• Hello!

    Either you have not registered on this site yet, or you are registered but have not logged in. In either case, you will not be able to use the full functionality of this site until you have registered, and then logged in after your registration has been approved.

    Registration is FREE, so please register so you can participate instead of remaining a lurker....

    Please be certain that the location field is correctly filled out when you register. All registrations that appear to be bogus will be rejected. Which means that if your location field does NOT match the actual location of your registration IP address, then your registration will be rejected.

    Sorry about the strictness of this requirement, but it is necessary to block spammers and scammers at the door as much as possible.

I have a question....

L

Lybor

New member
My corn always barrows. He has two caves drift wood a moss pit and 3 things of water.he goes into his cave. Then digs to the place next to his cave. The reason I ask is I would like to see him more and not have to dig to find him for feeding?
 
Digging is a perfectly natural behavior for both babies and adults..It helps them feel secure in their surroundings..I would say to let him keep on burrowing..the more secure he starts to feel, the more chance you have at seeing him in the open bit by bit..Also I don't think corns need 3 water dishes..one water dish big enough for them to fit their body into is usually just fine..Too much water could rise the humidity and you don't want that too high as that could lead to Respitory illness along with various other health issues...

Hope this helped :0)
 
Finding that your snake burrows is perfectly normal! I only have two of my snakes on aspen and when I first got them, they would be no where in sight (for the most part) and I would often find them under their aspen. But the longer I've had them, the more active they've become. That being said, just give your little corn some time to get used to you and gain your trust and you may end up having a corn that will enjoy cruising around the viv care-free because he will feel safe.
My first corn I got was constantly hiding when I got her, but now, I find that she's extremely active and she'll crawl out of the tank herself if you open it for her! Just give your baby some time and he might come out for you to see him :)
I say might because all corns are different, and some may just be more shy than others.
 
Corns do burrow a lot. Young ones like the nice tight areas to hide in. I'm just curious, what size tank do you have him in? How long have you had him? Is he real little or an adult?

You could change to a paper substrate, but he may just decide to hide out in one of the hides.

He may just need a little time. I know you want to see him, but he may not be quite ready, yet.

Wayne
 
He has his water bowl, abowl for him to bath, and a small bowl hidden.
Click to expand...

Don't worry about the different functions - your Corn Snake doesn't understand them and will drink and bathe where he finds water at the time the urge takes him. One bowl of water is enough, just change it regularly. With multiple water sources, you risk the humidity being too high.

I'm afraid if you want a pet you see a lot, a Corn might have been a poor choice. As mentioned above, they're most active at night, also dawn and dusk. Also, they tend to hide away when they see movement as youngsters (although hopefully this will wear off as yours grows in confidence).

I tend to make my vivs look good with nice substrate and hides, as the Corns are hidden away for the majority of the time and (apparently) empty vivs are what I spend my time peering into!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top