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Michael luke

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Hi all this is mike, i brought my first snake yesterday i think its a carolina corn snake, shop wasnt too sure, its got the colours of one anyway, maybe abit darker, il post pics up soon for you all to see!.

just a couple of questions.. when i first got it, i did handle it for 20minutes or so, and it was fine.. very fast! couple of hours later i gave it a pinky and it was gone within 4/5 minutes! so i am guessing it aint stressed and it is ok? it got fed about 14hours ago now, and its hardly really moved since is that normal? if i go anywhere near it, it will slightly move. also, before i got this corn i was thinking of getting a corn that was maybe a year or so old. so i brought a 3ft by 2 vivarium, its got a uv light in there and this heat bulb thing with a thermostat. but obviously this viv is way way to big for it right now as its only 2months old, so i am keeping it in the viv with the uv light on and heat bulb on, whilst its in this lil geo tank thing.. thats ok yeah? does it have to have the uv light on all the time? it can be off and i can just have the heat bulb on? i brought a heat pad too but its still in the box as i do not have a clue how to set it up to a thermostat as i dont want to just turn it on and go so hot it could damage the snake. its got no heater of any kind in its geo. but as its in the viv its obviously feeling the heat from that? cheers (sorry if you can make sense of all i am saying in this post lol) this forum looks great for corn owners!
 
Hi Mike :wavey: welcome to the forum!

If you read the stickies at the beginning of each section, they give you lots of great information about your new snake.

Your corn snake doesn't need the UV light. Also, it would be best if you can get the heat pad set up. Corns need belly heat to help aid with digestion.

Be sure and post pics of your new snake. We love pics!
 
thanks for replying! and yeah il put pics up asap, but with the heat pad there is no way i can set it up with my thermostat? it might maybe get too hot? do you think if i put the heat pad on and just put half of its geo on top of the pas, should be ok?
 
Hello from Yorkshire!

Yes you should be able to set the heat pad and thermostat up. In fact, the thermostat is what regulates the temperature to stop it getting too hot. Did they come with any instructions?

As a guide, you are supposed to measure the temperature from underneath the substrate (i.e. where your snake can burrow to). The cool side should be mid-high 70s and the warm side mid-high 80s.

If you have these temps now, with your lamp, you might choose not to use the heat pad at all. But if you don't, I would highly recommend getting that set up and having the thermostat regulate the temperature for you.
 
hi im new to this 2 im living in ireland so im presuming alot of the products available to me would b similar to whats available to you... i have a heat pad in my tank and when purchasing the heat pad i found that any of the pads available dont get to hot as they are designed to b left on constantly and provide a comfortable heat for the snake, at least that is the case with any of the products ive seen here in ireland.... as for setting up the pad what i have done is bought a roll of duck tape and stuck the pad underneath the tank completly covering the pad so as little of the heat as possible is lost downwards, my pad is left on constantly and never seems to hot.... sorry for blabbering, hope my words were of some help, but have to say again im new to this so dnt take anything ive said as gospel... enjoy ur new snake :)
 
Heres a couple of pics people, would you all say it is a carolina corn?

Thanks for the tips guys, let it out into his big 3ft viv just for hour or so now. he is loving it i think? he has explored the whole viv! lol il get some better pics up soon! i am already learning slowly about my snake from this forum, i only joined lastnight, thanks guys! i will try with setting the heat pad up once i am back home from town.il put it under its little geo so hopefully wont get too hot. and isit normal for it to keep going in its own water bowl, with water in it! ? cant drown etc can it? lol

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Hi David, and welcome :)
RE heat pads (or Under Tank Heaters) I'm afraid they do not regulate themselves at a comfortable heat and can easily reach temperatures exceeding 100 degrees, which is very dangerous. Are you properly measuring the temperature? I'd always recommend a thermostat; it's inexpensive and will prevent burns (or worse).


Hello again Michael. How many times have you seen the snake in the water bowl since bringing it home? Submerging in there a lot isn't normal, but you do see it from time to time. He won't drown if there's no lid on it so don't worry about that.

