I think I take good care of my corn, heating pad and lamp, good cage and mouse size, good bedding, vitamin dusting on the mice, feeding every five to seven days, but is there anything else I could possibly do. I think I'm taking good care of him, and i dont want to go pay alot of money,but whenever I hear of what someone did with there corn I hear things ive never heard before. Is there anything I can do that I didn't mention above?
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General care
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AliCat37
Michelle's Candied Corns!
I think that a heating pad and lamp is over kill. They only really need one or the other (I prefer UTH, because they provide belly heat for digestion). Are you using a thermostat? How are you measuring temps? Usually temperature should be measured with a digital thermometer that has a probe.
I don't think you need to dust the mice every feeding, or at all. I have seen some snakes grow faster with vitamin dusting, but since they are a whole prey item they don't require it.
Other than that, sounds good! make sure he's got some hides, cardboard tubes and boxes are good for that.
I don't think you need to dust the mice every feeding, or at all. I have seen some snakes grow faster with vitamin dusting, but since they are a whole prey item they don't require it.
Other than that, sounds good! make sure he's got some hides, cardboard tubes and boxes are good for that.
bitsy
Owned by Corns since 1991
If it's an adult Corn on adult mice, then one mouse every 10-14 days would be more of standard feeding regime. It's the youngsters on smaller mice which eat every 5-7 days.
Also I'd agree with Ali that just a heat pad plus thermostat will give you the heat a Corn needs at floor level. Bear in mind that their ideal maximum is in the mid-80s, which is lower than human core body temp. What is "hot" to them, will feel lukewarm to you. Using one heat source and controlling it with a thermostat, will use electricity - you can look on it as a long-term saving.
I've never dusted my gang's defrosted mice with vitamins. I have a nearly-24 year old who's fine with that so you could save some $$ by cutting out the supplement. Corns are very efficient at extracting the required nutrients from a mouse.
Also I'd agree with Ali that just a heat pad plus thermostat will give you the heat a Corn needs at floor level. Bear in mind that their ideal maximum is in the mid-80s, which is lower than human core body temp. What is "hot" to them, will feel lukewarm to you. Using one heat source and controlling it with a thermostat, will use electricity - you can look on it as a long-term saving.
I've never dusted my gang's defrosted mice with vitamins. I have a nearly-24 year old who's fine with that so you could save some $$ by cutting out the supplement. Corns are very efficient at extracting the required nutrients from a mouse.
Thanks for the replies. My corn is still a juvenile so that accounts for the more frequent feedings. I usually cut out the lamp in the spring, summer & fall, but living in the Northeast I feel I still need it in the winter. My bedroom can get really cold. He has two hides, a tube and a driftwood type climbing limb (plus a water dish of course). The thing about the vitamins is that I got a baggie for free from a snake owner/pet shop employee. I guess I'll use it every few feedings till it's gone and won't buy any. Couldn't hurt. Thanks again, it is a relief to know I doing right by him.