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shaunio
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 04/01/2011 : 18:54:42
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| hey i just bought myself a baby corn snake, obviously not sexed yet, n am just wondering how old to get them probed for their sex again...also with me not having one for a while, if i come across any problems can i ask for advice pls....cheers...Shaun!!! |
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gmac
The Scottish Admin
United Kingdom
5319 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2011 : 18:59:21
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you can ask for advice yes, kinda what the forums for  .
where did you bay it as you can have it sexed 2 ways popping when its younger or probing when it s slightly older, but not sure on exact age for probing. |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2011 : 19:00:18
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| A good reptile shop or vet will be able to sex the snake irrelevant of age. I am not very knowledgeful on this though but they can do a technique called popping as far as I know. |
Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/alocheeky |
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shaunio
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
36 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2011 : 19:05:04
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| bought it from dragons den (animal allsorts) in high heaton near newcastle m8, n lyk tha humour with tha forum thing lol...al get some pics up, finally found a place where people talk bout wot i love reptiles!!! |
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gmac
The Scottish Admin
United Kingdom
5319 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2011 : 19:10:38
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give them a call shaunio see if they will sex it for you, as you got it from them they shouldnt charge for it (hopefully).
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shaunio
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
36 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2011 : 19:28:06
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| cheers m8, once i get bck in to tha swing of things with the baby corn, i'm gonna go for a adult pueblan milk, but am gonna bring all me experience and joy back with the young corn first, i'm using aspen as subtrate which is a new one for me to use also, i used to use wood chips but they give a baby corn i used to have digestive problems and he get eating them, i was just gonna use inkless paper but when i asked the guy in the shop he said aspen was fine!!! |
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gmac
The Scottish Admin
United Kingdom
5319 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2011 : 19:45:09
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| Aspen in fine as a substrate. |
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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5853 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2011 : 20:19:32
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| Aspen is good. When you feed your snake do it in a seperate rub or make sure you put down some paper/kitchen roll under the mouse to stop the snake eating substrate as well. I prefer to feed mine in a seperate rub then there's no contact with substrate at all even if the snake drags it's mouse round and round before eating it. |
Husband....Very Understanding!!! (Phil)
Son & Daughter (Kevin & Carol)
Granddaughter (Eva)
3.4.0 Cornsnakes Amel (Sidney) Caramel Stripe (Sultan) Amber (Cleo) Carolina (Phoebe) Anery Motley Stripe (Penny) Snow (Lily) Caramel (Holmes)
1.2.0 Royal Pythons(Peeps, Pandora & Pepsi)
1.0.0 Hognose (Hudson)
2.1.0 Dogs (Dillon, Alfie, Ellie)
0.1.0 Senegal Parrot (Peanut)
1.1.0 Bearded Dragons (Bonnie & Clyde)
1.0.0 Crested Geckos (Echo)
0.2.1 Hermanns Tortoises (Ebbie, Rosie & Twiglet)
0.1.0 Guinea Pig (Dolly-Pipsqueak)
0.1.9 Tarantulas (Poppy, Gypsy, Bumble, Insey Winsey, Sonic, Cookie, Raven, Fudge, Titch & Sox)
??? Foster animals
Location: Near Saffron Walden, Essex
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shaunio
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
36 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2011 : 21:25:25
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| eh the snake has tryed everything to get out, climbed up its plant and using its muscles on the top of the viv, using the side and metal mesh to keep its self up, wot a climber!!! |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2011 : 22:39:59
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| Given an iota of a chance he will escape too. Amazingly cunning little escape artists. |
Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/alocheeky |
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shaunio
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
36 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2011 : 16:35:55
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| I put a pinky in with the snake yesterday and watched it eat it, came back from work and its regurgitated it back up, do u think it is because it is still getting used to its surroundings?? |
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Red123
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2030 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2011 : 18:25:21
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| Shaun its normal to leave a new snake completely alone for at least 1 week regardless of the snakes age. This gives it a chance to settle in. You should just do a water change every couple of days and spot clean if needed. But no handling and no feeding or taking photos. As your corn had regurgitated its pinky you must NOT feed it it for 10 days now so that the snake can recover from this as its quite stressful for them. I would leave it alone now and keep an eye on it from a distance and offer another pinky in 10 days you will probably find it will eat just fine. If you post what set up you have temps etc that would be good just incase thats somehing to do with it. |
Corn Snake
, 1.0.0 Amel (Stan),
Royal Pythons
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)
1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 (Agatha)Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal (Stevie)
0.0.1 Schneider Skink (George)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
4 GALS.
Tarantulas
Red Rump (B. Vagans) Jo.
