strong snake and will live for 15 + years.

hi were is a good place to get a royal python. i saw and held one at the butterfly farm just of the ring road around Edinburgh a great place. but anyway i fell in love with it straight away and have been thinking of getting one eva since any recommendations?

I've always toyed with the idea of having a chamelion but i looked after a friends gecko before and my snakes did nothing but stare hungrily out there tanks at the geckos tank so i thougt it best not to get a lizard as the smell tends to make the snakes refuse their food as all they want is the lizard.
Although a friend of mine breeds bearded dragons so im tempted to get one.
I think the main problem with peoples perception of reptiles is they think they're overly hard to keep but they're actually generall simple and cheap to run

Hi,
Im with you except i prefer lizards as i have found them to be more sociable and varrying. I have a panther 'Blue Phase' chemelion, just to make it sound posh and a leopard gecko. I think reptiles are great and good for you to start this topic.