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I fed my corn snake a rat pinky tonight. He took it no problem but, I was wondering if this is OK? He was eating fuzzy mice and they seemed too small (especially this batch from Petco). I had some leftover (not old) rat pinkies that I feed to my BP. I decided to try it and see if he would...

Well, here he is (Pepino) He's looking nice and bright. He has an all red/orange head (I love it) and will probably grow into his yellow as he gets older. Let me know what you think. BTW I got him a (before I knew better) Petco. for $40 and now they have corns listed at $80 :shrugs: Thanks...

Hey everyone this is my new Normal male BP from Bailey & Bailey Reptiles. I hope this works. Tell me what you think of him. I haven't named him yet.

Anyone ever use a pet-sitting service for their snakes? I will be going to Long Island for Christmas and have been looking into what to do with my snakes. I do not have anyone trustworthy enough to come into my home and care for them. I will only be gone 10 days tops. I know the moving will...

So, I went to the vet with Pepino for the first time (he's not sick, just wanted physical and fecal done) and I think my Vet is a quack!!! First off, she said corns can eat worms, fish and mice!!!! I thought Garter snakes only ate worms. Was she wrong? Then she said they need UV light 12-14...

Well, I have an appointment at the Exotic animal Vet this Fri. morning for a routine physical and fecal smear (checking for parasites). It's funny though, while talking on the phone she wanted to make sure I brought him in a container with a lid, "because people may get scared". Surprised me...

Can you call snake poo scat?? Anyway, I'm planning to take a fecal smaple in to the Vet tomorrow morning but, I was wondering how "fresh" does the poo need to be? I think this one's a day or day1/2 old. He did it in a hidden spot so I didn't find it right away. Will this be ok for a test for...

O.K. I did a search but, couldn't ease my concerns. My snake has been hiding under his water dish the past two nights and he has never done this before. I know my temps are ok because I have a digital with probe. He just ate two days ago and seems fine. Could my thermometer be...

Anyone else watch this program tonight on Animal Planet? I thought it was pretty good. They even had a short spot on corn snakes :cheers: What did everyone else think? Just curious.

Last night I fed my snake a fuzzy for the first time because he was eating pinkies and there wasn't really any visible bump. He got it down and it seemed to take a long time. I think I may have been on the large size for what is recommended. So far, no regurge. I do have a temp. gradient in...

Although I am very careful while holding my corn, sometimes he likes to hang out on the lip inside his viv right near the top where the cover is. I try not to bother him when he is cruising around the lip (it's actually kind of funny to see) sometimes I have to take the cover off to feed or...

I was just wondering what was the spark that got you all into snakes in general? For me it was my mother (gotta love her for that-thanks Mom) I was young, maybe 8 or 9 years old and we were walking outside and came across a common Garter snake. Being young I was scared at first and my mother...

I just had to tell someone (that understands me anyway) my snake hatchling had a perfect shed this morning. I didn't get to see it happen but found the skin in his viv when I woke up.....that explains his unusual shyness lately. It's his first with me anyway and I was one happy camper this...

Can anyone tell me where I can get some Black Knight? :shrugs: I'm having a hard time locating some. Thanks a bunch.

I finally caved and bought the digital thermometer/humidity meter. What a difference from those nasty stick-on ones! I was cleaning the viv and they broke! I didn't even get much water on them (I was being very careful). Anyway, I have the kind with the probe and was wondering if you put it...

I posted earlier today that he has a mite problem. I'll never buy another snake from Petco. (or his bedding) Anyway I could return him and get a new one somewhere else. I just can't do it though because I feel it may be a death sentence for the little guy. I've also become quite fond of him...

Well, it's official....my snake has mites. Not too many yet but, it looks like he may go into shed soon (looks dull and eyes look cloudy) I could be wrong about that since I've never seen him shed yet. I've only had him for a week. So, I probably traumatized the poor guy today. I read in...

I live in the midwest and we have been experiencing some storms for the past few days. During this our power flickered out for a few minutes. Thankfully it went on right away again but, I was wondering what you do in case of power outages? How do you keep the viv warm if that happens? Please...

I haven't even had my corn for a week now, so I do not want to bug him too much or move his living quarters around a lot. I have two hides and a plastic climbing branch for him. The problem is that the hide on the warm side is basically a big half log that doesn't offer a lot of edges to curl...

Just wanted to introduce myself. I just purchased a corn snake 5 days ago and am so happy I did. He is an albino Okeetee. I'm happy to say he ate his first pinky on Sat. night. As for me, I have always had a fascination of all reptiles (especially snakes) I am not new to caring for snakes...