Is my snake okay??

[Tessla]

Should I Buy a heating lamp or bulb again or how can I stop the water drying out so fast is there something I missing for him? I have a uvb and a uva light so his bones and food digest don't you need that well mabe tell me every thing I really need to get for him!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DeadMouse]

Once again, read this: Corn Snake FAQ

Snakes don't need the UV bulbs to digest bones and calcium like lizards and turtles do. They are a different animal with different (and in my opinion, easier) requirements. All should be answered in that FAQ

 

[Tessla]

Once again, read this: Corn Snake FAQ

Snakes don't need the UV bulbs to digest bones and calcium like lizards and turtles do. They are a different animal with different (and in my opinion, easier) requirements. All should be answered in that FAQ

Hey,
my husband is think about getting a Baby Ball what do you Know bout them????

 

[DeadMouse]

Hey,
my husband is think about getting a Baby Ball what do you Know bout them????

I know that you first need to learn to take care of the snake you have now before getting another one such as a Ball Python. Ball Pythons will get a lot larger, require more space, eat much bigger food items and have other needs that you will need to either read about in a book or online. If you are already having problems with not understanding on how to keep a corn snake which is one of the easiest snakes to keep, you are not going to have much luck with a ball python.

 

[Tessla]

Well
everything I got for him I was told it was all need to live so you know
they basicly lied to me I'm just trying to keep him alive and healthy I didnt know he was doing that bad.
How do I control the temp and humidity I have a digital meter already?

 

[Tessla]

Should I do anything right now cause his tank is 73.9F and the humidity is
35 percent is that bad?

 

[Tessla]

Should I do anything right now cause his tank is 73.9F and the humidity is
35 percent is that bad?

I'm trying to do everything to keep him and thank you so much for Helping me so much

 

[Tessla]

I know that you first need to learn to take care of the snake you have now before getting another one such as a Ball Python. Ball Pythons will get a lot larger, require more space, eat much bigger food items and have other needs that you will need to either read about in a book or online. If you are already having problems with not understanding on how to keep a corn snake which is one of the easiest snakes to keep, you are not going to have much luck with a ball python.

HEY were You at???????

 

[snakemom1961]

HEY were You at???????

Just reading all this makes me think.

:bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:

 

[bitsy]

cause his tank is 73.9F

That's OK for the cool end, but the warm end needs to be in the mid-late 80s.

Switch off both UV lights now. They might actually harm your Corn.

Stop the water drying up by using a deeper water dish.

Please read the FAQs.

Ball Pythons are a lot more temperamental then Corns - if you have these kind of problems with a Ball setup, it could easily get stressed and die (which would be a waste of your money, amongst other things). Sort the Corn out first.

 

[Joejr14]

Tessla, did you read any of my FAQ's that I created for this website? I'd suggest going to the Husbandry and Basic Care subforum and reading that particular FAQ. It's the first post there---it's sticked and says: "Husbandry and Basic Care FAQ". It would do you wonders to read it.

 

[reptileman34]

no he has water everyday because it drys up quick from the heat lamp Ihave a light
and its a uvb,uva and its a hymidifier too I'm not sure if he needs two lights cause one is a regular black heat lamp and the other is the uva,uvb do you think he needs both??

really sounds like your snake is shedding. Also you do not need uvb lighting for your corn, they are a nocternal snake. what are your tepms? what is your humidity?

 

[Roy Munson]

This thread really doesn't belong in this subforum. Please place threads in the appropriate subforums in the future. This one belongs in "Health Issues", and I'm moving it there.

 

[Plissken]

Well everything I got for him I was told it was all need to live so you know they basicly lied to me I'm just trying to keep him alive and healthy I didnt know he was doing that bad.

Tessla, it was your responsibility to double-check the facts you were given and make sure you were being told the right thing. It can take months and months to properly learn the requirements of an exotic animal before you can even consider buying one. At the stage of owning a snake, you should know what temperatures, humidity, etc it needs, and be making sure those requirements are maintained.

