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I won't be doing it yet as I would want a larger tank first, but does anyone have instructions or a site/book they can recommend that would give me step-by-step instructions on how to make a swimming pool with a filter for a corn snake? I've never seen Severus swim in his water bowl. He's never...

So I semi joined the "been pooped on" club tonight. Took Severus out of his tank not too long ago. He was due to eat, plus I haven't had a chance to hold him recently as the past couple days he's been tucked away getting ready to shed (He's due and his underbelly was duller than usual.) So when...

My dad has fish that he'll be getting rid of soon and he's offered me the 75 gallon tank for free. He's getting rid of it because he's had bacterial bloom going on for quite some time now an he hasn't been able to correct it. He's told me about it and it doesn't seem to be anything that if...

So Severus is about 41g. I had bought a bag of small/peach fuzzies at the last reptile show and don't want them to go to waste. I know you can double up on pinkies, but can the same be done for small fuzzies? Could I start with a bump up to 1 1/2?

The time will be coming soon that Severus will need his forever big boy tank. He's 8 months old and starting to look smushed in the 10 gallon. And maybe I'm a smidgen impatient and want to get his bonsai tree and driftwood in. He's a climber, so I'm definitely wanting something with a lot of...

I've had Severus since 7/21/12. He had his first shed with my friends who hatched him. He then had his first shed with me on 8/22/12. His second shed with me was on 10/6/12 (had to give him a bath for a little shed left on his tail, but it went pretty good otherwise). Well, today we are at...

So I just fed Severus 2 F/T pinkies this afternoon and I just walked in and there is what I'm assuming is poop in his water bowl (he's a water bowl pooper). It's brown, but it's also was a tad mucousy and there's some white stuff (which oddly still appeared dry even in water) I haven't seen...

So Severus gets really freaked out when I go to scoop him out of his hide/cage to eat. It's especially hard to do when he's tucked tight into the corner like he was today. So today I thought I'd try to take the whole hide out and set it on the bed with me. I took the lid off and stuck 3 fingers...

Came home tonight to a perfect shed from Severus! I've been impatiently waiting for this for a while. He waited exactly 1 month since I brought him home to finally shed for me. Was kind of sad to find out that he lost 2g in between feedings. Granted he went 2 weeks in between tonight's feeding...

Severus ate a F/T pinky for me yesterday! Overall it went pretty well. I got him out of the viv (not with the most graceful handling technique, but I'll get better). I think he was feeding off of me and was a little nervous himself. He ate without any issue and then I returned him to his viv...

Severus has been home with me since Saturday. He was due to feed the day I brought him home, but it was skipped due to his being moved to my place. He's ate great before, so hopefully that trend continues! Haven't seen much of him except for when I peer down into his cave hide while changing or...

I swear if I think long and hard enough I can always come up with a new question. :p I'm using Aspen in my viv. I know there is such a thing as not having enough substrate, but is there such a thing as having too much? Thought I'd throw a little more in tonight for burrowing purposes, but then...

I bought a small cave that came with some sphagnum moss. I've read a little about corn snakes liking them with moss for a humid hide and that it can help with the shedding process, but I've also read that having a humid hide all then time can cause scale rot. My questions are...can I use dry...

I don't have everything quite set up yet. Awaiting the themostat for my UTH. It should be delivered today. Have a digital probe thermometer and a dial hygrometer that I still have to put in. Also have to attach the background (it's just propped up in the picture). Was just really excited to have...

I'll be getting my very first corn snake next weekend! I have pretty much everything I need except an under the tank heating pad and one more hide so I can have one on each side. I picked up a 2 night lights, mostly because I didn't know if one would be better than the other (a blue 50W and a...