Care Sheet for Corn SnakesAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 0 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 08/06/2008 |
Main Category: | Snakes |
Sub Category: | Corn Snakes |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | WolfRin |
Years Experience: | Under 1 Year |
Species: | Corn snake |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | N/A |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Males will have a longer tail then females to know for sure u will need to have your snake probed or popped |
Mostly Active During: | Night |
Substrate and Water Needs: | The water dish should be able to hold the snakes body for it will soak itself before shedding. fresh water should be supplied daily. good substrates include: paper towels, aspen, repti bark(i use this kind and it works very well), or astroturf. NEVER use cedar or pine bedding for these can cause respiratory illnesses in your snake |
Lighting and UVB: | No special lighting or uvb is needed |
Temperatures and Humidity: | The temps in the basking area should be 80°-85°F and the cool side should be room temp. the humidity should be 40-50% a higher humidity around 60-70% is best when your snake is in shed |
Heating and Equipment: | A regular house hold bulb can be used for heating the cage u may have to experiment with the wattage to get the right temps. u may use under tank heaters and never use heat rocks for these can cause burns on your snake |
Caging Provided: | A 10 gallon should be used for hatchlings make sure u have lots of hides. larger corns such as adults will need a 20 gallon tank but do well in 30-60 gallon tanks was well just provide plenty of hides |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Small hatchlings will eat pinky mice. the size of the mice depends on your snake. never feed a mouse to your snake that is more then half the size of the snakes body. most snakes will not eat a mouse that is to big. corns should be feed every 5-7 days. never use live mice for the mice may bite your snake i recommend using pre killed mice which u can buy from pet shops |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | No supplements arr necessary |
Maintenance: | The cage should be spot cleaned daily and fully cleaned every 1-2 weeks |
Some Words on this Species: | Corns are very easy to take care of and i recommend them for first time snake owners. i own 2 corns myself and plan to breed them in a few years |
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