1.How big do corn snakes get. (round wise) like as round as a toilet paper role or what?
Average length of four and a half feet - some longer, some shorter. Toilet roll wide would be the top end as K said. Most are smaller. You'll never need to feed anything bigger than an adult mouse.
2. How do your corn snakes do when their being handled? I heard their quite hyper..is that true? if tried to let him around me while i do homework with out holding him constantly would he sit still or take off?
Most can be made calm with regular handling, but I'd never put a Corn down while I did something else like homework. Most of mine would be off like a shot and even adults can squeeze into the most ridiculously small gaps and be gone for good.
3.any Pros and Cons of you owning your Corn Snake?
Pros:
-Mostly have lovely temperaments and are easly handled. As with any other animal, you do get odd ones that never take to humans, but those are very much the exception with Corns.
- Easy to source food - they eat defrosted mice all their lives, so any outlet handling reptiles will stock their food. You can also keep a stock in your home freezer so you don't have to go shopping for it every few days.
- Adult Corns eat about once a fortnight, which means they poop and need cleaning once a fortnight. Not exactly a high-maintenance pet.
- They come in a stunning range of beautiful colours and patterns. There's one out there for everyone.
- They don't need constant attention and they don't crave human interaction. You can go away for anything up to a week and leave them unsupervised (as long as the set-up is correct) and they'll be absolutely fine.
- They don't bark or night, dig holes in the lawn, poop in the neighbours' gardens, throw up in your slippers or get into the trash!
Cons:
- They live for 15-20 years, so they're a long-term pet. Most kinds of snake will be. When you buy one, you have to look ahead through leaving home, going to college, meeting a partner and potentially moving around for work.
- You might have trouble finding someone to pet-sit when you go on vacations longer than a week. Most people don't mind cleaning a kitty litter or opening a can of dog food. However, many people won't want to put their hand into snake's tank to take out and clean a water bowl.
- Landlords tend not to like pets, so if you have to get your own rented accommodation you either have to sneak them in and risk eviction, or spend a long time shopping round for someone who will accept them.
4.Im just asking becuase im debating bettween a Corn and a Ball
I had a pair of Balls for a couple of years - didn't get on with them at all. They can be much pickier eaters than Corns and their constant refusals of food gave me the shivers. I sold them back to the reptile shop in the end.
5. How do most of you have your Cages setup. (im asking beecuase i see balls need like two UTH"s, but i heard corns would only use one. It's just so confusing so if you could explain THanks)
- You need one UTH, that covers one-third of the floor area at one end of the tank. Corns need belly heat rather than an overhead heat source - they don't bask. No UV necessary either.
- The warm end needs to be 85-88 degrees, which means you'll need a thermostat or similar to regulate the UTH. Most will get well over 100 degrees which would be dangerous for a Corn.
- They need constant access to clean water - I use non-tippable ceramic dog bowls, but there are plenty of alternatives. Keep the water bowl at the cool end to minimise condensation.
- Corns come out at times of low or no light (dawn, dusk or overnight) so you don't need a light for their benefit. As long as the room they're in gets some natural sunlight, they'll be able to figure out what time of the day or night it is.
- You need a minimum of two hides, one at the warm end and one at the cool end. However, I stuff my vivs with as many hides and as much ground cover as I can get in there. Hides need to be small enough that the Corn has to squeeze into them a bit. Thyey like to feel the sides and/or top of them so that it feels secure.
Hope that helps.
