Recent content by Kalista

I recall the suggestion of lots of clutter for hatchlings; it seems practical and logical. But what about an adult? Tango came into our household about two weeks ago. He’s 4 years old. He seems to prefer to stay burrowed under the aspen, which is fine. But I’m wondering if more ‘cover’ might...

My son and I just returned from Repticon Dallas. We went mostly just to support the show (we are not looking to purchase another animal) but picked up some frozen feeders and decor. As I walked from booth to booth, looking at the various reptiles for sale, the thought occurred to me - such a...

Atlas regurged on 1/5. He ate 1 pink head rolled in Nutribac on 1/13. I've been refilling a small container each night with a water/Nutribac solution in the hopes that it will help his gut. Tonight when I got out his bowl I noticed the wire for his warm side thermometer was all out of place...

My Aunt owns a pet store in a little town - she specializes in birds, but has other small critters. My mother took my 7 year old for a visit while she had him last week. When he was shown the corn snakes he informed my aunt that we have a corn snake but "all he does is poop on people." :laugh:

After the deep clean of Atlas' tank yesterday, I did some rearranging. He has now gotten too big for the Exo Terra small reptile cave! It was kind of sad but it made me proud all at the same time. He still fits in his favorite hide, which is a Tortoise Shell hide; no idea what I'll do when he...

Today, we brought home a new snake from Dallas Repticon! This little guy has been named Atlas, on account of all the nose pushing he did on his deli cup for the first part of the ride home. I covered him up with a light knitted jacket and hr rode the rest of the way home curled up quietly...

Here's the set up as it stands. Hopefully I'll bring home a new snake from Repticon Dallas this weekend! I figured it might be a good idea to have everyone here double check how things look. I feel pretty confident but there's always room for improvement! I put the aspen in two days ago to...

I'll be acquiring my snake in about a week - I had another corn years ago but unfortunately was unable to keep him due to personal reasons (divorce and relocation). I've been working towards this for over a year - waiting for big sales like the PetCo dollar/gallon, etc. I know that I have...

In preparation for the Dallas Repticon, I'm getting the viv all set up. I put the UTH on but the feet included do not raise the 40g tank up enough to keep it from sitting on the cord. I'm thinking of either putting feet on the aquarium to level it out and lift it up enough or to use tiles for...

I've been waiting (somewhat impatiently) for several months for this sale. I saw a posting on Tumblr and confirmed with my local store. The dollar per gallon sale is going on from 12/28 - 1/24! I believe some PetsMart locations will match this sale. I just got home with a 30gal for the snake...

It's been about two years and I am ready to start putting things together to get another corn snake. I remember the basics and am starting to get things together to set up a viv. However, the last time around I had a Herpstat ND which I see has been discontinued. Sadly, it got lost in one of...

Recently I posted about sizing up Ledger's food items since he appeared to have no visible feeding lump after 24 hours. On 08/22 I fed him 2 pinkies, which he took with no problems. That was expected as I'm familiar with corns being opportunistic feeders. 5 days after feeding, he regurged...

My two year old took off with my camera and I finally found it lodged behind the dog's crate a few days ago. :crazy02: So I took the opportunity last night to get some pictures of Ledger while he hung out on my bed. Here are my three favorites: This one illustrates the reasoning behind his...

It was bound to happen eventually. Ledger finally struck at me tonight. He's so tiny that of course it didn't hurt but it did surprise me. I was like, "Ohmigod! No you didn't!" and then I laughed. I think he's going in blue - his colors are muted (amel), he's withdrawn and anti-social. If...

So I have a question about feeding and digestion. I've had my snake, Ledger, for about a month. I do not know how old he is. He weighs just over 10.5g and is about 18 inches long. He's a great feeder and we've never had problems in that area. I am feeding him about every 5 days or so (1...