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I visited the local PetCo last night to grab some substrate for my python and I couldn't help but notice the amount of ridiculousness involved in the housing of corn snakes (among other "cheap" reptiles). There were five corns in the terrarium with a type of substrate that does not allow...

hey guys, i have a quick question, before i go putting my snake's water dish back in her viv. she peed in her water dish, so i wanted to thoroughly clean it. i rinsed it off with water, added quite a bit of bleach to the bottom, filled it up with water and let it sit for a while. then i emptied...

On my way to the grocery store this morning, something bright in the grass caught my eye. I was really excited - first snake spotting of the year. A closer look revealed something much more unfortunate.... two dead garter snakes, cut up by a lawn mower in some trailer trash redneck's yard. I...

I live in an area with a seemingly diverse range of species that I would like to observe this summer. With recent warm weather, I'm planning a field observation today or tomorrow. I live in the southeast corner of SD. Here are some websites containing information about various species in my...

Does anyone on here keep this species? They don't seem to be very popular and I can't find much info on them.

I ordered a couple of exo-terra silk plants for my python's viv and decided to throw an extra in my corn's. I was really surprised to see an instant change in his behavior! All day long, he's been resting on the plant and under it, outside of his hides. Normally he's pretty shy and if I turn the...

I have no idea why my rep points suddenly went up from 1 to around 800,000. Couldn't find a thread on this, but from my observation, it looks like once a person reaches a certain post count level, their rep points go sky high. Anyway, how can I view my awarded posts? Can I at all?

I rented my apartment under the pretense that I have no pets, when in fact I have two vivs with two snakes. I've (so far) managed to keep it a secret for more than a year, now, and I'd like to keep it that way. There's no telling what my landlord might do if he finds out, though he could...

This is about my carpet python, but the same things still apply. I have a pretty big tank for her - 30x13x18" and the only appropriately-sized top I could find was a flimsy aluminum-framed screen top with no locking pins. I have no idea how strong she is (7 months old, about 2.5 feet long), so...

Someone recently approached me about my keeping of snakes and referred to my new python as a "poor creature" who will have a "miserable" life according to "snake standards" because I decided to "keep her as a pet". How irritating and disrespectful! I really didn't know what to say. How would...

For reasons of limited space, I'm currently stuck with housing my corn and my carpet python n the same room. I'm just wondering how my corn will deal with his new roommate. The vivs are spaced at least 5 feet apart, but I don't think that's enough. I have the feeling that Mr. Cuddles will smell...

Got my corn exactly one year ago from today. I've been keeping records of his growth patterns and everything, and since today was feeding day, I took another measurement. When I got him, he was 12.4" length, and today, he measured 32.5". I'm just wondering if that's average/normal corn growth...

I saw the milk snake thread and decided to make one for the python owners, since I recently got a carpet myself. Unfortunately I don't have her yet. Waiting on better weather for shipping. These are some pics the breeder gave me. She's a Coastal/Jungle/Diamond intergrade.

Dunno if this really counts as advertising since I'm not selling snakes or anything, but I recently offered my help to a member to proofread their website and I thought I would extend the offer to any other breeders who might be interested in an examination or maybe even starting a website...

Disclaimer: Forgive me if this sounds a little pretentious - I know that I haven't been a long-time contributing member and I am fairly new to the concept of herpetology. Nonetheless, I think I know enough now to bring a fair debate to the table. When I was first deciding what 'kind' of snake...

I'm looking at a lot a lot of breeders' sites and a term I keep seeing come up is "sibling". No idea what it means. Example: Male MBB Line Red Coastal Jag Sibling What that means to me is basically some kind of morph of a coastal jaguar carpet python. Can anybody clarify for me?

I have a couple of LEGO bricks and I'm thinking about making a hide for Mr. Cuddles. I know it doesn't exactly replicate his natural environment, but I'm sure he'd appreciate having another hide. Has anyone on here done this? How did it work out? Post pics if you have any.

Every day since I got my okeetee corn a year ago, my desire to have another snake has grown stronger. And coincidentally, after a whole year of success raising him, I can hardly resist the urge anymore. So I've been doing my research, and I will probably buy one soon. There are so many reasons...

Hey guys, I've had Mr. Cuddles for almost a whole year now and he's doing pretty well - roughly two feet long and in good health. I've been feeding him weekly and his diet is up to two hoppers per week. I decided to have a guest audience for last nights feeding. I was sure to tell my GF not to...

I've had my corn for 9 months, he's over two feet. I fed him last Monday, and afterward I had a feeling I overfed him. I normally feed him two fuzzies, could probably handle 3. It was totally my mistake, but I wasn't sure how much to feed him this time. I fed him 4 fuzzies in total and he looked...