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To be honest I wasn't really bothered about the mice eating bit until I went to a reptile show to purchase my snake... and I saw a tank of squirming pinkys for sale. I know I got a little green, but I purchsaed the pre-frozen ones. The first few feedings were... strange. But then I got over it. When they're pinkys, they barely look like mice anyway.
 
I saw Reptile Depot at the NARBC show in October. For a "pet shop", they seem to have a really good selection and appear to know what they are doing. I wouldn't have a problem buying from them, as long as the price wasn't ridiculous.

As for the UTH, good choice, but you MUST also have a digital thermometer with a probe so you can accurately measure the high temp right on the glass over the center of the UTH, under the substrate. You will also need a thermostat or rheostat (lamp dimmer) to control the temp as they are always far too hot without something to regulate the heat output.

Thermostat is best, for a low end but reliable model check out the ZooMed 500R ($22 plus shipping at various online vendors). A rheostat would be a lot cheaper, about $9 for a lamp dimmer at WalMart, but you will have to check it frequently and adjust as needed.
 
Okay I have a local petshop that i'll get all the supplies from and they have some pretty cornsnakes too so i'll have to look and see if they are healthy. Let me give you a rundown of what im going to get and see if im missing anything.

10gal tank (locking top)
20gal tank (locking top)
Large grapevine (they have ones perfect for snakes)
Plastic plants for each side of tank
Plastic vines
Aspen Bedding
Probe Thermometer
Medium size UTH (8''x6'')
Nocturnal heat lamp (no light)
Large water bowl (soaking)
A pinkie mouse from petshop (will buy online eventually)
Cornsnake (i will name him jorj [george])
Small hide or each side of tank

Is there anything else I might have forgotten?

By the way : Has anyone had any luck housing 2 snakes together? I know there are mixed opinions about this but I only want to hear from the people that have done it before. I mean housing together from day 1, not get one and a year later get another in the same tank. Thanks.
 
What did you forget? see my post above, re: thermostat or rheostat. Another tip, ZooMed makes a good THERMOSTAT, but do not buy their RHEOSTAT, as it doesn't dial down low enough.

As for 2 snakes together, do a search for "cohabitation" and you will find thousands of posts about it.

Check online vendors for most of that tank stuff, you will find it to be about 1/2 the price or less. Except for the tanks themselves.

Personally, I would never co-hab snakes. There are zero positives for the snakes, and a second setup doesn't cost all that much.
 
Thats what I like about my local petshop. The 20gal tank alone is about $30 with a screen top. $15 for a 10gal.
 
Caboose said:
By the way : Has anyone had any luck housing 2 snakes together? I know there are mixed opinions about this but I only want to hear from the people that have done it before. I mean housing together from day 1, not get one and a year later get another in the same tank. Thanks.
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I have got my first two corn snakes from Petsmart. An amel and a snow. The amel did great he is huge and gentle, never struck at me nothing. The snow she was OK for about five weeks, as OK as she could be not eating, and eventually he constricted her to death. So sure I've done it from the begining, day one. susang
 
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