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Got my daughters new anery corn yesterday. Beautiful snake.
Joe Pierce was super helpful with beginner-type questions.

She seems to be doing fine in the new set-up. I have about 1/2"-3/4" of reptile bedding wood chips on the bottom.
So far shes buried in them somewhere. Seems like a normal thing a snake would do , especially in a new environment.
Thats OK right?

So for a first feeding...do I try to get a thawed pinky in front of her?
Just leave it in there. Maybe it would be better to put her in a different container just for feeding with no bedding.
I'm sure shes pretty stressed out with the move and all.

Anyway, thanks for all the help with me starting off. I'm going to register my daughter with an account this weekend so she can log-on and ask you guys all the questions she has. She wants to do this the right way.
This is an excellent forum and I appreciate the help.
Mike

Yes~ hiding is normal.

Yes~ a seperate enclosure to feed will be a good idea. If she came in a deli cup use that~ if not use an old peanut butter jar or yogurt cup. Something not much larger than she is so she can find the pinkie easily.

Good luck!
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If you use the deli cup or a clear jar, keep in mine some babies prefer to eat in the dark and you may have to cover them with a towel.
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Hiding in the bedding is totally normal, just make sure that you have plenty of hides on top of it too.

Leave her alone for three or four days to let her adpt to the new environment, then put her in a small container (the deli cup she most likely came in is good) with the pinky. Put the container in a quiet dark plave and leave her alone. She should eat without any trouble, but it may take a while the first time.

Do not feed her in the tank with the substrate. When the snake eats it can pull in pieces of bedding that can become lodged in its digestive track and kill it.

You will also want to leave her alone and not handle her for a couple of days after feeding. Handling her to put her back in the tank is fine, but be gentle and quick about it. You can also place the open deli cup in her tank and let her come out on her own, just wait for her to finish the meal first.

I know it has probably been recommended already, but pick up a copy of "The Corn Snake Manual" by Kathy Love. It is an invaluable resource.

Good luck and post pictures when you have them.

Thank you