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#2276392 NathanLFC View Profile	A New Corn I havent decided a corn snake or a frog. If i get a baby corn the only worrying bit for me is will it bite or even when it gets an adult il be scared if it bites me i dont know what to do??
08/10/12  03:36pm
#2277536 Fairy Frog Mother View Profile	Message To: NathanLFC   In reference to Message Id: 2276392  A New Corn Tee hee! having raised a clutch from egghood now.. the great thing about baby corn snakes is their bite wont break your skin. Sure, itll make ya jump. But really, it doesnt hurt. They only are nippy when really small if held regularly (or at feeding time- use tongs. Let them rest two days. I have all my snakes trained with a stick that has a rubber tip on it- if I run the stick along their body it means "No food, youre gonna be held". I havent been bitten in a couple years now by any of my snakes. (good thing since besides my corns I also have 2 full grown boas) Corn snakes are sweet and very curious. Too curious. Good housing with a locking top is key! Frogs require feeding insects, which can be hard to find, more often and you have to be fastidious about changing their water with the right stuff to be sure theres no chlorine/chlorimine in the water.
08/22/12  06:42am
#2278898 NathanLFC View Profile	Message To: Fairy Frog Mother   In reference to Message Id: 2277536  A New Corn Thank you very much for this im getting a corn beacause they will be easy to look after and hopefully il never be bitten haha thank you :)
09/03/12  03:27pm
#2278901 NathanLFC View Profile	Message To: NathanLFC   In reference to Message Id: 2278898  A New Corn is it ok to put it in a big fish tank with a heat mat when its bigger?
09/03/12  03:41pm
#2278909 Fire Fox View Profile	Message To: NathanLFC   In reference to Message Id: 2278901  A New Corn In all honesty, you could actually have a small Corn Snake in a large tank and just have it grow in there. The issues of course is making sure that the temperature and humidity are good as well as having plenty of places for it to hide. If you do go with a larger tank, clutter it up with things. Crumpled paper, fake leaves, a few toilet paper rolls all work very well. If you plan on using a heating mat instead of a light, make sure that the mat is connected to a Thermostat so you can control how hot it gets. If not, it can actually damage the tank and worse, burn your snake. Also, a quick note about being bitten: I have many snakes as well, mostly Corns, and have been bitten occasionally by just three of them. Two are aggressive eaters and think anything that goes into their enclosure is food. I just take them out with a snake hook first or even just rub something along their backs and they get the idea that it’s not feeding time. The other is just a nasty girl lol. I’ve had her since she pipped from her egg and no amount of handling has really calmed her to the point that I can reach in without getting a hiss or nip. That’s just her personality though and rarely will you run into a nasty Corn Snake. Like Fairy Frog Mother said, they only tend to be nippy when small, and even then most are "mock bites." Just handle slowly and calmly, they’ll get the idea that you aren’t there to eat them lol.
09/03/12  05:01pm

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