1: Their active probably beacuase their in new environments and exploring their new soroundings. Also, they may have been stressed by living with the other snakes before, which would account for less activity prior to seperating them.



2: Define having the mouth open a lot. Do you mean as in yawning, or as in keeping the mouth open for extended periods of time? If its open frequently, then that could be a sign of respitory infection. If it has an infection, chances are likely your other corns might have it as well.



3: See answer one. =)



I'm not sure what size hoppers are. If your refering to pinkies (or any prey for that matter), the general rule of thumb is too feed prey 1 to 1 1/2 size of the snakes head. If you feel feeding smaller prey isn't filling the snakes up enough, maybe its time to get larger food. I don't know the general size / age of your corns or I would give you better examples. If your just trying to get rid of them before going larger, if the corn will eat 'em, three would probably be ok.



The dead tip thing is odd. I've heard something like this in the past but can't recall what the verdict on it was.



But for the rest of the shed pieces, try soaking the corns then gently rubbing the shed off. My bf's ball python always has a few shed pieces left. He just soaks it for about five minutes and they come right off. Don't try forcing the dead skin off though. If any pieces seem stubborn, just wait until the next shed and everything should be fine. Just remember to soak.



Hope that helps.

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