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Hi,everybody. I bred corns this year. Babies were very fine
when they hacthed and were eating well.
But recently some corns regargitated and stop eating. Acctually
I had a same experence before winter last year with my corn
babies. I just want to know what is wrong so that I can learn what I need.
I'm heating their cages with thermostat. I cut pinkies when I
feed them. Now they look very thin and already some died.
Please help me and my babies. If you give me some advice, I truly aprreciate it. Thank you.

What are your temps?What are you keeping them in?Are you handling them alot?Are they stressed out in any way?It's normal for most snakes to slow down on feeding this time of year.But slowing down and dying isnt normal.Regurging is caused from stress or overfeeding,temps,etc.How old are they?How long have they been doing this?Are you caging them together?Fresh water every other day?Unless it's genetic it sounds like husbandry issues.Let us know so we can try and help...Paul

Dear Paul,

Thank you for responding.
It's the second year that I have lost my baby corns after
successful hatching. They start off fine but after about a month
or two,they stop eating, become weak and die. It's now becoming
cold in Japan, so I have made a hot box for those babies using a
heatlamp and thermostat. The babies are housed individually in
small tupper ware containers with many ventilation holes. The
tempreture is about 27��.
I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. I was let to believe that
corns were relatively easy to keep. My adults were fine except
for occasionally dying after regurgitation. I also don't
understand why they did this. I didn't handle them over feed them
or not change the water.

Thank you for your kindness and time,
Book

What are you feeding them?I didnt understand your temp reading but I keep mine between 70-80 degrees.Could it be the food source?Could one of your adults be sick and passing the infection unto your hatchlings?As for corns being easy to keep,well some are easier to keep than others.Do you keep all your hatchling together?If you do overtime stress can build up and they can regurge or die.What kind of bedding do you use?Any sneezing?snot?sores?wheezing?What heat source were you using before?I keep a warm side and a cool side on all my snakes.Some like heating mats some dont.Im using ceramic heat emitters on one and a 60 watt bulb on another.All my corns like undertank heat.With the exeption of my adult amel male.It can get downright cold here 40-50 degrees and he refuses to sit on it.All snakes are a little different and you have to adjust there enviroment to find out whats right.Do you have a knowledgable reptile vet in your area?Maybe he/she can help you out.Please keep us posted...Paul