Recent content by kasidee

i sthere any cons to using aspen bedding other than you need to feed in a seperate container.. i have astroturf right now and its super easy to clean but now that my snake is getting big she has a hard time going under it without getting her scales caught on the bottom which is causing them to...

can anyone give me some links to sites/picutres of scale rot.. i cant seem to find any decent images and hearing desrciptions isnt always the easiest to use as a way to keep an eye out for it..

i just took my corn out to feed and noticed that some of her scales on her back werent laying "flat".. so i could see some like they had been rubbed the wrong way or something and were bent or standing up... i let her crawl through my hands for a bit and this seemed to smooth most of them out...

i purchased my corn in november of 2002 and at that time he was extremely tiny, maybe about 9-11 inches, she was 13 inches a month after i got her, but im not sure of the age of her when i bought her, im assuming she probably hatched maybe August? so that would make her a year now.. but shes 2...

Heres a pic of my normal corn Blaine.. he is finally tame enough to come around and not be freaked out by us and the cat

Baby Oil will remove duct tape from your snakes skin if he manages to wedge himself underneath it where it was on the wall of his cage and get his belly and side completely stuck to it.... supposedly mineral oil will work as well, but soaking him in water for 2 hours will just make him bite you...

here's a crappy, but viewable pic of my new corn, a real bright normal... he was from a hatchling group of normals but he was the only one with a pink undertone and orage highlights, the others were tan.. theres a pic of my cage for him too.. its 4.5' X2.5' X 2' ... hes always up on the top...

i was wondering what the affects of certain chemicals or "unnatural" components of water is to a corn.. i am using a jug of spring water from ontario here that i bought, and today while i was handling my snake for the first time since i got him (finally :) ), i took him down to the water cause i...

my new snake climbed his cage today :) i was so happy.. its 2.5 feet up (his tank is 4.5 feet long, 2.5 feet high and 2 feet deep)... buuuut, hes still really scared every time i go near the cage, hes been in there for 2 days now and has been all over it and seems to have no prob exploring, but...

I got a baby corn yesterday, i had to travel 2 hours to get it from the pet store i wanted to simpy cause i know they are well knowledged and take good care of their animals... so i went in friday and picked it out and went back sunday to have them feed it in front of me and he ate right away no...