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#100269
Snakemanjon
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Hi all i just got a okeetee corn and could use some info 
Hi,
i got a okeetee corn 3 days ago and he/she is about 4months old, i have him/her in a 10gal tank with 1 1/2" of sand on the bottom with 2" of mulch that has aspen in it. i got a rock look alike hide in the tank and a few rocks and 2 vines that go from all four corners so he/she has lots of sptos to climb. and a water bowl i didn’t buy a tank or a top as i had the tank and cleaned it really really well and made the screen frame and put really strong and thick metal screen in it and screwed it down on two hinges. there is like no gap at all maybe 1/8" gap at the one corner. so im not to worried about YODA getting out. the tank heat is between 73-83F as i don’t have a heating pad so all the heat comes from the 50watt light i have over the tank at the one end. Is this ok? also i am going to see if i can get the pic to work so you can all se YODA. YODA is about to shed i think, as yoda’s eye’s are all frosty and yoda isn’t moving very much. Is this normal? Yoda moved all over the tank when i first got him/her but after the first day yoda has just been hiding in the hide. is this normal?
also i have read a few posts here and heard that corns are nocternail (spelling) and read that a blue light is good for the snake. can i use a black light over the tank?
this is my first snake, but snakes have always been an intreast to me. i will take a few pics of the tank and the top and of the biggest gap, and will post them tomorrow. if anyone could give me any help or suggestions it would be great.
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07/15/04 2:09am
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#100272
Doughboy
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Message To: Snakemanjon In reference to Message Id: 100269
Hi all i just got a okeetee corn and could use some info
sand is a big no no it dehydrates the snake (spelling) and snakes like belly heat so they can digest there food and snakes hide during the day and come out as the sun is going down to get heat from the road and rocks
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07/15/04 2:12am
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#100274
Snakemanjon
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Message To: Snakemanjon In reference to Message Id: 100269
 Hi all i just got a okeetee corn and could use some info
also does anyone know exactly what kind this little guy/girl is?
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07/15/04 2:13am
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#100276
Doughboy
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Message To: Snakemanjon In reference to Message Id: 100274
Hi all i just got a okeetee corn and could use some info
it looks like a normal or classic corn snake but i may be a dark okette (spelling)
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07/15/04 2:15am
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#100277
Snakemanjon
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Message To: Doughboy In reference to Message Id: 100272
Hi all i just got a okeetee corn and could use some info
ok thanks, i was planing on getting a heating pad sometime this week probaly tomorrow night sometime. do you know how long it takes for them to shed after the eyes frost over ?
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07/15/04 2:15am
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#100278
Snakemanjon
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Message To: Doughboy In reference to Message Id: 100276
Hi all i just got a okeetee corn and could use some info
cool thanks! the pet store had it as a okeetee corn.
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07/15/04 2:16am
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#100280
Doughboy
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Message To: Snakemanjon In reference to Message Id: 100277
Hi all i just got a okeetee corn and could use some info
not sure but you shouldnt hold it and get a water tank big enough water bowl for it to get in so it an get wet and loosen its skin also mist water in to the warm side of the tank it helps with shedding dont hold it it makes the shedding process hurt
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07/15/04 2:17am
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#100296
Snakemanjon
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Message To: Doughboy In reference to Message Id: 100280
Hi all i just got a okeetee corn and could use some info
cool thanks i will wait till he sheds. i think it is a he from what people have said on this forum. the tank is 10gal and the water bowl is biganuff for him to get nice and wet :)
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07/15/04 2:36am
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#100330
Lozzer
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Message To: Snakemanjon In reference to Message Id: 100296
 Hi all i just got a okeetee corn and could use some info
thats a miami phase like one of mine heres a pic
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07/15/04 6:37am
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#100365
Anole_keeper
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Message To: Snakemanjon In reference to Message Id: 100269
Hi all i just got a okeetee corn and could use some info
it might just be a brown normal i think....but u should not be holding him right now because 1)ur asking to get bit and 2)ur going to stress the poor guy out.his eyes r blue so obviouisly he’s gonna shed soon...and durring this shed cycle they have sometimes bad temperments and get stressed very easily because they cant see very well.
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07/15/04 10:45am
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#100526
Snakemanjon
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Message To: Lozzer In reference to Message Id: 100330
Hi all i just got a okeetee corn and could use some info
cool thanks yeah the pic was taken yesterday just befor he fed. i really love these snakes and hope to have him/her for a long time to come.
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07/15/04 3:38pm
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#100528
Snakemanjon
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Message To: Anole_keeper In reference to Message Id: 100365
Hi all i just got a okeetee corn and could use some info
ok thanks i haven’t touched him/her since yesterday.can you tell me if it is normal for him/her not to move while starting the shed cycle? thanks for the help
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07/15/04 3:40pm
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#100544
Anole_keeper
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Message To: Snakemanjon In reference to Message Id: 100528
Hi all i just got a okeetee corn and could use some info
yup...perfectly normal except for when their gonna shed.when they decide the skins gotta come off...watch out!they go CRAZY rubbing their face and stuff.one of my corns rubs so much right before shedding that its almost like she thinks she can go through the glass...LOL
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07/15/04 4:02pm
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#100641
Snakemanjon
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Message To: Anole_keeper In reference to Message Id: 100544
Hi all i just got a okeetee corn and could use some info
oh ok thanks i was a little bit worried about him/her not moving but now i can stop lol.
will take some pics of the tank and all the stuff in it to show you guys and gals and let me know what you think of it
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07/15/04 7:29pm
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#122765
Hood
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Message To: Snakemanjon In reference to Message Id: 100641
 Hi all i just got a okeetee corn and could use some info
wen the eyes go clear again u no thathes gna shed in about 12hours. it usually happens at night
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08/18/04 1:23pm
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