New snake owner!

Hi there! I just got my baby corn about a week ago (still not sure if it’s a boy or a girl yet). Everything is going great so far! Baby corn ate a frozen/thawed pinkie no problem Thursday morning, and I was able to handle for the first time tonight for a short period of time.

I couldn’t find the answer to this question online (it might be stupid) but my baby corn is a snow morph with red eyes. I’m concerned that I won’t be able to tell when they start to shed because of baby corns pale pink and white coloring, and eyes. Will their eyes still get a cloudy bluish film?

Thank you!

Hi, welcome to the forum! Feel free to post pics of your new baby! Snow corns definitely can be a bit tricky when it comes to being able to tell when they go blue. The red eyed morphs don't really go blue, but they will turn a cloudy pink. The body color will be slightly duller, but that is really hard to see. You may also notice a slight amount of iridescence in the belly scales. But cloudy pink eyes are the easiest thing to notice! You may also notice a change in behavior. I often notice that my snakes will be hiding for several days in a row and when I go to check on them, it's because they're in blue.

hypnoctopus said:

I often notice that my snakes will be hiding for several days in a row and when I go to check on them, it's because they're in blue.

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This for sure. My babies have always been active for at least part of the day. Once they start going into blue they disappear and I would swear I don't have a snake anymore.

One other thing you can do is track when he sheds. I've found that my babies have been pretty consistent in how frequently they shed. After a couple of sheds you should be able to estimate when they will shed again and then you can be expecting it and not be scared when they disappear.