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Minimum Cage Accessory Requirements

Drdan

Drdan

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I've noticed that many breeders keep their adult (and young) cornsnakes in rack systems whose tubs ONLY contain either aspen or newspaper substrate along with some sort of water container. Do these substates substitute for hides on both the "hot" and "cold" ends of the cage, or is it preferable to also provide for specific hides commonly used in the hobby?

Thanks!

Dan :)
 
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They can burrow in the aspen but I'd say have at least one regular hide on each the warm and cool side. I'd assume that giving the snake more options for hiding would likely reduce stress levels.
 
I just started using a rack system. But I set up the hides the same way I had in the cages. I give the snakes a hide on both the warm and cool side plus the aspen. I've seen them hide under the aspen under the hides. I think they like the darkness provided.
 
I think snakes feel more secure (less stressed) when they have something solid to press up against. So I use hideboxes. I like the long plastic trays sold for storage. When using it, the snake can go in the back of the box where it's heated or go near the front, where it's cooler. The water dish can be wedged between the hidebox and sweaterbox wall, so that both the box and dish are immoveable.

What's nice about a "low profile" hidebox like this is that it provides additional surface area (the snake can crawl on top of the box) in the cage.

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I don't use hides, but I use shredded paper as bedding and provide balled up sections of paper for them to hide in. I does this for all the species of snakes I work with as I can just toss everything out instead of having to clean hides.
 
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