noraandthenoodle
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Hello, everyone! It's been a while. 
I introduced myself here a few months back, when I first got my baby corn snake, Ekans. Well, he's growing so well and I just have to show him off! This first post will be from his first few days, and then I'll update with new photos!
I can't seem to get images to insert the way I want them to, so I'm just going to describe each photo and then they'll all be at the bottom.
PHOTO #1
Here's Ekans when I first got him, still in the container I brought him home in. Shiari was good enough to point out the stuck shed on his tail, something that I'm still struggling with today, and that he's seen a vet for. More on that later!
PHOTO #2
Ekans on his first day in his new home, exploring the driftwood climbing ornament his grandmother (who never thought she'd be fond of a snake) bought him. Unfortunately, Ekans is not the brightest in his class and I had to confiscate this for a while. He liked to try to climb up and wedge himself in the lip of his cage lid looking for a way out, or just chilling. While he never found a way out, on more than one ocassion he DID fall, and wind up stuck by his head or tail, dangling from the lid and squirming until I rescued him. I gave him his climbing ornament back because of all the growing he has done since then; he's gotten big enough to just barely reach the lid on his own, so it's no use keeping him from it.
PHOTOS #3 and 4
Ekans on his first day, exploring the live snake plant I temporarily kept in his viv. Because he is in a 20L and it was absolutely huge for him, I originally was using a makeshift divider to keep his half of the terrarium separate from where I was keeping about six small potted plants. Within hours of coming home he found his way past the divider, so I simply took it out; while 20L is a large enclosure for him, he uses all of it and really liked the plants. For now he is plant-free, though. He's grown enough that he could damage some of the plants I had in with him, and I decided I didn't want to risk him pooping in the soil. Once he's an adult and eating and pooping less frequently I may upgrade him to something significantly larger (he's quite an active boy!) and spend the time on a nice planted viv. I might do some research into bioactive enclosures over the next couple years as he grows.
This was Ekans first day with me, and I still remember how ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED I was as I brought him home. I was too scared to handle him enough to weigh him, because he was so small I thought I might hurt him, but he couldn't have been bigger than 6 grams. I weighed him once he was significantly larger and he weighed 8. When I first started handling I used gloves to help with the nerves, and I'm proud to say that I've now ditched those unless I think I have a poop incoming!
I introduced myself here a few months back, when I first got my baby corn snake, Ekans. Well, he's growing so well and I just have to show him off! This first post will be from his first few days, and then I'll update with new photos!I can't seem to get images to insert the way I want them to, so I'm just going to describe each photo and then they'll all be at the bottom.
PHOTO #1
Here's Ekans when I first got him, still in the container I brought him home in. Shiari was good enough to point out the stuck shed on his tail, something that I'm still struggling with today, and that he's seen a vet for. More on that later!
PHOTO #2
Ekans on his first day in his new home, exploring the driftwood climbing ornament his grandmother (who never thought she'd be fond of a snake) bought him.
Unfortunately, Ekans is not the brightest in his class and I had to confiscate this for a while. He liked to try to climb up and wedge himself in the lip of his cage lid looking for a way out, or just chilling. While he never found a way out, on more than one ocassion he DID fall, and wind up stuck by his head or tail, dangling from the lid and squirming until I rescued him. I gave him his climbing ornament back because of all the growing he has done since then; he's gotten big enough to just barely reach the lid on his own, so it's no use keeping him from it.PHOTOS #3 and 4
Ekans on his first day, exploring the live snake plant I temporarily kept in his viv. Because he is in a 20L and it was absolutely huge for him, I originally was using a makeshift divider to keep his half of the terrarium separate from where I was keeping about six small potted plants. Within hours of coming home he found his way past the divider, so I simply took it out; while 20L is a large enclosure for him, he uses all of it and really liked the plants. For now he is plant-free, though. He's grown enough that he could damage some of the plants I had in with him, and I decided I didn't want to risk him pooping in the soil. Once he's an adult and eating and pooping less frequently I may upgrade him to something significantly larger (he's quite an active boy!) and spend the time on a nice planted viv. I might do some research into bioactive enclosures over the next couple years as he grows.
This was Ekans first day with me, and I still remember how ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED I was as I brought him home. I was too scared to handle him enough to weigh him, because he was so small I thought I might hurt him, but he couldn't have been bigger than 6 grams. I weighed him once he was significantly larger and he weighed 8. When I first started handling I used gloves to help with the nerves, and I'm proud to say that I've now ditched those unless I think I have a poop incoming!
