Hello everybody.

Hello all. Another new guy here. Just picked up my first danger noodle yesterday. A baby Okeetee. It is really cute. Pretty shy still of course. The shop says it takes about a week for them to get used to their new home. I have it in a medium-low enclosure. It is spending most of it's time in the hide which seems to be holding steady at 85/86 degrees with the heat pad.

Anyway I will try to post a pic a little later.

Welcome to the forum. I always recommend that snake lovers purchase a "well started" corn when looking for a new one. It appears that your new one fits that description, and I hope you have years of enjoyment from him/her.

Welcome! Pretty little one you have there!
Do you have a thermostat set up on your heat source? If not, you should pick one up, to regulate the temperature.

Feel free to share photos as your baby grows! It's fun to watch their progression!

No thermostat yet. I do have a thermometer inside the hide which is over the heat pad. Highest I've seen it is 87.3* Lowest I've seen it is 84.1*. I do kinda wish I would have picked up a bigger heat pad with a thermostat. And I might still. I'm in the foothills and use a wood stove for heat. So in the early morning or during the day while I'm not home, the house can get kinda cold. That heat pad that I have doesn't seem like it will come off easy though.

A thermostat is imperative to maintain a safe temperature.
You can add another heat pad, and if it is the same exact size and wattage, you can use one thermostat for both.

MysticExotics said:

A thermostat is imperative to maintain a safe temperature.
You can add another heat pad, and if it is the same exact size and wattage, you can use one thermostat for both.

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Good to know. Thank you. Any particular brands or models recommended? Any ones to stay away from?

cute little face!

-Tonya

Twolunger said:

Welcome to the forum. I always recommend that snake lovers purchase a "well started" corn when looking for a new one. It appears that your new one fits that description, and I hope you have years of enjoyment from him/her.

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(apologies for kinda hijacking this thread - nice snake btw)

Could I ask what is classed as "well started"? Are we just talking about something that has eaten a few meals and shed a few times or something that's been held back even longer?

SnakeCreations said:

cute little face!

-Tonya

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It was hiding in the bedding all evening. I think it was sleeping because it wouldn't even move when I put my finger up to the window less than an inch away. This morning it was chilling up on the branch of wood. Then right before I left for work it went over to the plant. I think it is getting pretty comfortable with it's new home.

The shop said not to feed them for about a week which would be Tuesday next week but they get their shipment of F/T pinkies in on Fridays. Might have to go to a different pet store for a pinky if they are out early in the week.

FirstSnakeJourney said:

(apologies for kinda hijacking this thread - nice snake btw)

Could I ask what is classed as "well started"? Are we just talking about something that has eaten a few meals and shed a few times or something that's been held back even longer?

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By well started I mean at least 3 months old. By that time a corn should have eaten at least weekly, and shed a few times. It's harder to get feeding success or shedding information from the typical pet shop, but private breeders can usually provide that info. That's not to say you can't have success purchasing a hatchling, but the odds are better when the corn is well started, and growing well too.

65BAJA said:

Good to know. Thank you. Any particular brands or models recommended? Any ones to stay away from?

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Stay away from cheap brands. I have two, Ranko and Johnson Controls. I know some people that use thermostats for plant hydromats with success. Hydrofarm is the brand I know some have used. I have not personally used those, but they seem to be ok.

The one I really want, and will get one of these days is a Herpstat by Spyder Robotics. Here's their website https://www.spyderrobotics.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1

FirstSnakeJourney said:

(apologies for kinda hijacking this thread - nice snake btw)

Could I ask what is classed as "well started"? Are we just talking about something that has eaten a few meals and shed a few times or something that's been held back even longer?

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Twolunger said:

By well started I mean at least 3 months old. By that time a corn should have eaten at least weekly, and shed a few times. It's harder to get feeding success or shedding information from the typical pet shop, but private breeders can usually provide that info. That's not to say you can't have success purchasing a hatchling, but the odds are better when the corn is well started, and growing well too.

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I agree. Getting a well started baby is a good idea for new keepers. Even getting one that has eaten 5-6 meals consecutively sets the new keeper up for more of a chance for success.
Sometimes, babies that aren't established might go off food due to the stress of the move to a new home. If the baby is well established in eating, they usually don't go off feed when being moved to a new home.

Welcome to the show!!