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 Posted - 13/03/2009 : 23:38:39
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I have just bought my first corn snake, hes about 25 cm long, a normal colour (I think), not sure what sex (Ive called it Norman, so it's a him for now), or age.
Its living in a 60cm viv with lots of places to hide and climb. I have a heat mat over a 3rd of the tank and a normal luminaire,
The snake keeps escaping to a hide when ever I try to get him out to handle. is this normal? It has struck at me once also. I left a baby mouse on a rock the other night and it was gone in the morning. I wanted to watch him feed but he rarely comes out in the day. It spends most of the time in the same log (out of sight)
The temp in the hot end is about 24 degrees (it may be slightly higher on the chippings as the thermometer is about and inch or so above a 1.5inch layer of chippings. It will not seem to get any higher either.
I have tried handling too soon?? I've had him out twice but only for 30 secs or so as he was very tetchy
Apologies for all the questions, I read the care guide on here before I bought him, and thought I had it right? A few first time concerns I guess.
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Posted - 13/03/2009 : 23:51:15
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Here he is, also his home is the top picture |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
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Posted - 13/03/2009 : 23:55:02
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nice snake, pics are a tsd big though.
striking and hiding is normal. leave him for a while to settle in and calm down and handle him every other day 5-10 minutes, then when he's used to yuor presence you can step it up a bit :)
Norman the snake i like it aha he's exactly like my one :D
Also welcome to the forum plently of nice friendly people here happy to help |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
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Posted - 13/03/2009 : 23:56:08
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| and also he might get a bit stressed as the viv is massive and corns only need enough space to go to the other end and able to turn around. nice foliage though |
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Kehhlyr
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Posted - 14/03/2009 : 00:02:04
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Ideally you'd have a thermometer in the hot end, right where the snake goes. So on top of substrate if he doesn't burrow.
How long have you had him??
Also, can you resize the piccys when you upload them to photobucket.
They're huge and being 2- 2.5megs could give some people difficulties. Cheers.
/edit, ok now see they've been resized. 
Also, the viv is a bit big for him but you've got a fair bit of stuff in there, so it's not too bad, I would however still probably stick some more bits in to fill it up a bit more. |
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a33272
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Posted - 14/03/2009 : 08:38:32
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| also 1.5 inch of substrate is proberly abit to much as will be stopping the heat come though |
    
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Posted - 15/03/2009 : 18:11:30
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| altho if he`s up by the light all the time its probably where he gets his warmth |
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Posted - 16/03/2009 : 09:54:52
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I had him out last night, was panicking at first, but soon chilled out. He's getting more confident now, appearing a lot more. He is up by the light quiet alot, maybe that heat mat was a waste of €33, I've added a few extra bits of bark and an a rock. Planning to feed him tomorrow, hopefully he will feed infront of me this time.
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Posted - 17/03/2009 : 20:21:30
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i think its a manner of how it was treated before, now my mate that brought the brotehr of my snake said to feed it as soon as its placed in the the viv to know its food is here and this is were it lives,
saying that when i brought them we was handling them all the way home very nice and no stress, or trying to get away infact he was sitting in my hand, maybe warming up but still.
as for hiding dont forget hes a small snake still and instict tells him to hide unless hes got to hunt for food so its natral for him to hide at this age/size, but keep handling him every day for short amount of times and he will defently come round
but best of luck and a very nice looking snake
funnily enoth your head marking look nearly the same as my snake lol
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Posted - 17/03/2009 : 22:36:06
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| I bought a heat lamp today, but it is really really hot, im going to take it back tomorrow and get a cooler bulb. Should i take out the heat mat and the fluro tube as well? I fed him today, took his hiding log out and put it near the mouse, he grabbed it and took it into the log, which was good to watch, he ate with no problems either. going to handle him again tomorrow. |
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Posted - 17/03/2009 : 22:42:18
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your better of getting a small ceramic heater there expencive but id recomend them and theres no powerfull light to hurt the snake,
what temps u running on cool and hot side?
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matty18714
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Posted - 17/03/2009 : 22:42:43
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Originally posted by stuart adams
I bought a heat lamp today, but it is really really hot
Did you have it on a stat? |
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Posted - 18/03/2009 : 20:01:17
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| No I don't have it on a stat, but I will get one. I swapped the bulb today for a lower power, but it is still way too hot, about 38 deg. |
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The Count of Corniness
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Posted - 18/03/2009 : 20:07:56
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| It will always be too hot without a stat. The stat controls the temperature. |
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Posted - 18/03/2009 : 21:52:30
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| if you have a heat bulb you need to get it on a dimmer stat or you will cook your snake.. |
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hillzi
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Posted - 23/03/2009 : 21:29:27
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Originally posted by stuart adams
I fed him today, took his hiding log out and put it near the mouse, he grabbed it and took it into the log, which was good to watch, he ate with no problems either. going to handle him again tomorrow.
Watch out you don't feed corns up to 48 hours or untill they have pooed out every remnence of mousey otherwise he will regurge his meal
Nice sight to see, a mess to clean up and it stinks. (Luckily touch wood never happened to me)
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