So I've had my corn snake for about 7 months. For the first few months he rarely (once a month) ate so we put in a live baby rat, which was ALOT bigger than the furries / pinkies we were putting in. He ate it without a problem. He never excreted. Not once. We always kept the temp around 25 degrees. The last few pinkies we put in he ate straight away, which was strange for him, but always puked them up the next day. We rang a vet 2 days ago, who told us he would come over yesterday... he never did. We just went to take out the corn snake now and he was cold. Lifeless. He is definently dead. My little brother (10) Loved sam (the snake) And is in bits about this. He feels its his fault. What can I tell him to make him feel its not his fault - is it okay for him to get another snake? Thanks for your time
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Why did my corn snake die?
- Thread starter robimtk
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captainjack0000
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My first guess would be he was too cold. 25C is about 77F, and that is towards the cool side of what they can handle. My apartment doesn't get below 75 F (or 24C) and when it does, I have heating pads give my corns a warm spot of at least 80F or 27C. During the day, they have 27 degree places and a warm spot up to 31 or 32 C.
Can you give us any other information like weight, length, age? How often did you feed, what size of mouse or rat?
Before I went out and bought a second snake I'd figure out what went wrong this time so you don't repeat the mistake. If your little brother feels bad about 1 dead snake, think about how bad he'll feel with 2.
Can you give us any other information like weight, length, age? How often did you feed, what size of mouse or rat?
Before I went out and bought a second snake I'd figure out what went wrong this time so you don't repeat the mistake. If your little brother feels bad about 1 dead snake, think about how bad he'll feel with 2.
bitsy
Owned by Corns since 1991
Sorry you've had such a rocky start. Sadly you'll never know exactly what caused your little one to pass. However there are things that you can look at and the heating setup would be a good starting point, as captainjack suggests.
If they don't have access to the correct temperature zones then their digestion doesn't work properly. This can either mean that they eat and then throw up (regurge), or they eat and the food rots inside them (unusual) or that they don't eat to begin with. This does sound a lot like your little chap.
I use an undertank heater (UTH) controlled by a thermostat with mine. I aim to have the warm side floor around 29-30 C (mid 80s F) and no hotter than 32 C (about 90F). 25C isn't extremely low in Corn terms, but for them to have no access to a warmer temp over a period of months could well have made the difference between being able to digest and not being able to.
Getting the heating right can sometimes be a quick fix for a problem feeder.
If they don't have access to the correct temperature zones then their digestion doesn't work properly. This can either mean that they eat and then throw up (regurge), or they eat and the food rots inside them (unusual) or that they don't eat to begin with. This does sound a lot like your little chap.
I use an undertank heater (UTH) controlled by a thermostat with mine. I aim to have the warm side floor around 29-30 C (mid 80s F) and no hotter than 32 C (about 90F). 25C isn't extremely low in Corn terms, but for them to have no access to a warmer temp over a period of months could well have made the difference between being able to digest and not being able to.
Getting the heating right can sometimes be a quick fix for a problem feeder.