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Totianna
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 Have questions for experienced corn owners

First just wanted to say something I noticed about my albino corn. Today I was hanging out on the bed with Rhianna, I noticed while watching her enjoy exploring , that the red marking that run along her sides look just like rows of sideways hearts. Just thought that it was really cool and wanted to tell other corn lovers.
Now to get to the point of AS you know I am knew to this forum and to owning corn snakes, I have a few questions, do to the fact that no matter where I look for information, every book and site has conflicting information.

1) what substrate is best for Rhianna? I have heard and read everything from soil to cedar chips, witch even I know is a absolute no,no ! I am currently using aspen reptile bedding.

2) what type of heating is best to use ? at this time I am using an under the tank heating pad.

3) what temperature should the warm and cool sides be ? At this time I have the warm side at 80 F and the cool side at 72 F.

4) Do corns enjoy having things to climb on or not ?

5) and finally what would be the proper humidity level for my Rhianna ? I am currently keeping it at 40%

thank you for any information you are able to provide me with. I really appreciate all the help



11/01/11  12:23am

 #2242631


Tina_Adams
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   Message To: Totianna   In reference to Message Id: 2242614


 Have questions for experienced corn owners

Sounds Like everything is A.O.k. Yes they like to climb...Or at least mind does. welcome to the site, and gl with your new family member.
11/01/11  10:58am

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MissYouGeico
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   Message To: Totianna   In reference to Message Id: 2242614


 Have questions for experienced corn owners

First of all it sounds like your doing i wonderful job with your corn.

I saw i pic of your "Rhianna" on another thread and she is not just "albino",
shes amelinistic, witch means that she is missing the melinistic color pigment.
if she was albino or what we call snow, she would look like this:




And yours is this:





1) Substrate. Best substrate would ether be "Snake Bedding" found at PETCO or Petsmart,
because even if they eat it, it is ok because they have very strong digestive system,
i mean think of the bones they digest weekly from mice. Another good one is reptile carpet.

2) Heating. Well i use a 75 watt heat lamp, but corn snakes do not require light.
A heat pad will work fine, just pick one NOT both. Corn snakes require minimal
heat, but do need something to avoid shedding problems.

3) Temps. Your temps sound good, just make sure you have a hide on the cool side
as a place to cool down.

4) Climbing. Corn snakes are ground snakes, (thats why we give them 20gal LONGS),
but some corns like to climb others don’t. My girl embeds herself on the rim of her cage,
in between the lid of her cage and the rim of the top of her cage.
So you can provide some sticks and branches.

5) Humidity. You do not need to monitor the humidity if you have a "moist hide",
witch is a tupperware with a hole in it, as i door and fill it with coconut shavings found
at PETCO in a block. Mist it daily and replace the coconut shavings every 2 weeks or so to
prevent bacterial growth.



11/01/11  04:03pm

 #2242658


Totianna
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   Message To: MissYouGeico   In reference to Message Id: 2242649


 Have questions for experienced corn owners

Yes you are correct, she is a amelinistic albino corn . Thanks for the information. Any advice and suggestions are greatly appreciated. I also have a python but their needs are totally different to the corn snake. your corns are very cute.
11/01/11  06:14pm

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Totianna
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   Message To: Tina_Adams   In reference to Message Id: 2242631


 Have questions for experienced corn owners

thanks,I did a lot of research on the care of corn snakes before i purchased Rhianna. I also have a ball python named Beyonce , the needs between the two breeds are completely different.
11/01/11  11:38pm

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MissYouGeico
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   Message To: Totianna   In reference to Message Id: 2242658


 Have questions for experienced corn owners

Oh thanks, the first one is not mine, i just found that picture on the internet,
but the amelinistic is my baby anoxes.
11/02/11  05:51pm

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Beautiful distaster
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   Message To: MissYouGeico   In reference to Message Id: 2242781


 Have questions for experienced corn owners

i use the aspen bedding and my corn loves it he can burrow underneath and he also loves to climb as well as here the past two weeks trying to push open the new tops i made for his tank .
11/03/11  08:21am

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Raven Mune
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   Message To: Beautiful distaster   In reference to Message Id: 2242862


 Have questions for experienced corn owners

Hey folks. On the subject of bedding... I am currently using the recycled paper bedding for my corn, that I use for my chinchilla.. She seems to like it ok. So if using paper towels and news paper is ok, shouldn’t the recycled bedding be ok too?
Just curious.

Amanda
11/03/11  01:05pm


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