This Summer I would like to start a beeding project with snakes i owned a hatchling cornsnake when i first started with reptiles but the guy at the store where i bought told me all the wrong things and sold a VERY sick snake it didnt eat for 3 months to make it eat i had to brain a mouse which was disgusting but i starting to get back into snakes because my ball python is awesome and i wanted to know if these snakes are good for the first time snake breeder and if they will live in a rack system (i have no room for aquariums)and if anyone could tell me where to read about breeding these snakes oor give me all the info i need on here Thanks In Advance
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Are Corns The Snake For Me
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To preface this post, I've haven't bred my cornsnakes yet, but I've read A LOT about it. The info on here is basically what I've gathered so far.
Yes, cornsnakes are good snakes for the beginner breeder. I've heard that African House Snakes are also a good choice because they are so prolific, but they are harder to find.
Remember that you need to have an idea for how you will sell the babies. I guess a lot of people breed their snakes then have no idea how to get rid of the babies. If you don't mind wholesaling them you could do that as a last resort.
Yes they can live in rack systems.
Get yourself the Corn Snake Manual by Bill and Kathy Love. It has a ton of info in it.
Quick guide:
Basically they don't need brumation to breed, but most people I know brumate them anyway from about mid November to mid February at around 55-60 degrees. Then after the female sheds coming out of brumation, the male and female are put together, either left together all the time or introduced for a few hours every 3 days or so. About a month after mating, the female sheds again and then lays eggs a few days later. Incubate the eggs at about 80-82 degrees and in about 2 months you will have babies.
Good luck.
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Current snakes:
1.0 2001 Hypo snow cornsnake
0.1 2002 Pastel Ghost cornsnake
1.1 2002 Bloodred cornsnakes
To be added when it gets warmer:
0.1 1998 Het Hypo, Het Caramel cornsnake
1.0 2000 Hypo Het Caramel cornsnake
