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I'm looking to get a corn snake but I want to know what I'm getting myself into. Tank, substrate, heating and lighting, size of snake, life span, etc. I've look at some good care sheets but I want to know from someone who has corns. If you could help I would appriciate it. Thanks for your time

Dan Ketterman

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Corn snakes make great pets. I'm am cerently keeping two myself. But in order to keep these snakes you have to be commited just like when keeping any other snake.

Just to let everyone know I currently have two bearded dragons and a horned frog so I have the time to take care of this snake. Thanks

Dan Ketterman

Corn snakes are hella addicting, so expect to have at least five by this time next year...

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Hi I have 34 corns. You will need a ten gallon tank that will be big enough untill it is fully grown. No U.V. light is needed all you need is a heat lamp with a 75 watt bulb a under the tank heat pad or tape and a cover with clips because they can get out of almost anyting.

Thanks for your help. I have a 29 gallon tank and i will be using incandescent bulbs. Do I need a under the tank heating pad? I have a couple of hides and some branches if it every wants to climb. And about feeding should I feed in a seperate container? Thanks for your help

Dan Ketterman

though I am not an expert with corn snakes, they are easy to care for and don't take alot of time. A 29 gal tank is more than enough for an adult. Paper towel, newspaper, or aspen shavings are good for substrate. The lid needs to be tight and secure. I used a wooden frame with aluminum screen stapled to it. It fit snug enough that the snake can't push it out...or at least he never did anyway. It's tight enough I sometimes have a hard time getting it on.

I used a human heatting pad set on low as the undertank heater. For glass aquariums, you have to prop up one end where the pad goes, as you can't put weight on these heating pads. Just make sure the heating pad still has contact with the bottom of the tank. For light, I used a 60W household bulb on a timer so it was only on about 14 hours a day. During the summer, I didn't use the light as I found it was getting too hot in the tank during the day.

You need two hides, one in the warm side, the other in the cool side. Also a large water dish (big enough for the snake to soak in) that is secure enough to tip over (a dog water dish works great).

For baby snakes you feed once every 5-7 days, feeding mice no bigger than 1.5 times the girth of the snake. (mouse girth to snake girth that is). As the snakes get older, feeding them once a week is fine. Once the snake is near adult size you can switch to rat pinks to fuzzies, if your snake is eating adult mice without any noticeable bulge.

You can feed in the same tank if you don't use any loose substrates. Otherwise you can just cover the substrate when you feed, or put it in another cage.

Corn snakes get about 4-5 feet in length, come in a variety of color and patterns, are very docile and easily handled. Young corns may be a bit nippy or skittish but calm down with gentle slow handling.

Yes I would seriously recommend feeding him in a seperate container. This way the snake will not develop "feeding response." One of my corns devloped this. It was the only one that I did not feed in a seperate container. But after about a month or two of feeding him in a seperate container he setteled down and stopped bitting my fingers when I ever would reach in to get him.

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