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Well, today was a great day, I finally convinced my mom to let me get a corn snake! I took her t the pet store and showed her how happy they made me, along with telling her I am getting one whether she approves or not and that she would have to deal with it ANyways I live in SE Michigan and was wondering if anyone knew of any reputable breeders or responsible/reptile specialty stores where I could get the lil brute form. I really dont want to have to et it from petco, I am always leary of that. Thanks for any hlp you can give me.

-Cation

That's great! Congrats! I'd refer you to the classifieds here on Kingsnake. I purchased my 2 corns from Don at Southmountain Reptiles. He was wonderful to work w/ & they're great snakes!
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1.1 Corn snakes Snake Plissken & Abby
1.1 Hog Island Boas Harley & Isaboa
1.3 leos, Yoda, Geo, Tang, Ginger
1.0 Blue Tongue Skink Indigo (Indy)
0.1.1 frogs Buffy the Cricket Slayer, Butrose Butrose Froggy
1.1.4 firebelly newts Wayne Newton, Isaac Newton, Fig Newton, Juice Newton, Olivia Newton John & Helmut Newton
1.1 cats Gus & Mena

I was wondering if anyone had any expeirence with this uth and if they would rcomend it or not. Also I think Bigappleherp.com is the cheapest to get it. Does ayone know of any cheaper? Also The tank I have is a 20g Long (30" so I am assuming to get the one that is 14" long, but then I read somewhere that the uth should cover only 1/3 of the tank area. I am still leaning towards half though because I dont remember where I read that and cant find any places that say the same. Thanks again

It should say on the UTH package what size tank it is good for. I use ZooMed UTHs and have not had any problems with them at all. I had one however that lost it's stickyness after a while though.

If you look at the 'events' on the main page you might find a reptile show/expo in Michigan close to you. If there is GO. I don't like the idea of order a snake in the mail. For 1...you don't know what you are getting. And 2...hope it arrives alive.

I bought my first corn at Petco and she has been in good health and is doing well. Keep researching before and after you get your snake and you will be happier in the long run..

I also use Zoomed UTHs & have liked them. I go to Petsmart.com, look up the price (generally about $5 less than in the store) print out the page, take it to Petsmart & make them match it, since it's their price to begin with they should match it, even if they argue w/ you. I've bought 6 UTHs this way, over the course of a year. It'll save you time, shipping costs & guessing about the size.
I have bought several of my animals online & have been extremely happy with every experience. I've purchased animals from South Mountain Reptile, Randy Middleton, Starlight Geckos & several others. I've never had a bad experience (all of them were from the Kingsnake classifieds except one, which was from the Caudate Central classifieds). I would definately recommend researching the breeders scheduled to be at your local herp show & then buying one there, or if no shows are around you soon, buying on line. I just can't say enough good things about South Mountain when it comes to Corn Snakes. Don was great w/ both my snakes!
Best of luck!
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1.1 Corn snakes Snake Plissken & Abby
1.1 Hog Island Boas Harley & Isaboa
1.3 leos, Yoda, Geo, Tang, Ginger
1.0 Blue Tongue Skink Indigo (Indy)
0.1.1 frogs Buffy the Cricket Slayer, Butrose Butrose Froggy
1.1.4 firebelly newts Wayne Newton, Isaac Newton, Fig Newton, Juice Newton, Olivia Newton John & Helmut Newton
1.1 cats Gus & Mena

I have ordered now 4 snakes thru the mail, and I havent had a problem with any of them. Both breeders I have dealt with are very knowledgeable and guarantee that they will arrive alive. they have also both told me that they have never had a problem with live arrival.

If you want something around the size of a cornsnake but a little more unique, look into getting a bairds ratsnake. these things are beautiful, very calm tempered easy to handle, and only grow to about 4 feet. I just got my two babies in this morning, they're exploring their tank right now. lol.

This is a picture of one, look at the coloring inbetween the scales. This isn't the best pic but it shows you kinda

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The reason mainstream thought is thought of as a stream is because it's so shallow. -Unknown

Battling ignorance one stupid person at a time.

Current snakes:
1) Female Licorice Stick Black Ratsnake - Lola
2) Neonate Black Rat Snake (Het for Lic Stk's) - Frankie

Soon to arrive:
1) Male/Female Bairdi pair!!!! (Need name ideas)

Thanks to every one who has replied. it as helped more than you know!

which is not too far from SE Michigan. I used to live in that area and met a ton of super nice breeders. Scott Crowe is one, Sandy Allen and/or Eileen Underwood used to run the Toledo Herp Society ~ not sure if they still do. You could always contact that herp society and ask for their recommendations for a local breeder in the NW Ohio/southern Mich area. There are TONS and I'm sure you can find one that will let you pick & choose, which you can not always do when ordering online. Well, just my 2cents. Peace
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Sincerely,
Jason
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Yeah, the Toledo Herpetological Society is still going strong. I've been a member for a few years and you're right, plenty of good people here.

I also breed corns and this year's clutches yielded, normals, amels, ghost, snow and hypos. I'd be happy to answer any questions about them.

The THS is having their annual sale in November and a few of us routinely go to the Taylor, MI monthly herp sales.

Ken
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