I teach 5th grade in a public school on Long Island. I know a lot of people are scared to have "creepy crawly" things in their class, but I think it is a great motivator. I have the children learn about the animals and their habitats. After months of handling, they go to other classes and teach the younger students. This year I ordered safari shirts and hats for the children to wear when they give a lesson.

In addition, last year I had three clutches of eggs laid by my corn snakes. The class was lucky to actually see the eggs laid last year. We hatched 18 baby corn snakes and most of them went to students. This year I plan on setting up a live feed so the children can see the eggs hatch.

My only problem is I don't have enough room for the children. LOL!

Thanks for your advice!

Brian Mulcahy

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