Chaco Golden Knee (G. pulchripes) Charlie, Greenbottle Blue (C. cyaneopubescens) Gus, Honduran Curly Hair ( B. albopilosum) Titch, Mexican Fire Leg (B. boehmei), Salmon Pink Bird Eater(L. parahybana), Fort Hall Baboon (P. Lugardi) Blanche, Stout Leg Baboon (E. Pachypus) Graham, Chilean Rose (G. Rosea) Glen.
Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family |
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shaunio
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
36 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2011 : 18:39:20
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| Cheers red, I have a exo-terra viv, its the perfect size for the snake, it has a mesh lid, my temp on the warm side doesn't seem to go over 70F tho, should i put something on top of the mesh just incase it is ventilating too much heat out or too much cold in??. But it seems to be active, well it was until i got back from work and it has regurgitated, it is currently lying in between the cold and warm side of the viv, bang on in the middle at the front, under its aspen, it has been there for over an hour, when I had a look about 30 mins ago it moved its head and then shyed back away into its aspen...I find baby corn snakes are very risky as if everything ain't perfect they stress easily compared to adults, cheers again red...Shaun!!! |
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Red123
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2030 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2011 : 18:44:59
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| I would say that the temp in the warm side is too low. My warm sides run at 80 C and the cool end is at 72 C. How are you taking the temp with a digital thermometer or one of those round things or a strip? Are you heating with a mat and do you have it connected to a thermostat? |
Corn Snake
, 1.0.0 Amel (Stan),
Royal Pythons
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)
1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 (Agatha)Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal (Stevie)
0.0.1 Schneider Skink (George)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
4 GALS.
Tarantulas
Red Rump (B. Vagans) Jo.
Chaco Golden Knee (G. pulchripes) Charlie, Greenbottle Blue (C. cyaneopubescens) Gus, Honduran Curly Hair ( B. albopilosum) Titch, Mexican Fire Leg (B. boehmei), Salmon Pink Bird Eater(L. parahybana), Fort Hall Baboon (P. Lugardi) Blanche, Stout Leg Baboon (E. Pachypus) Graham, Chilean Rose (G. Rosea) Glen.
Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family |
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shaunio
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
36 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2011 : 18:56:01
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| I am heating with a mat, its like a strip and it does not have a thermostat, however when i had my last corn in it, it was about 78 F, would u recoment covering the top and buying a new heating system tomorrow when i finish work??, thanks again!!! |
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Red123
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2030 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2011 : 19:07:03
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| You MUST get a thermostat for the mat without a thermostat you run the risk of your snake getting burnt mats can be dangerous if not running on a thermostat. You will be able to control the amount of heat the mat generates and you should also get a digital thermometer that has a probe. Place the probe from the thermostat and the thermometer on top of the substrate in the warm end. You can use an elastic band to keep the 2 probes together. Only put a very thin layer of substrate over the area where the heat mat is no more than 1cm or it will act as an insulater and no heat will come into the viv. I use wooden vivs as they are better at keeping the heat than all glass. Placing a towel or a piece of cardboard half over the mesh top will certainly help with keeping the heat in. Oh and is the heat mat big enough? It needs to cover 1/3 to 1/2 of the floor area. Obviously smaller heat mats have lower wattage so may not get as hot. Sorry if I have gone on a bit just trying not to miss anything out. Hope this helps. |
Corn Snake
, 1.0.0 Amel (Stan),
Royal Pythons
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)
1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 (Agatha)Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal (Stevie)
0.0.1 Schneider Skink (George)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
4 GALS.
Tarantulas
Red Rump (B. Vagans) Jo.
