Our first snake:Corn rescue--advice?

You all are so smart! Some super awesome ideas in here! Thanks!

One method I have used is putting them in a pillowcase and putting that in the scale container. Just make sure to set the tare to the weight of the pillowcase and container, that will give you an accurate weight for wild ones!

Alright, best holding session yet, she totally chilled out with my husband and just wrapped her tail around him and explored a little and was mellow and happy. I can't believe how cute she is. She has so much personality too and seems so smart and inquisitive. I got some show-off pics while he was holding her and the tried to get a few when we fed her to show her size next to the fuzzy. Of course the little mousy face had to be right there for the photos. (I'm a sucker for the cute little mouse-sicles.)

And now the "isn't my snake the cutest best snake" pics

She's cute! I'm glad the handling session went so well. As you and your family gain more confidence and as she gains confidence, the handling sessions will continue to get better.

I don't remember if you mentioned this already, but what substrate are you keeping her on? I can't tell what it is from the picture, but make sure it's not pine or cedar.

Man, I can't remember what the little chunks were...and the fluffy stuff is coconut husk. I read up on substrates before buying so I think I would have avoided the bad ones! Her substrate was chunks when we got her (changed to be fresh) and we wanted to maintain some consistency...(but like I said, I read up on em first...)..now I'm paranoid though! I think we used the whole bag...maybe I have the receipt...

Ok, phew, it's cypress and coconut husk.

Yay! We finally weighed her! She weighs 144grams. So the mice we're feeding her are a little on the small side. (But we're doing two a week so I think she's getting a good amount of food.) I looked it up on a chart and it looks like she should be eating (13-20 g) weanlings every 6-7 days so I'm gonna order some of those now and we'll make the switch!

Thanks for everyone's help! (We ended up getting her to go into a little box while we were holding her, then we subtracted the weight of the box after )

Yay!! I'm applauding for you, I bet that was a feeling of accomplishment! I hope you all gave each other a pat on the back.

Originally Posted by JinxTheSnake

Yay! We finally weighed her! She weighs 144grams. So the mice we're feeding her are a little on the small side. (But we're doing two a week so I think she's getting a good amount of food.) I looked it up on a chart and it looks like she should be eating (13-20 g) weanlings every 6-7 days so I'm gonna order some of those now and we'll make the switch!

Thanks for everyone's help! (We ended up getting her to go into a little box while we were holding her, then we subtracted the weight of the box after )

Awesome! Glad you are getting comfortable with her.

If your scale is digital, put the box on it first and hit the on/start button, it will go to zero. Then put the snake in and you won't have to subtract anything, the zeroed out weight won't count towards the weight you put in afterwards. Easy peasy.