SnakeKiss247
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We are snake sitting a 9 year old corn snake for 4 months.We just brought him home last Thursday. His owner said she vary rarely takes him out of his viv for exercise and attention due to University.
We fed him last Sunday and in the past week, he's eliminated 3 times. I generally put a corn snake in the bath a couple of days after they've eaten as I find it makes them go and there's no chance of them going on us. Well, he went in the bath, a day or so later on my daughter's bed and today when I took him out of his viv and put him in the bath he went again. Today, he crapped so much. It's like he had crapped two meals. I am wondering if he's backed up from not getting any exercise? I have never had a corn snake that went three times after eating one meal.
His viv doesn't have a temp gauge so I am going to buy one tomorrow as I think his heat mat isn't producing enough heat.I don't know when the last time his owner bought a new heat mat. Maybe he's not digesting his meals fast enough due to his heat mat.
Does anyone know what could be going on with him? I know he's at least 9 years old. His previous owner had him for three years and his owner now has had him for 6. For all we know, he could be older.....
Any help on this would be very much appreciated. His owner doesn't know much about corns.
Thanks in advance.
We fed him last Sunday and in the past week, he's eliminated 3 times. I generally put a corn snake in the bath a couple of days after they've eaten as I find it makes them go and there's no chance of them going on us. Well, he went in the bath, a day or so later on my daughter's bed and today when I took him out of his viv and put him in the bath he went again. Today, he crapped so much. It's like he had crapped two meals. I am wondering if he's backed up from not getting any exercise? I have never had a corn snake that went three times after eating one meal.
His viv doesn't have a temp gauge so I am going to buy one tomorrow as I think his heat mat isn't producing enough heat.I don't know when the last time his owner bought a new heat mat. Maybe he's not digesting his meals fast enough due to his heat mat.
Does anyone know what could be going on with him? I know he's at least 9 years old. His previous owner had him for three years and his owner now has had him for 6. For all we know, he could be older.....
Any help on this would be very much appreciated. His owner doesn't know much about corns.
Thanks in advance.