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as i wrote in another post: "i first gave him a BIG rat (big for what he was used to until that moment). he tried to eat it first but then let it go. i left it overnight and the next morning the rat was gone. next meal was a smaller prey and he didnt eat it. next was a small mice, and ate it...

the shop sold me a "broken" rat.. peeled skin, broken tail etc. i decided to feed it anyway and my snake, which usually swallows the thing without "playing" too much, this time decided to bring it around the tub quite a lot and squeeze it.. creating a bloody mess. guts and blood everywhere and...

i noticed my corn is very, very active these last weeks. is it the spring? he constantly looks hungry and always trying to escape from his cage. i was also wondering: is the cage too little for him.. here's a pic:

it's been a bit less then a week that i switched from newspaper to aspen bedding.. and i noticed something strange.. my snake was usually pretty active, now that i've swtiched to aspen he looks "numb".. he's always on the same side (cold side), doesnt move during the night and i just fed him and...

my snake went missing, and while searching for him, i hurt him.. i was under a chest of drawers that has wheels, and while sliding it to look for him, he got under the wheels and now he has some damaged scales on one side.. what do you think? :( goddamn it

i did this video with a friend of my corn eating. thought you'd like it! :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4AW57K_uJM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4AW57K_uJM

i can't believe it!!! after almost one year, my corn escaped!!! and that's because of the new thermostat i got, the probe wire was too big and i had to pass it through the open sliding glass.. but the gap was so narrow i would have never believe he could go through that!!! but he did!!! it's 1...

is it the same?? i was given some baby rats from the shop cause the size is more appropriate for my corn. he ate one but i was wondering if there's any difference between feeding rats or mice.. thanks!

i've observed this behaviour from months now.. my corn never rests in the hot hide. the temperature is correct, it's around 30°, and even if i get it lower, he would still prefer the cold hide. i'm a bit worried because now the temperature in my house is quite low.. it's around 20° and i know...

in how many years does a cornsnake gets to its full size? i know they keep growing, their entire life but still.. when do they start growing slower.. i have mine from around 8 months now, he was a tiny baby and he grew quite a few, but he's still pretty small compared to adult sized cornsnakes...

i think it's time to switch to 2 fuzzies now.. he's having 1 fuzzy every six days.. do you think he can take it looking at the pic?? he's around 8 months old and he's almost 50 cm long.. it takes him around 2-3 minutes to swallow that fuzz..

woooowww my snake today constricted its pray for the first time. it was a fuzzy, a bit bigger then usual. he attacked with such a rush and then he whirled up around it and wow i'm amazed. it's been 5 months i'm with my corn and it's the first time he does that. i even started a thread a while...

my corn has been pooping regularly everyday for around 4 months.. it's been a couple of weeks now that he's not, he's pooping like once a week, and it's not much poop.. should i be worried? should i bath him in warm water to stimulate or is it normal?.. so well, the overall question is: how...

i have to clean up my snake's viv, i usually go with a little soap and hot water, but.. it smells still. i don't want any mites and odour so im planning to bleach it (1/4 + 3/4 water of course) but my question is: how many time before putting the snakey back in without any harm? a friend of...