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Lucretia1113

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Hi, about a week ago I moved into a new house (we're renting) and I guess the people before us decided they didn't want their corn snake anymore! He's around 15 inches long and was in one of those plastic 5gal aquariums. Thing is, no one had lived there for almost two months before we moved in, and the heat wasn't on (I live in northern canada and it was below 0 when we turned it on).

I bought a 4' long x 3' tall x 2' wide front sliding glass door terrarium with an underpad heater, coconut husk and repibark substrate with tons of live plants and hollow wood pieces he can hide in with vines and stuff.

He ate about three days after he warmed up, two pinkie mice.

There aren't any exotic vets within about 500kms (I'm here for the oil and gas industry, so way up north) so is there any way of telling whether he's healthy? And am I doing anything wrong? I've never had a snake before :uhoh:
 
It sounds like you got there just in time! That viv is going to be rather large, even when he gets to be an adult, but if you have the space, and want to do it, go for it! (That's about the size tank I'd use for an adult boa.) If he's moving around, and looks happy, chances are he's going to be alright. Feel free to ask specific questions, as we're all here to help!
 
Wow, I love you! That's awesome that you are taking care of the poor, neglected baby so well! Please post some pictures of him and introduce yourself in the "New Member Introductions" section of the forum so we can get to know you and your snake better.

Welcome to the fam! ^_^
 
Sounds like he is lucky to be alive!!

One thing to watch out for in those large vivs--is that there can be a gap between the sliding glass doors. This isn't a big problem if you have a large boa, but a baby corn will wiggle right out of that gap!

Also, you may want to get a thermostat of some kind so you can make sure the heat pad doesn't get too hot! Then get either a duel probe thermometer or two thermometers to test the temps at each end, for a hot and cool side!
 
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