Chaco Golden Knee (G. pulchripes) Charlie, Greenbottle Blue (C. cyaneopubescens) Gus, Honduran Curly Hair ( B. albopilosum) Titch, Mexican Fire Leg (B. boehmei), Salmon Pink Bird Eater(L. parahybana), Fort Hall Baboon (P. Lugardi) Blanche, Stout Leg Baboon (E. Pachypus) Graham, Chilean Rose (G. Rosea) Glen.
Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family |
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shaunio
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
36 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2011 : 19:12:32
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| its spot on m8, am listening, i have a thermometer which just gives a reading, i'll try taking a little bit of aspen out and cover half the top, can you write down everything you recommend for me to buy tomorrow and i shall go and get it, the heat mat covers half of the viv from underneath and my substrate is about 3 cm deep, i'll flatten it out, i never had all this trouble last time i raised a snake lol, its still in the same place, should i check on it to make sure it is ok or just leave it to rest?? |
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shaunio
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
36 Posts |
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Red123
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2030 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2011 : 19:25:29
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| I can only tell you what I use then its up to you what you buy, lol. I use the habistat temperature thermomstat its an on/off stat, so as soon as the temp drops below what it is set at it will cut in and heat the mat then it turns off when reaches about 1 degree above what it is set at. I also use a luckyreptile digital thermometer with probe. Its best to take the temp with a digital thermometer as other ones are not very accurate and the probe on the thermostats are not always as accurate as a thermometer probe. As reagrds to the snake I would just have a quick look through the glass side to see if you can see any movement from it. Best not to distrurb it if possible or it will just get more stressed. Do you know how old the snake is? Just being nosey now but what colour is he and whats his name? |
Corn Snake
, 1.0.0 Amel (Stan),
Royal Pythons
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)
1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 (Agatha)Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal (Stevie)
0.0.1 Schneider Skink (George)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
4 GALS.
Tarantulas
Red Rump (B. Vagans) Jo.
Chaco Golden Knee (G. pulchripes) Charlie, Greenbottle Blue (C. cyaneopubescens) Gus, Honduran Curly Hair ( B. albopilosum) Titch, Mexican Fire Leg (B. boehmei), Salmon Pink Bird Eater(L. parahybana), Fort Hall Baboon (P. Lugardi) Blanche, Stout Leg Baboon (E. Pachypus) Graham, Chilean Rose (G. Rosea) Glen.
Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family |
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shaunio
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
36 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2011 : 19:30:18
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| i'll try and get them as quick as tomorrow red, i just looked and it moved its head and stuck its tongue out, its just a common corn, i think its only months old, i can't remember what she said in the shop, i was gonna ring up today and get as much info and records as possible but my attention went to the snake being less active and have not picked a name as it has not been sexed yet mate!!! |
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Red123
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2030 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2011 : 19:31:29
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| Just had another thought after looking at your pics try to cover the back and 2 sides with some card or something. Snakes sometimes feel very vunerable in glass vivs because they are exposed on all sides. You could also put another hide in and more greenery to create cover for it if its feeling a little stressed. I think all snakes are different my two 5 month olds are very settled without much cover now but one was more shy when younger and liked to be hidden most of the time. |
Corn Snake
, 1.0.0 Amel (Stan),
Royal Pythons
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)
1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 (Agatha)Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal (Stevie)
0.0.1 Schneider Skink (George)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
4 GALS.
Tarantulas
Red Rump (B. Vagans) Jo.
Chaco Golden Knee (G. pulchripes) Charlie, Greenbottle Blue (C. cyaneopubescens) Gus, Honduran Curly Hair ( B. albopilosum) Titch, Mexican Fire Leg (B. boehmei), Salmon Pink Bird Eater(L. parahybana), Fort Hall Baboon (P. Lugardi) Blanche, Stout Leg Baboon (E. Pachypus) Graham, Chilean Rose (G. Rosea) Glen.
Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family |
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