Agree with the others - please don't buy a ball python until you're properly maintaining your corn, and please, research the BP if you do decide to get one. Tessla, I'm not being mean - I just feel that for the benefit of your snake, and for the benefit of your time as a member here, that you really need to listen to the good advice you're being given and take a little responsibility for your animal.

I second, third, and quadruple what many others have said already - read the FAQs. They are designed to help you and your snake and many of the questions you've asked us, and had to wait for answers to, could have been easily and instantly answered by a read through that page.

 

[kentuckycorns]

people like this should not own snakes. it makes me uke01:

 

[bitsy]

OK Tessla, I know you're having problems going back through this thread and taking in all the info, so I've gathered together all of your questions and some of the the answers you've been given. I hope this makes it easier to understand.


BEHAVIOUR

You said:

he's been acting very strange lately for about a week or so
he's been very jumpy and I think he's sheeding but I'm not sure I've never had a snake before or seen how they are

he's been hiding a lot more lately

he has been acting strange he was really jumpy today

his skin is kind of dull

I am kind of scared of the way he was acting today he was hyper moving around too much as if he didnt want to be held I thought he was going to bite me.

All of this is perfectly normal for a shedding snake.


SHEDDING

You asked:

his skin looks like its pinching
together and around is head a little skin is comming off

his skin looks like its pinching together or wrinkly like

should I just kinda give him a bath

You were told:

You can raise humidity by simply misting the cage. Always make sure humidity is high during shedding, or make a moist hide for your snake so he can go hide in a place with a lot of moisture.

To make a moist hide take a tupperware maybe as much as twice the size of your snake when he's curled up and fill it with damp, crumpled papertowels. Cut a entrance hole in the container and you have your snake a moist hide.

One other thing for shedding, is make sure he has something rough to rub against so that he can rub of the skin.

Find a small container, like a used butter container and poke some small holes in the lid and then put some water in there, just enough so that snake can soak like a half an inch. Then put the snake in and put the lid on tight and let him soak for 30+ minutes. I would also put the container back in the tank with the lid back on just in case he is able to get out of the container but turn off the heat lamp so he doesn't cook in there as well. Then after that, you can turn him loose and see if he was able to shed the skin off after like a 12 hour period. If not, soaking him again the next day should prove helpful.

Giving him a "bath" isn't going to give him enough time to allow the skin to absorb the needed moisture for his shed. You can try hand washing him, but to me, that will prove to be more stressful than him just sitting in a dark container with some water to soak in.

Get a container the snake can fit in, make sure it has a lid. Poke a few holes in the lid for ventalation. Put a damp paper towel in the container and add snake, let snake sit for a couple hours. This will help the snake get the skin off, if it can't get it off by itself then use a damp wash cloth and gently rub the snake's body towards the tail.

LIGHTING

You asked:

Ihave a light
and its a uvb,uva and its a hymidifier too I'm not sure if he needs two lights cause one is a regular black heat lamp and the other is the uva,uvb do you think he needs both??

do you think he needs both lights?

Can some one tell me exactualy what kind of lights my corn snake needs

You were told:

none are needed

You asked:

do u know so much should I keep the light on for him to nite

You were told:

If the light is his only source of heat and your house gets really cold at night, then you might want to consider leaving it on. I'm still concerned with how hot this light is actually keeping his total environment. If the room he is in stays in the mid 70's, you might want to consider turning it off.

You asked:

I have a uvb and a uva light so his bones and food digest don't you need that

You were told:

Snakes don't need the UV bulbs to digest bones and calcium

you do not need uvb lighting for your corn

get rid of all the lights you are using and go get a small under tank heater. The lights are drying your snake out and donesn't provide the heat gradient it needs.

HEATING

You said:

his temp in his tank right now is 79.8 degrees

should I buy a heating pad you put under the take

You were told:

My biggest concern is that you stated the water dries up due to the heat lamp. This to me is not a good scenario. For one, you don't want to have your water heat up because this can create a bacterial problem, but if yours is evaporating that quickly, then imagine how much it is drying out your snake (which is probably why it's having a bad shed).

