Care Sheet for Corn SnakesAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 3.52 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 10/07/2004 |
Main Category: | Snakes |
Sub Category: | Corn Snakes |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Tom C |
Years Experience: | 3 to 5 Years |
Species: | Corn Snake! |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | All types of Corn snakes. |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Take them to a special herp vet or reptile specialist to get them probed. |
Mostly Active During: | Both |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Newspaper or papertowells which is cheap and clean,or for a more natureal substrate you could use jungle moss,reptile bark or even astroturf - You should use a big enough water bowell for the corn snake to fit its whole body into,and the water should be changed daily. |
Lighting and UVB: | Dont need to use any! |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Low humidity is needed and the temperature should range between 70F - 88F. |
Heating and Equipment: | Use a reptile heater pad placed under one side of the vivarium,(not in the viv as this may cause burns.) it should not cover more than half of the vivarium - it should bring the warm side to atleast 85 F and 75 F on the cool side. |
Caging Provided: | The vivarium size for a babe Corn snake should be atleast 18 inch long,8 inch width and 10 inch tall - For an adult Corn snake it should be atleast 36 inch long, 12 inch width and 18 inch tall. |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | You should feed your baby corn snake a pinky(baby mouse no fur.)every 2 to 3 days - You should feed your yearling corn snake a fuzzie(a middle sized mouse with a little fur.) ever 5 days and your adult Corn snakes an adult mouse or rat ever 7-14 days. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | You should dust your pinkies(baby mouse no fur.) in a calcium/vitamin powder for healthy growth. |
Maintenance: | They are very very low maintenence!!! |
Some Words on this Species: | They are VERY GOOD pets(the best reptile i have kept.) and more people should own one of these amazing Corn snakes! ;) |
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