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corns kept outside

zombiexboo

zombiexboo

defender of teh reptiles
hello!
i may be getting a corn sooner or later however, the conditions my parents gave me was that it has to live outside on our patio.
the patio is screened in and gets lots of sun. ( i live in south FL)
what are some of the things i have to consider if i'm keeping my lil' guy outside?
thank you in advanced =]
 
Well, if it gets out it's pretty much gone forever! And direct sunlight isn't good for corns...unless you want to bake the little guy.
 
Direct sunlight coming through the glass while outside is going to (quite literally) bake your corn.
Did you ever play with a magnifying glass and ants when you were younger? Same basic principle.
 
I would deffinitely tell mom and dad that its unfair to put the animal in a position to die so soon after purchase. With proper housing the risk of escape is minimal and they don't seem to get too far when they do get out. Mine went about 6 feet from her cage when she got out. Sit down with them and show them the temp and humidity requirements and all the other info on basic care to show them you know what you are doing (I take it you are young). Maybe if they see it would be a waste of money if it has to live out there and that you are being responsible by doing your homework on it so diligently they may change their mind. If my kids said they wanted an animal I did not know anything about I would sit down with them at the computer and look it up together rather than make rash descissions like that one without any info on the animal. Proper housing is the first step to a healthy happy pet. Location of the cage is part of the whole housing "thing". Make sure they understand that. Let us know what they say.
 
thank you all!
please excuse my late reply ^^;
i totally understand the downfall of keeping the lil' guy outside.
i have shown my parents essentially all the info i can find about corns and hopefully they'll see how important it is to keep them indoors
(i'm even going to show them this post)
once again thanks bunches for your concerns!!!
 
I'm surprised no one mentioned this from what I saw but a major concern would be, if the snake is kept outside, how are you going to keep those life threatening bugs and pests away from your snake? I dont know what is native in florida, but I could see a snake kept outside a prime target for mites, and lots of other flesh eating insects. Which is a really scary thought.
 
If your parents won't budge on this, you must be a responsible owner and postpone getting your snake until you are a little older and have a place of your own.

Hope they will come round to your way of thinking. Remember - get the viviaruim set up and fully checked out before you bring snakey home. Any other questions, you've found the right place! :)
 
Hello zombiexboo,

I never heard anything about corns that are kept outside the whole year, but I read in a book that it's possible for these species: Thamnophis, Natrix and Nerodia snakes (don't know the English names).
There is a zoo called "reptile zoo Happ" in Austria in Klagenfurt, where corn snakes are kept outside all summer, with partly heating from below. In winter they live inside, of course. That works quite well.

I don't know your parents, but in my case it helped to talk my boyfriend into visiting someone who has snakes. After that, permission was granted:rofl:, because it wasn't as terrible as he thought.

Greetings,
marike
 
Tracee said:
If your parents won't budge on this, you must be a responsible owner and postpone getting your snake until you are a little older and have a place of your own.

Hope they will come round to your way of thinking. Remember - get the viviaruim set up and fully checked out before you bring snakey home. Any other questions, you've found the right place! :)
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That was what I was thinking also. Please postpone getting your snake until either your parents change their minds about keeping it indoors or until you have your own place. It would be totally unfair to your pet to keep it outdoors all year round. Even corns in the wild down there in the winter go into brumation when the temps get to cold for them.
Please do the right thing!
 
Like everyone has said, be responsible and even if they do say no now, by your stiking to not getting one anyway, will show that you are being responsible and showing that you want to be able to take care of your snake.
 
Is there electricity in your porch? If so, then it might work. I had a zoo in my parents' porch, which was screened. It was on the west side of the house. But that was in MN. There was a big awning over the patio outside the porch, so no direct sun. I had squirrels, a raccoon, crows, pigeons, a snake I babysat for the summer- pretty much anything I could catch.
 
I was lucky to have parents that let me have anything I wanted, except a HORSE!!! I would have found a way to "find" one of those, too, I am afraid...I _did_ have some things in the house, guinea pigs, hamsters, RES, boxies, tons of herps like armadillo lizards, salamanders, a wood turtle, again, anything I could find or buy. Tokay gecko, tarantula. It was just the big messy stuff that had to be out on the porch.
 
I see. I have had several different animals to, Just got into snakes a few months ago. My parents wouldn't ever let me have one, I have my own place now.
 
wowiez, what an epic response, lol XD
my porch, like i said is screened in, is covered by a roof, and my correction isn't in total sunlight.
even so, i am taking into consideration what everyone has to say (baking in the sun, mites & bugs, ect.....)
i'm going to talk with my parents again soon, i'm just planing my argument ^_-
once again thanks bunches to all your contributions =]
 
Tracee said:
If your parents won't budge on this, you must be a responsible owner and postpone getting your snake until you are a little older and have a place of your own.

Hope they will come round to your way of thinking. Remember - get the viviaruim set up and fully checked out before you bring snakey home. Any other questions, you've found the right place! :)
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I couldn't have said it any better!
 
I would show them some of the glass tanks out there with sliding and locking screen lids, the chance for escape is 0% if you shut it properly and make sure their are no cage malfunctions (broken lock, holes, etc...). I've never had a problem with escapes using these cages, and I have quite a few, some of which hold very small snakes that could fit through almost any other cage.
But I would agree with everyone here. If the choice is outside or no snake, the fairest decision to the snake would be no snake. Also, if your parents don't want a snake in the house, they might not like dead mice in the freezer either.
Good luck though, and I'm sure if your parents have atleast given you conditions in which you can have a snake, they'll let you keep him indoors if you reassure them with proper information, lots of it which you can get here.
 
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