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My 6-7 year old Hypo Motley corn snake ( 650 gram ) has given up on food. First she didn't feed for about 10 weeks...then she took a 20 gram mouse, but no 2nd one as usual. Then 2 weeks later she refused again and yesterday she didn't eat as well. Now I start to get worried. She still doesn't...

Yesterday I have seen that one of my cornsnakes has a small hole in the head. This lady is about 6 years old and she is with me since 3 years. So far she never had any problems. Any idea what is causing this and how it can be treated ?

One of my female cornsnakes which is 6-7 years old ( about 700 g ) has refused food for about 4 weeks. I tried a mouse ( frozen ) once every week, but no luck. She is also unusually restless and crawls around even during the day. Never done this before ! 2 of my males have also refused food...

1. ) I plan to breed a 520 g female corn to a 150 g male. Is there any danger the lady will take him for a meal ? 2.) How should I put them together ? The female into the male's viv or is the other way round better ? Or perhaps use a neutral place ? 3.) How long does it usually take for the...

I have a female corn which is about 4 years old. Her weight is about 520 g. She has a good shape and is not fat at all. Now I plan to use her for a breeding project in about 2-3 months time. Is it advisable to feed her more than usual ( at the moment a 40 - 50 g mouse every 8-10 days ) so she...

First when I saw these two brown attachments on the skin I thought this must come from the male's productive organs. However, when I had a closer look at the skin of one of my females I saw something similar......Is this typical for a female's skin :confused:

One of my feeder mice has a tumor. Will there be any risk to feed this one to my snakes ? I read somewhere that it should be OK, but I just want to be 100 % sure.......

I have an apartment where I spend my weekends. Would love to keep one of my corns there, but I have no idea how to provide fresh water every 2-3 days. Obviously food is no problem, even if I can't make it to the apartment for 2 weeks ( which happens only 2-3 times per year...). Is there anything...

The girl is about 1 year old and her weight is approx. 115 g. I wonder about her color. The 1st third of her body ( from the head down ) shows a brownish / yellowish color and the rest of her body has red / orange colored blotches. Does that say anything about her genes ? Could there be there be...

For 2 of my corns I have been following the Munson feeding plan for about 1 year. When I got them they were about 20 - 25 gram and now their weight is about 120 - 130 g each. They do look pretty strong and healthy. However, somehow I have the feeling they are getting a little bit out of shape...

The first pic is showing the true colours......

My Hypo Motley ( het unknown ) is looking for a male. The choices here in Thailand are a bit limited in particular for juveniles and adult corns. Now I have been offered a Hypo Lavender ( het unknown ) and a Lavender het Bloodred. Since I do not know the het(s) of the female what will be the...

I know the Roy Manson plan which I think is a very good guide line. However, I have seen a post from Roy saying that once a snake is 350 g + it is up to the keeper to find the right amount of food. My new lady is almost 400 g and I am not really sure how much to feed her as this is my first...

After 6 + months of quarantine I put my 2 "older" snakes into their brand new vivariums ( each 1.45 m ( l ) x .8 m ( h ) x 0.6 m ( w ). Both started to run around like little kids on a new playground. However, a couple of times they over estimated their climbing skills and fell off the wall. Is...

Just got this young lady yesterday. She weights about 380 g. Her eyes are not red..this is only from the flash. What morph is she ? PS. Sorry for the poor picture quality....didn't want to stress her out too much. ;)