Reptile & Amphibian Forums

I just bought a baby Charcoal Corn Snake and i love it. I want to know if my 20 gallon long tank is too big. Also my snake was just fed and he relieved himself through his mouth is that the way snakes relieve themselves. If anyone can answer these questions please and thankyou very much.

Actually it sounds like your corn regurged (vomited) its food. Corns "relieve" themselves from their back end the same as everything else. Do you have a heat source in the viv? What are the temps? Did you handle him/her after feeding?
These are all questions that need answered before anyone here can give you any help,

As far as a 20gal long, a corn can live its entire life in that size. I had my first baby in one and he is still in it now at 2 years.

>>I just bought a baby Charcoal Corn Snake and i love it. I want to know if my 20 gallon long tank is too big. Also my snake was just fed and he relieved himself through his mouth is that the way snakes relieve themselves. If anyone can answer these questions please and thankyou very much.
-----
SpardaWolf
10 Corns, 5 Ratsnakes, 1 Ball Python
North American Ratsnake Addict
"Always Learning"

I have 2 heat lamps one on the hot side keeping the floor at 82-86 i have one on the kool side kepping it at 75. I haven't handled it since feeding cause i didnt wanna stress it out. I had a cali king before and it was very active this snake is not active it stays in its hide box almost all day and night. When handled is very active. He just came out and regurgitated the pinky and it made me concerned. Thank you please reply

OK. Snake regurged. Now you have to take things REAL slow.
Wait at least a week before you try to feed again. The snake needs time to build its digestive juices back up. If you try to proceed too quickly, you will most likely get a deadly regurge cycle going (if the snake eats).
If the pink you just fed it seemed a bit on the large size, take it down a notch. Actually, reduce the size of the meal anyway.
You might even cut the head off a small pink to make it smaller and easier to digest. The next few meals should be small and no handling at all until it has kept 3-4 meals down. This means you won't be handling until sometime in April.
The good news...since what you mostly have to do now is WAIT... you have plenty of time to do more homework and ask questions.
Good luck. Don't rush things. Duffy

Your hot side temps sound okay to me, I would probably take the cool side to about 70, although that is just what I do, others might have a different opinion. As far as not being active, most of my babies are the same. I never see them, unless I actually check on them. I know that they come out at night though because I can see where they went through the aspen. How does your snake "look"? Is he/she a good weight, nice and round and doesn't look thin or sickly? If everything looks okay, I would probably wait the 10 days and try to feed again. Maybe it is just stress from shipping or being in a new place. I would leave it alone, to acclimate to its new home, just checking water and making sure everything is okay.
Keep us posted and if it happens again, definately let the folks here know. Everyone here is very helpful and will try their best to answer your questions.
These are just my thoughts, others may have something else to add.

>>I have 2 heat lamps one on the hot side keeping the floor at 82-86 i have one on the kool side kepping it at 75. I haven't handled it since feeding cause i didnt wanna stress it out. I had a cali king before and it was very active this snake is not active it stays in its hide box almost all day and night. When handled is very active. He just came out and regurgitated the pinky and it made me concerned. Thank you please reply
-----
SpardaWolf
10 Corns, 5 Ratsnakes, 1 Ball Python
North American Ratsnake Addict
"Always Learning"

The snake looks great. Good skin dont look sickly. His neck is small though. But the rest of him is looking good. I have plenty of water and i clean up everyday. Thanks for all ur help and i will keep a posting. Thankyou.