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Is this mouse to big??

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MikeY4291990

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I bought a live mouse for my corsnake today. I have no idea how old the snake is. Since getting it as a gift, I've been feeding it frozen pinkies (thawed first of course) and wanted to see its reaction to a live one. I attached some photos of the two. Th snake has been stalking it all day. Is the mouse to big?
 

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WAY too big. And don't feed live. And get that poor mouse out of there before the snake gets hurt.
 
I would say that's a bit too big. Also, I would go and do a search about live feeding. Quite frankly, your snake eats frozen thawed and you have no reason to feed live. It's a huge risk to your snake's immediate (bite wounds) and long term (parasites) health.
 
Okay, thank you. Took it out a few hours ago. The guy at the pet store told me it was the right size (just trying to get a $1.50 sale I guess) and wasn't sure. Going to feed it to my friends snake then.
 
The mouse is fine, other than being alive and your snake being too small to eat it! ;) Now that that's behind us, let's talk about sand. Just looking out for your snake.
 
If you have been feeding pinks, the next step is a peach fuzzy. There is no reason, or benefit for feeding live.
 
Whoa- I thought that was paper towels! The snake should be on aspen, for burrowing. Sand is irritating and not appropriate at all for cornsnakes.
 
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Should I not be using sand? The substrate I was using was wood chips. The problem was that he burrowed beneath them and I could never see him. So I bought the sand and got some fake rocks for him to hide.
 
You didn't get swindled, you just probably had someone who didn't know what they were doing. And baby corns are supposed to hide a lot, that's how they stay alive in the wild to grow into big corn snakes! And yeah, sand is a cruddy substrate for most reptiles. Don't sweat him hiding, that's his nature. He's going to be unhappy being unable to.
 
The whole idea of the snake hiding is because that's his nature! You don't want to make him unhappy and scared, do you? Give him aspen shavings, and lots and lots of leafy plastic vines, and I bet he will hide in plain sight.
 
Do you have a picture of any? I bet it's one of the many coconut based substrates on the market. I'm familiar with CoCo Fresh, which is a great snake substrate, but ground coconut or walnut shell is horrible. Is it stringy (probably okay) or like coarse sand (bad)? I tried to Google it and didn't find the product.
 
Use up what you have, but I find that grade is better for an adult. Try Care Fresh when you run out. It's this stuff (featuring one of Nanci's babies):
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If you don't like that, try Repti Bark or Zoo Med's aspen bedding. There are lots of good burrowing choices. The stuff you posted isn't terrible, I just like it better for bigger snakes. It holds down odor great, too.
 
If I may put in my 2 cents, I've used about every substrate on the market and while I really like the reptibark so far for my big digger, I personally wouldn't use it for a substrate for corns unless you are feeding in a separate container every single time. Reptibark is just the right size where your corn could accidentally ingest a piece and not be able to pass it. Carefresh is good in my opinion, just a bit dry and dusty but doesn't have the strong odor aspen has. Aspen is great too, just watch out for mold if you have high humidity. Now this is just based on my experience, you'll find the one that works for you.
 
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