Never see him

Hey, just got my corn snake last thursday, its about 4-5months old, the first day i got him he was very active exploring his new surroundings, since then i havent seen him at all, only time i see him is when i go looking for him lifting his moss up etc.. is this normal, its feeding time 2morro, wat will i do if he dosnt come out.

After an initial check for escape routes (!), all new arrivals will go to ground for a few days while they get used to the smells/sounds of their new home.

After that, you need to bear in mind that Corns aren't active during the day. Your best bet for seeing them out and about, is in the evening.

You shouldn't feed new arrivals for a week, as they are usually stressed and this can risk a regurge.

If he doesn't come out to be fed, you have to go and fetch him. They don't know when it's feeding time - just when they're hungry (and beware that this will seem like "most of the time"!).

And try not to flinch too much if it strikes at you. This is normal for young corns especially when in a new home. They calm down pretty fast too.

Congrats and good luck!

Any chance on pics in the future?

ok cool thanx for the quick reply, and another thing, my night time temp drops to around 65F i always turn my 60w bulb on all day then when i go to bed turn it off at night its that an ok temp for nite time? during the day ita round 80-83F

hey Jcapicy, yea will post pics asap when i finally get to see him and comes out of hiding lol :P

With temperatures below 70 you'll be risking a regurge or respiratory infections. But as discussed before, with a stick-on dial your temperatures could be way off.

Get a red bulb... they can't see red light so you can watch him at night...
MIKE

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It's normal, you still got a baby there. Think about a normal clutch in the wild, not many make it to adulthood due to predators. Everything eats them. Baby corns are just shy out of instinct. All of mine that I have gotten as babies hide almost constantly, except for the ones in bins now (they have enough privacy that they only get in the hide if there is alot of activity in the room.) As your corn gets older, it will come out more and more.

Cool, ok so i need to get myself a proper digital thermo and a thermostat asap, im from the UK any ideas on reasonably priced ones? thanx alot for the help guys, im newbie to corn snakes.