>>I just seperated 4 corns(2 males/2females) in my class and their behavior has changed - any thoughts?

>>1. Two females very active during day and never in the past.



Probably two-fold. They are getting used to their new habitat and they are not as stressed by the presence of the other snakes so they are more willing to explore.



>>2. One of the females has mouth open a lot - like she is stretching her jaw.



Keep an eye on this. It could posibly have blockage in the nostrils from a previous shed or posibly the early signs of a respiratory problem.



>>3. All four try to get out of cage a lot- didn't try before seperation. Two tanks side by side and they can see each other.

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I think this kind of goes along with the first question.

You might also want to be sure the temperatures are correct. Providing them with a warm side and a cool side with hides on each. They could be looking for the optimum temprerature range.





>>Feeding - To save money I bought frozen 200 hoppers and I feed two at a time, but the bulge isn't big enough. Can I go to three before going larger(till I get rid of all the hoppers)?



Feeding three hoppers is better then throwing a lot of hoppers away. It should not be a problem. Maybe try to combine a couple of larger hoppers with a smaller one. (if they vary in size. some shipments I get have a pretty good size variety and some are almost all uniform in size)

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>>Was given two other corns and neither one sheds - It comes off in little pieces. Any thoughts? One also has damage to the tip of her tail. Sheds never came off and prevented the tip from growing. I removed the old sheds but the tip is dead - Do I just leave it? Doesn't seem to bother her.





If they aren't fully shedding it is a good posibility that the humidity isn't high enough. Add a larger water dish and close off about 50 to 75 percent of the top. This will help increase the humidity. Also the next time they go into the "blue" add a tupperware or similar type dish with moistened paper towels or moistened sphagnum moss. This can give them a nice himid hide to help them shed.

The end of the tail is dead. It will eventually drop off. I would not try to remove it but I would make sure that it doesn't retain any more skin with future sheds.

hope this helps

Jimmy

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