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Few Basic Questions

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FuZZ

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I have a couple of questions that have been bothering me.

1. I have a 20 long tank with a UTH and astro-turf as substrate, can I use paper towels over the UTH w/ out worrying about my snake getting herself burned? (Paper towels are so much easier for me, I clean my butters tank in 5 minutes).

2. If I can't use paper towels for substrate, can I use that shredded/recycled newspaper stuff? It says reptiles on it but I just wanna double check w/ experts.

3. My snake shed half way (first half and tail part shed off just fine) how do I help her shed the rest off w/ out stressing her out?

Thanks guys!
 
If you are using the type of heater that sticks to the bottom of the tank, you really need a cuple inches of substrate,as most of these get too darn hot. I personally don't like the astro turf, like putting in a bacteria magnet IMO. I have used the recycled paper stuff IE: Care Fresh and found it to be a bit dusty and way too dry. I use "human" heating pads set on low with a couple inches of aspen in most of my tanks and find this to be the best solution for me. I use slightly moist sphagnum moss in a plastic tub with an entry hole cut in it, the snakes seem to be drawn to the extra humidity and enter on their own. This usually takes care of any bad sheds in my experience. Hope this helps
 
FuZZ said:
I have a couple of questions that have been bothering me.

1. I have a 20 long tank with a UTH and astro-turf as substrate, can I use paper towels over the UTH w/ out worrying about my snake getting herself burned? (Paper towels are so much easier for me, I clean my butters tank in 5 minutes).

2. If I can't use paper towels for substrate, can I use that shredded/recycled newspaper stuff? It says reptiles on it but I just wanna double check w/ experts.

3. My snake shed half way (first half and tail part shed off just fine) how do I help her shed the rest off w/ out stressing her out?

Thanks guys!
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Glad somebody else had that first question. I've been on 4 forums trying to get that answered for 2 weeks with no luck.
 
i use paper towels as substrate. i have a UTH with a rheostat to moderate the temperature. i keep it at the lowest setting and it's usually between 85-90 directly on the glass. my corn seems to be fine with that. i layer the paper towels and she very rarely hangs out on the glass directly. usually she has some towel beneath her.
 
If your snake still has only shed halfway, and you are still concerned (which I assume you would be) one option is letting her crawl through a damp towel in your hands, and gently applying pressure to her as she slithers through. Good luck!
 
For shedding tips...read this thread
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17826

It is currently being posted to...

I would regulate the UTH with a Rheostat...or use aspen...although it is not as easy to clean as newpaper or paper towels, it is aesthetically pleasing and the snakes like it...I would NOT use astroturf...like MBDORFER stated it is a bacterial problem waiting to happen...
 
I had one snake that liked to burrow, so I put a folded paper towel over the UTH and taped it down. That kept her off the direct contact and I put more paper towel over that as substrate.
 
FuZZ a sure way for your snake to shed properly is to keep it humid in the viv. Sprey water in their every day, keep the bedding damp, or make a hide for your snake and place warm damp towels in the hide. I'v converted to aspen bedding just recently, and have not had any of my snakes shed with it yet. What I used before was shredded coconut fibre, just add water and squeeze out any moisture. That stuff works great. It stays damp for up to 2 weeks, plus your snake can burrow very easily with it. The only down fall is that when it drys out, it becomes very dusty.

My male is about to shed so what Im doing about it is spreying water in the viv everyday to keep it moist and damp. Just try to keep the humidity up. Iv never had a bad shed with any of my snakes.
 
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