Hi Dan

Many thanks for the reply.

The chap in the shop had no idea whatsoever about the sex of it. I
did ask but he said you cannot tell till its at least 18 months old.
I have mada a folder on here under my name Dennis Patterson so you
hopefully wil be able to see the pics I have taken. Sorry about the
link thought it may work.

Kindest regards and your help and advice is greatly appreciated.

Den

--- In ukreptiles@..., Debbie or Dan Fryer
<debndan_uk@y...> wrote:
> Hi and welcome.
> Handling it will be ok in a few days. If it hasn't
> been handled much before it will probably bite but at
> that size it allways makes me laugh how big and strong
> they think they are when in reality they barely break
> the skin. Start of with 5 mins or so a couple of times
> a day and as you both get used to each other make it
> longer as you go.
> Corn snakes are nearly allways calm tempered as adults
> so you wont have to worry about it growing up with a
> temper.
> You can sex corns from birth in various ways, however
> none of these are really for beginners. You would be
> better off taking it back to the shop and asking them
> to sex it for you.
> Unfortunately the site you linked to is a members only
> so access is restricted. There is a photo section on
> the home page of the group where you can upload your
> pic.
> Hope that helped a bit
> Dan
>
>
> --- ukscanking <ukscanking@b...> wrote:
> > I have just bought a Cornsnake, maroon stripes
> > and he/she is lovely. The shop owner said all
> > the batch he had were very jumpy as they have
> > never been handled. They were born in June 2003.
> > I bought it today, when is best to start handling
> > it, will it ever be tame as he/she is a little
> > older?
> > Its about 15 inches long at present and quite
> > thin and very lively. When can I tell the sex
> > of it?
> >
> > Any help is greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks Den
> > (Somerset UK)
> > Here are some pics of it, hope you dont mind the
> > link
> >
> http://www.ofoto.com/BrowsePhotos.jsp?&collid=79649151905
> >
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> Bye for now!! Debbie and Dan
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