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As some of you remember, my older corn snake Mandy tested positive for a high number of coccidia on a routine fecal last May. She had lost a small amount of weight, but was eating fine and had no diarrhea. Because she is older I also had routine bloodwork done and everything was normal. The...

This is especially impacting herpetology. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-big-ugly-problem-heart-of-taxonomy-180964629/ edited to add: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/taxonomic-vandalism-and-hoser/ Evidently this has been going on for a while. The...

they are driving as you are transporting a snake and you notice they are very braking very softly all on their own accord. -and- your corn snake is on the floor for its first outing after feeding and they bring you the paper towels and cleaner before you ask or they are needed. I can't tell...

This has been a hard secret to keep, but it has been a long journey and many things could have gone wrong, so I waited until now to share this. Tomorrow morning we hit the road, drive about an hour, and pick up my new baby, Shadow. I have one hatchling video from mid July, but it's not on...

First, I'm speaking only for myself here. After looking over the site rules, I don't think there is a rule that you have to make your exact location public here. Rich can correct me if I'm wrong. However, I think it is very useful if people at least post a general location. Something like...

There is also currently a panda cam on this page. http://www.memphiszoo.org/animalcams As I post this there is one very active hatchling and one pipping that I can see. Enjoy!

I just noticed that a recent post of mine was missing the signature. I posted from my phone but used the normal interface. Checked my CP, siggy is still there. Added the sig that was missing by hand but want to see if my sig shows up on this post.

It has been hovering around $13-14 for a 24 qt bag of ZooMed Snake Aspen, but I saw today it was just under $10 a 24 qt bag at Amazon. This is a good Aspen sale for those of us who don't live near a Tractor Supply. I have Prime and use Amazon Smile to support my local reptile rescue so it is a...

Both my girls got fed tonight. Happiness is a warm thawed mouse. Cleo: Mandy:

After cleaning the floor twice today, I wondered if I'm the only one whose corn snakes poop out of their enclosures more often than in. I decided to develop a poll. This is just for fun. If you answer "other" please post telling us where that is. For the record I don't mind cleaning up. I...

This came up in another thread. If your snake crawls on your carpet, sooner or later your snake will poop on your carpet. Then you will need to clean the carpet. There is more than on way to do this and I hope others will share their experience for those just starting out and who are concerned...

Thinking today of those who gave their lives in service to this country in the military, civilan volunteers who made the ultimate sacrifice in wartime, and those who died serving their community as public safety officers. They gave their all so that we can enjoy time with our friends and...

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This is not a show where you can buy. This is a exhibition with no live sales that is geared toward education. It is an annual event of the Chicago Herpetological Society and you have to be a member in order to exhibit. The show fills two gyms at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago...

I just picked up the large Exo-terra 36x18x18 viv that is perfect for an adult corn snake from Petsmart. Buy online and pick up in store. They are closed Thanksgiving so no need to interrupt your holiday other than a few minutes online to pay. It was $96 dollars after a online discount from a...

To all of you. Hope it's happy and healthy and filled with all good things. Gail

I have been posting this on her progression and I hate to double post things, but I feel that without posting it here a lot of people aren't seeing it. Last month I discovered some bumps on Cleo's body and took her to the vet. Here is a link to that post...

Very interesting article: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/10/20/498575639/how-snakes-lost-their-legs?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2046

I'm a little slim on experience with the growth (or lack of it) in adult corn snakes. A search of older posts didn't give any satisfactory answers. So here are the facts as I know them. When I first got my presumed 14 year old adult Mandy, about 6 months ago, she weighed 464 grams and...

There have been many modifications to it, but it's probably the most widely disseminated and used corn snake feeding plan in use today. I don't know anyone that doesn't make their own adjustments to it, and and I venture to guess from reading his posts that would be in line with Dean's...