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As many of you may know, there is a ban about to be passed in Indiana that will prohibit the sales and ownership of listed species and families of animals, AND any other animal deemed unfit by the department. Included in the ban are all species of the family Boidae, which contains Pythons and...

As many of you may know, there is a ban about to be passed in Indiana that will prohibit the sales and ownership of listed species and families of animals, AND any other animal deemed unfit by the department. Included in the ban are all species of the family Boidae, which contains Pythons and...

First I'd like to say, if you've opened this page just to read then ridicule me afterwards for my situation, please don't waste my time. It's taken a lot of guts to post this, and I'm doing so between tears and sobs so please be kind and helpful. This is a dire situation, and I need good advice...

My adult Corn, Lars, sometimes gets a couple flakey patches on his back where just a very fine layer of the scales peel up and kind of stick up, basically. I'm curious as to what I could do to help rid this issue. It's not severe or anything, I just don't want it to result in a possibley bad...

Basically, I'd like to learn more about snake behavior, mannerisms, and what they mean. If anyone has any good sites, books, etc. to recommend it'd be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

As usual, I hold my snakes daily. Today when I held Var my yearling she just wasn't acting "right". Typically she's very mellow and will sit in my hand curled up but with her head atleast moving around checking out her surroundings, flicking her tongue. Tonight however, she staid in my hand...

this may or may not have been discussed before on this forum. however im curious...who else kisses their snakes? i know, i know, totally salmonella provoking behavior, but i just cant help myself! so who else here plants one on those scaly heads? hmmm? no shame here! haha.

So, the other day I was at a local consignment shop, browsing with a friend and noticed she had tall, but still fairly wide acrylic jewelry display case that was empty. after staring at it and pondering my inquiry, i realized, this "display case" would make a perfect viv! i asked the lady if it...

I've been reading up on regurges to prepare myself if it ever happens, and to prevent one if at all possible. I've read Kathy Love's regurge procedure, and saved it to my computer. I also read about different things that can cause a regurge like not following the 48 hour no handling rule after...

when i first got my snow hatchling,who is now going on around a year old, i thought she was just a typical snow. a very nice looking one, but nothing more than a snow. nowdays she is becoming greener and greener tinted in her saddles, especially after each shed however, making me wonder, did i...

as an adult i rescued my male corn snake lars from a bad living situation. this is my first mating season with him. and hes all the typical male snake....allover his tank, trying to get out, very active. and as you guessed refusing food. its not been 67 days without food. he seems happy and...

Okay, so I've heard conflicting reviews on using kiln-dried pine for snake substrate. Some people say it's an absolute no-no, others say they've been using it with no troubles for a long time, and it's perfectly safe. So which is it? Is kiln-dried pine okay for snake substrate, or is it not? any...

I've only been a member on here for about a month and have learned soooo much. I'm new to snakes, having owned other herps but never snakes. I'm finding this hobby-pet addicting and infatuating. Who knew you could love reptiles so much? I got my first corn, a Ghost corn I named Lars in Nov. or...

im just wondering basically if my snow hatchling has any other traits, like could she possibly be a strawberry snow, or a dilute snow? heres a few pics, sorry theyre crappy but my digi is broken so i had to use my cell cam, which sucks =\....

sorry the pics are so blurry, i had to use my cell cam because my digi is not working at the moment =\ var on my arm var in my hand reeeeaaaacchhhhh! var curled up on top of her hide instead of in it haha vars first day in the cup she came home in

After purchasing my new baby snow corn snake last night I noticed it has two dark spots inside of it, not on it's skin, but inside of it's body. One is near it's neck area, the other is near it's belly area. This was noticeable as soon as I inspected it because of the light ventral/underbelly of...

lars, my corn snake ate last on the 8th. one adult mouse. he was due for feeding the 18th but he went into blue on the 15th, and completely shedded the 17th. since i figured hed be hungry i tried feeding him a few times after his shed, to no avail. i even tried braining the mice. he seems...

What is the "coiling around the wrist test" to help establish if your snake is a healthy weight? I'd like to know because i know my Lars was overweight i think at his first home, and i dont want this to happen again. but on the opposite side, i want to know if hes eating enough. he's a 6-7yr old...

[F]i recently aquired a 4ft long ghost corn from a neglectful home. i do not yet know its age, weight, or sex because i havent had a chance to take it to the vet yet. i will definitely get it into the vet this week though for sure. he/she is very tame, docile, etc. and ive been making it a point...