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Hi all, I just adopted a corn snake hatchling today, and in the week leading up to this momentous occasion, I've been lurking here, reading. Thanks for all the info, I've got her in a good setup, and I can't wait to post pictures, once she's settled in. Maybe someone can help me figure out what kind of morph she is, later. My friend has a snow and what he calls "motley" that had a clutch, and he spontaneously asked me if I'd like a baby. What a great opportunity! Still working on a name for her.

I'm not new to snakes, I've got a ball python, her name is Grim. We've had her for years, and she might be the laziest pet we've ever had. I've always wanted a corn snake, but we decided on a slower, more docile ball python, because I was more familiar with them, and because our son was young and a slower snake seemed like a better idea. Never stopped wanting a corn, though.

I also keep tarantulas, and have a few traditional four legged furballs wandering around.
 
Congrats and welcome. My BP tried to shed for the first time last week and had alot of trouble doing so. I soaked her and used some shed aid but it still wouldn't come completely off. Long story short she went swimming with my wife in our pool (water was 84 degrees) and all but a couple of patches under her "chin" came off. :) She looked like she was having a blast. They're a more adept swimmer than I would have guessed. :D

Anyway, hope you have a great time with your new one!
 
Thanks for the warm welcome!

A BP in a pool, that's kind of adorable, I bet fun was had by all. It made for a funny mental picture, of a snake lazing around floating in the pool...sun hat, shades, drink...

I have one tiny question, not one I even want to start a thread over. I currently have the baby on paper towels with UTH. She's been burrowing between the layers of paper, but laying kinda close to the heater, or on it. I'll switch to aspen, after I see her eat/poop, by the way, I just wanna make sure everything's flowing. But the UTH with a few layers of paper towel, is that ok? It won't get hot enough to hurt her, will it?
 
It probably will without a rheostat or thermostat. Do you have a thermometer with a probe on the inside bottom of the glass just over the middle of the uth?
 
It's about 82 in the air over the heater. I put my palm flat on the glass, and it's a little over body-warm. She's not laying on it right this minute, but I'll go out tomorrow and get a rheostat, to have all my bases covered.
 
if it feels warm to you it is probably to hot tbh ... so good plan. :) For the corn snakes and any colubrid really you need to find the temp of the uth and/or the substrate cause they are primarily ground/burrowing animals (in case you didn't read that already :)). The general concensus is that you need the probe for the thermo on the inside bottom of the glass right over the middle of the uth. Which means when I get home from AT orders I will be changing my ways for my colubrid friends. :D
 
Yeah, good ideas. The ball was easy, she doesn't burrow, so she's never near the UTH, and the tank stays pretty constant. Just learning some new habits. Right new, newbie snake is laying in a toilet paper roll, so she's doing good.
 
general rule of thumb tends to be if they hang out on their cold side alot its to hot and ivce versa. If they lay in their water bowl alot its to dry needs mor humidity yada yada yada. :) At least that's the info I have gleened from this sight (not an expert myslef :)).
 
Haha, I don't even type on my netbook. I use it for reading/spying on FB only.

Thanks for all the help, I just ordered a rheostat, and a dedicated digital thermometer. I grabbed the house one and laid it on the substrate, this time. I love new pets, all the new info and learning about them. I keep running over to her tank and peering in, like a worried mama.
 
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