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It's been approximately forever since I've been on this site! I had to inquire about some odd behavior I witnessed just a minute ago. My okeetee corn, Seamus, seemed to be interacting with his shed skin which I haven't remover from his tank yet. He was twitching against it, honestly it almost...

I am taking a zoology class at college, and of course they have all kinds of animals in the lab room-- frogs, tarantulas, millipedes, turtles, geckos, mud puppies, a sea anemone-- and quite a few snakes, none of which look to be in the very best of shape. Well, there is an absolutely gorgeous...

I couldn't find a straight answer so here I am! How often do corn snakes normally shed? I had hear 4-5 times a year, but my guy shed in September and today when I took him out for his shot, HE IS BLUE! I was so surprised! He's only just starting to turn-- he can still see and though he's...

So I've heard people say that snakes can't love, and I would like to know what everyone else's opinion on the subject is. I know that my little guy always seems to come out when he figures out that I am home/awake and stares at me VERY INTENTLY until I open his viv, then he comes out of his own...

I took Seamus to the vet on Friday because I was concerned about a couple of sneezes and other odd behaviors. Apparently he looks really healthy, but the sneezes are a concern so now he is on antibiotics... Which means I have to give him a shot every three days for a total of seven shots :(...

I am a paranoid snake mom, it's true... Sorry in advance if I am being hyper-paranoid, I just really love my little guy! My 3 year old Corn shed three weeks ago, yet he is still putting his head under the water in his water dish and rubbing it all over the bottom of the dish. He is also...

Never uploaded pictures to a thread before, hope this works... O.O These are pictures my Dad and I took yesterday on the snake road in Southern Illinois :) This is the first time we ever went, and it was fantastic! SO MANY SNAKES :D

My 3 year old Okeetee, Seamus, is a VERY very tame snake. He actually enjoys being handled-- he comes out of his hide when he knows I'm there and when I open the tank, he climbs onto me and happily sits inside my sweater. The first couple weeks I had him, I noticed that he would open his mouth...

I've looked online and haven't really been able to find anything conclusive :/ I like using branches and things (baked, of course!) from my yard in Seamus's viv, and I found a really awesome looking Evergreen Shrub root but I'm not sure if it's ok to use it for a corn snake. Thanks all in...

I am a relatively new snake owner-- I had a baby corn when I was about ten, but he was sickly (despite vet visits) and passed away at 6 months old. I recently adopted a very healthy adult Okeetee named Seamus, and he seems to be doing great! However, I have never experienced a shedding snake...

Just curious, about what percent of the time do most corn snakes hide/sleep? My guy was pretty active the first week I had him, but seems to be slowing down a bit and spending more of his time under his substrate. Has he just gotten comfortable, or should I be worried? D:

I have a 3-year old male Okeetee corn that I adopted from someone who just had way too many snakes-- he was hand raised and only fed frozen-thawed mice-- he's incredibly sweet, loves to be handled and seems really healthy! However, he sneezes occasionally. Sometimes it's after a big drink of...

Hi all! I'm new to this site, and relatively new to corn snakes-- I had one when I was about ten years old, but we had gotten him as a tiny baby at an expo and he was rather sickly (despite multiple vet visits) and sadly passed away before I really got a chance to experience having a snake...