You need one of these.
http://www.zoomed.com/html/under_tank_heaters.php

Tempature. It sounds like the whole tank is the same temp. It is isential that one side is cooler than the other so that the snake can thermoregulate. The warm side should probably be at 85 degrees, or, preferably there should be an area (right above the heat pad or right under the lamp) that is 87-90.

You asked:

what a undertankHeater?

It's a heating pad you put under the tank. You mentioned them in a previous post.

You asked:

How do I control the temp and humidity I have a digital meter already?

You control the temp by buying a proper heater and a thermostat. Once you have the heating and lighting sorted properly, the humidity should correct itself.

You asked:

Should I do anything right now cause his tank is 73.9F and the humidity is 35 percent is that bad?

You were told:

That's OK for the cool end, but the warm end needs to be inthe
mid-late 80s

GENERAL

You asked:

How big do Corn snakes get??

You were told:

Corn snakes generally grow to anywhere from 3 1/2 to 5 feet. Some very small ones only reach 3 feet, and other monsters can almost make 6 feet, although both are very, very rare.

After all of this advice, you then said:

I can't find anyone on here that could help me out

Someone tell me what to do!!!!!

All I can say is we're doing our best to help and you now need to take the advice that you've been given. I can't find many of your questions that didn't get a direct answer - I've tried to fill in the gaps above.

Hope that helps.

 

[tbtusk]

Wowe bitsy, that was incredibly nice of you!! It's impressive there's that much stuff in one thread.

 

[suecornish]

I get the impression that Tesseler jumped before looking. Lots of us do that.

Tesseler, this may help. A bite from a baby snake is not dangerous unless you have sever allergies. It feels like a soft jab from a tooth pick - more surprise than hurt. You need to get a book about cornsnakes, Kathy Love has written an execellent one. Read it cover to cover. If there is something you don't understand, read it again.

Also, if you have a baby snake you shouldn't be handling it too much right now because that will stress it out even more. Give it a chance to get use to the new place.

Get use to taking care of these corn snake before you get another snake of any kind. You will overwhelm yourself and all will suffer.

 

[suecornish]

Sorry, I meant Tessla.

 

[tyflier]

Tessla--

First thing is first...this is not a chat room. This is a forum, where the topics, questions and answers all stay in place where they are put. People come and go, and read and answer, at all different hours of the day and night, from all over the world. You need to have patience, because no one can sit here and answer a question, than wait for your next question. It doesn't work the same as a chat room.

Second, if you click(with your mouse button) on the RED LINK in my signature, you will find the FAQ that Joejr has taken ALOT of time to compile for all of us. It is incredibly helpful and insiteful regarding the proper care of your cornsnake and will answer 99% of your questions...or more. And it is easier than trying to sift through 7 pages of answers, as well as being easier than staring at your computer, waiting for someone to answer your questions.

As far as your question regarding ball pythons goes...NO...do NOT get a ball python until you have squared away your basic husbandry skills with your cornsnake. BPs can be a LOT more tempermental and a lot more susceptable to stress and the related issues stress can cause. Their housing requirements are far more specific and they do not tolerate "mistakes" like cornsnakes do. If you were having the same issues with a ball python that you are currently having with your cornsnake, it could be fatal. However...once you have an understanding of setting up and maintaining appropriate temperatures and humidity levels in a reptile enclosure, it is alot easier to research what is required by ball pythons for healthy living, and to ensure that you are able to provide that.

And, for what it's worth...a cornsnake bite is rather like being scratched by a piece of velcro when they are babies. Don't worry about being bitten. As someone earlier said...if you are this worried about being bitten, you may want to re-consider being a snake owner. One thing that I think EVERYONE on this board has in common is the knowledge, understanding and ACCEPTANCE of the FACT that we will ALL get bitten by one of our snakes, at least one time, somewhere along the line of being a snake owner. It is inevitable. If you handle snakes for a long enough period of time, you WILL get bitten. If you are not OK with that, than snake ownership may not be for you...