I am a teeny bit worried that he might not just be very brave and want to explore his new home immediately; I am worried it might be too hot in there.. So same question to you, are you measuring the temperature? If you are, and both sides are correct, you are the lucky owner of an adventurous snake who's already a good eater, congrats! My snake was the same as yours right from day one, so it can happen.

I've never heard of a morph called a Carolina Corn, and it's likely that if you've bought it from a UK pet shop, he is from a UK breeder (i.e. hasn't been shipped over here from the good old U S of A). So he is probably a 'normal' or 'classic' corn. He does look very red in the pictures though, he's beautiful.
 
thanx tracee.... i have 2 digi thermometers in the tank (cold side and warm side) the thermometer i have on the warm side of the tank is stuck on the tank right down at the substrate and readings always seem to b within recomended so i could possibly have a heat mat that emits a lower heat than most, i just followed the instructions of the guys in the petshop where i bought my snake and everything seems to b going well
 
ive had him out quite abit since my last posts, he is fine i went out and brought him a more suitible size viv. he spent a good 30/40mins exploring it before going into its hide. ive looked at pics on sites of a carolina hatchling and its spot on the same as what i have got. and it turns orange and black as it gets older, il post more better pics up to show you all the progress of him/her :) oh one thing, how often would it likely shed? its 2months old., cheers
 
Michael luke said:
ive had him out quite abit since my last posts, he is fine i went out and brought him a more suitible size viv. he spent a good 30/40mins exploring it before going into its hide. ive looked at pics on sites of a carolina hatchling and its spot on the same as what i have got. and it turns orange and black as it gets older, il post more better pics up to show you all the progress of him/her :) oh one thing, how often would it likely shed? its 2months old., cheers
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It's a good idea to leave the snake be for at least 2 days after eating for fear of a regurgitation.

From looking at my records, my baby corns have been shedding about once a month.
 
i dont really kno much about how snakes move around. isit also normal that it looks as if he is really trying to get out of the tank he is in, by trying to slide up the sides ofit etc, its tongue goes mad too. is this just him exploring yeah? he then goes back into his hide about an hour a time of doing this lol
 
It is normal for the most part. My snakes regularly come out at sundown to explore and watch me. They make a couple of rounds around their enclosures before curling up in their hides again. There is however, a fuzzy line in it that snakes exploring a lot and trying to climb out the sides can also be a sign that it is too hot in there and the snake is trying to escape the heat (Like Tracee said). So I think the first thing to do is to get the heat regulated.
 
AND make absolutely sure that new viv is super-secure. They are master excapologists.


Hi David, sounds like you're in control and very lucky with your magic heat mat! I've found my thermostat invaluable; before I had one, even in the not-so-tropic Yorkshire summer it was getting far too hot in the viv and I was having to risk turning the mat off throughout the hottest days. It's great not to have that worry, so if you ever find your temps are fluctuating, they are a worthy investment :)
 
now my baby corn seems to constantly be under its water bowl. all the time its in his viv, hes under the bowl. and doesnt move, i mean there for hours! lol is this what all snakes do? dont move for ages!
 
Well, yes. Did you expect them to do more?!

They are all different; some are quite adventurous and some people say they rarely see their corns.

Were you aware that they are primarily nocturnal? It's quite normal for him to try and sleep during the day.
 
yeah i knew that, but it aint just the day he does it for, its now like 24hours! just had alook at him, and he is normally black and white under him, like dominos! its changed colour to a more dull colour, stil havnt got blue eyes so aint sure if thats down to shedin?
 
hi thanks! my baby corn is still constantly under its water bowl but i just moved it to se if hes ok, and his eyes are like blue milky kinda colour, this is him ready to shed isnt it? ive put bowl etc all back he went straight back under it, would he automaticali be able to shed under its bowl? :S
 
Michael luke said:
hi thanks! my baby corn is still constantly under its water bowl but i just moved it to se if hes ok, and his eyes are like blue milky kinda colour, this is him ready to shed isnt it? ive put bowl etc all back he went straight back under it, would he automaticali be able to shed under its bowl? :S
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Your snake shouldn't have any problems shedding, as long as the humidity is in range. The milky look is an indicator of shed.

We'll have to wait for post-shed pics!:wavey:
 
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