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| Vixyg |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 16:43:01
Just joined the forum so i thought I would come and say hello!
I've just got my first (very long awaited) corn snake. It was love at first sight. I've only had her for a couple of days and she seems to be settling in ok but keeping herself hidden other than moving from the warm end to the cooler end now and again. She is 2 and a half years old, miami morph and just about 3ft in length.
Just had a couple of questions to ask that i cant seem to find consistant answers for!
1: Her previous owner was great and had her feeding records from hatching and she eats 1 large mouse a week. He didnt feed her the day before we picked her up as he knew we was going so she is already 3 days past her normal feed. He said to leave her until saturday then offer her a feed. In other places ive read that i should leave her alone completely for a week at least before doing anything with her other than changing water. So do I offer her a feed on saturday or do I leave it the extra few days and try next week? Will she be too hungry if she is put too far out of her routine? I just dont want to cause any damage or anything!
2: Humidity - i know ive read that humidity isnt much of an issue with corn snakes but slightly more humidity is helpful when they are shedding but too much humidity can cause RIs etc. On the hygrometer it is reading at around 60 in the green but in the book i have read it says that good humidity is around 40? Is the viv too humid for her cos i dont want to make her ill.
The viv is a 3ft vivexotic, with a 13w heat mat at one end controlled with an on/off thermostat. with vivarium carpet and digital thermometer at each end and hygrometer roughly in the middle.
Some advice would be greatly appreciated to put my mind at rest that im not going to do irreversible damage to her!
Thanks all
ps. how do i put pics on here?
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| HannahB |
Posted - 11/06/2011 : 11:55:17
hey and welcome  |
| Vixyg |
Posted - 11/06/2011 : 11:30:59
Thanks all for your advice, it really is a massive help, i think im probably more unsettled than she is worrying about her! I will leave her until wednesday for her food and see how we go from there. I havent seen her move from the cooler end of the viv since i got her but am i right in assuming that she would move to the other hide in the warmer end if she needed to?
And Herriotfan her name is chilli and there are a couple of pics of her on the photos topic if you wanted to have a look. I will get some better ones once she is all settled. And yes they are addictive, i have been waiting years to get one and we are already talking about more.
Thanks again for all of your help.
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| Mamma |
Posted - 11/06/2011 : 11:08:00
Hi and welcome |
| Mort13 |
Posted - 11/06/2011 : 09:38:02
Hi and welcome.
I too wondered about the humidity thing to begin with,but on reading bits on here I decided not to do anything in regards to raising it and they all shed with no problem. If a snake is known for shedding badly then its worth putting a moist hide in previous to them shedding. If theres no condensation the humidity should be fine. |
| herriotfan |
Posted - 11/06/2011 : 09:18:18
Hi
Welcome to the forum.
Great advice from lotabob in answer to your questions.
It's much more important to give her time to settle than missing the odd meal. Once the 7 days settling time is over then you can return to her normal feeding pattern.
I don't have anything in my vivs to raise humidity. The only time I might is when I know they are going to shed. Corns really don't need extra moisture and as you said it can cause RI's.
What's her name? She sounds beautiful.
You sound as if your besotted already so be warned that snakes soon become addictive!!!  |
| mkmattyk |
Posted - 11/06/2011 : 08:19:31
hi vixyq, i was in the exact same situation (question 1) i bought my snake fom a pet shop who only fed them on a sat and i bought mine on the wed, and they said leave him a good week to settle in then feed him so he went 2 weeks without food, and went i asked the pet shop about this they said they can go without food for much longer, hope that helps |
| Vixyg |
Posted - 11/06/2011 : 00:51:23
Thanks for the welcome all, and thanks lotabob, that has put my mind at rest. |
| crazy JJ |
Posted - 11/06/2011 : 00:25:23
hey and welcome |
| thistle |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 22:48:02
Hi!
Welcome to the forum. |
| lotabob |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 21:04:34
Hello and welcome. I will have a stab at your questions.
1) Snakes can go a long time without food so I wouldn't worry about leaving her the full week before attempting to feed, I would say the benefit of the settling in period outweighs the need for food. But in all honesty your going to want to see her eat and it won't do any harm I'm sure if you fed her a few days before the end of the settling in period, she'll soon let you know if she doesn't want it.
2) Humidity really isn't a worry. I only ever increase humidity during shedding. Unless the walls are dripping though your humidity is safe.
You have a thermostat, digi thermometers etc so you've all the right kit. Good luck and enjoy feeding day. |
| kdlang |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 20:47:53
hi and welcome
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| gmac |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 19:45:05
hi and welcome |
| Vixyg |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 17:24:35
Thanks, i found the photos section and have put a couple of pics on there. And i am working my way through the care section to see if ive missed anything in my research! |
| gingerpony |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 17:17:45
heya and welcome
instructions on posting pics are stickied in the photo section and general care is on the care sheet |
