Care Sheet for Corn SnakesAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 4.07 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 10/01/2005 |
Main Category: | Snakes |
Sub Category: | Corn Snakes |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Lively |
Years Experience: | 1 to 2 Years |
Species: | Corn Snake |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | Rat snakes, kingsnakes and milksnakes |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Sexing cornsnakes at hatchling stage is not easy or always accurate.
the only sure way to sex a corn is by probing!
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Mostly Active During: | Night |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Best subtrates to use are Aspen bedding, woodchips or newspaper. there are lots of subtrates out there and many of them are useless or toxic! stay clear of wood shavings and cedar chips as these are very bad for snakes. sand is very bad as it can cause friction burns to the underneath of snakes |
Lighting and UVB: | UV lights are not needed but a strip light can be used if prefered as long as a daily day/night routine can be kept |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Colubrids are pretty hardy to temperatures. heating can be supplied in a number of ways(see heating & equiptment). temps should be 70-75f cool side and around 90f on the hot side, humidity only needs to be raised during shed cycles which can be acheived by placing water bowl on or under heat source, or buying spraying enclosure once or twice a day with water |
Heating and Equipment: | The easiest way to heat an enclosure is by a heat mat, the heat mat is to be placed under one 3rd to half of the tank/viv or in wooden vivariums can be taped to the back of viv on one side. The other popular way to provide heat is by a heat lamp which is also to be run on 1 side of the enclosure. please be carefull when using lamps as your snake could burn themselves on the lamp, so a light surround is a wise investment. both heating devices idealy should be run on a thermostat. a thermostat is used to accurately measure and control your chosen heat source. for heat mats use a temperature thermostat or for lamps a dimmer thermostat is the best option. |
Caging Provided: | Most of my snakes are kept in large contiko tubs with lots of air holes for good ventelation. i use aspen bedding and provide fresh water daily. i keep heat mats run on thermostats under 1 half of the enclosure and two hides, 1 on hot end and 1 in cool end |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Snakes eat mice!!!!!
hatchlings will eat pinkie mice and as they get larger the prey size increases. start hatchlings on 1 pinkie every 4 to 5 days, once your snake starts getting these down with ease up to two pinkies every 4-5 day. then move up a mouse size and so on. the general rules is dont feed no bigger then 1 to 1 and a half size the thickest part of the snakes body |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Mice contain all the vitimins and minerals needed |
Maintenance: | Spot clean once to twice a week, clean out once a month and change water daily. cornsnakes are a very easy snake to keep just use common sense |
Some Words on this Species: | Corn snakes are a great starter snake and if well looked after will live for a long time. |
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