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Hello all. I have some disturbing news to share with you. A new show on the channel TRUtv called "Killer Karaoke", features some ridiculous acts of snake abuse. The show revolves around contestants trying to preform various songs, while the hosts of the show make various attempts to disrupt...

Hello all, today I adopted a new female cornsnake from a reptile rescue I work at. She is definitely captive bred, although I don't know who the original breeder was. The first thing I noticed about her were the exceptionally thick black bands around her back saddles (the main reason I wanted...

Hello I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on making a natural viv for an amphibian, with live plants, etc. I'm making for a green frog (Rana clamitans) that I've had for about 3 years. I want to make her a wetland type of biome, so I would be adding duckweed, hornwort, water...

Sorry if this is in the wrong section, but I don't know where else to put a thread like this. Today I went to check on my cornsnake Cara, and found her dead in her cage (every cornsnake owner's worst nightmare). I noticed she seemed to be biting herself on the side. I have no clue as to what...

I have been introducing my 2 cornsnakes every Sunday since March, and they still haven't done anything. We had a very mild winter here in my part of Ohio, not to mention I decided not to brumate them. I think because of this mild winter it could have messed up some inner cycle they have, I'm not...

Hello all, I have a rather strange incident to share that happened a few days ago. I looked in my male cornsnake's bin to find relatively normal looking dedication, mixed with cyan-blue mush! It was the color of chewed spearmint gum! I have no clue whether or not it was part of his actual...

Hi everyone, I learned my genetics from this page: http://www.vmsherp.com/LCGenetics601.htm and I'm confused as to how you might figure out possible hets using this method (or any other methods for that matter). Unless you made a bunch of grids/punnett squares with different possible outcomes...

Hey everyone, today I made my first attempt at introducing my two cornsnakes for breeding! I introduced my male and female in a separate bin with some newspaper inside. At first, they both freaked out, and it looked like they were even fighting a little bit. But after a few minutes, Eros, (my...

Hello all, I know you guys get a lot of questions like this but... Last night my female corn refused a mouse. I have been trying to keep them on a 10 day feeding schedule due to the fact that they have some mild fat deposits, but i am usually a few days late to feed them. My male just shed for...

I have been thinking for a while now about getting a Hogg island or Nicaraguan boa, but I'm concerned for the safety of my other pets, aka my dog and cat. Obviously I would keep such an animal under tight security, but I would always have the fear of an escape in the back of my mind. Would a 5...

A new bill, SB-310, has been proposed in Ohio by the Ohio state senator, Troy Balderson. If this bill is passed, it will ban the following snakes: • Green anacondas; • Yellow anacondas; • Reticulated pythons; • Indian pythons; • Burmese pythons; • North African rock pythons; • South African...

Hey everyone, today I am having some relatively bad heating issues with my cornsnakes. I just recently got a snake rack (which has the heat tape on the back, rather than belly heat), and I am keeping my snakes in 28qt bins. I got a thermostat for it online (I am not sure what kind exactly, but...

I was just curious as to whether there are any good morph galleries for cali kings, similar to the cornsnake morph gallery.

Hi everyone, I was wondering, what are the best reptiles and amphibians you have ever caught in the wild? Include pictures if possible. Mine was this spiny softshell turtle that I caught with a friend.

Hi everyone, I have a question about Nicaraguan boas (Boa c. imperator). Are they as dangerous as their larger counterparts, the common boa? As in, being capable of killing/overpowering their owner? To my understanding they do not get nearly as large as normal boa constrictors, and are supposed...

Hi everyone, I was thinking about starting a small "journal" for each snake I own to keep track of when when they poop/shed, or any other behavior. On one hand, this would be useful if I needed information on the last time the snake defecated or shed, but on the other hand, it seems like it...

Is it possible to breed corn snakes all year around? I have heard some people say that corn snakes can be introduced at any time, but even if they did copulate wouldn't the eggs be infertile?

My adult cornsnake has been eating normally, but lately I have been finding a strange white powder scattered in his cage with a few small bones and bits of fur mixed in. It is usually completely dry when I find it. I have never heard of such a thing happening before, and I can't find any...

My adult corn snake is 3 years old, about 4-1/2 feet long, and has been rattling his tail occasionally when I approach his cage. He is not aggressive, and other than being a little bit nervous when handled, has a very good temperament. I have had him for about a week now, and he has not bitten...

Hi, I was wondering if I could breed my corn snakes without any kind of cycling or brumation. Almost all the sources I have read from say that brumation is a necessity, but I have heard from a few sources that you can breed cornsnakes just as well without doing anything at all. If it is...