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my first corn!!! when should i feed?

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neotekz

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i've been doing a lot of research on this forum and finally decided to take the plunge today. i bought a red albino yearling. i got a 10g with screwtop lid and 2 hides, water bowl and an undertank pad. i'm using echoearth as teh subtrate. i;m going to get something for him to climb but i didn;t see anything that i liked just yet. am i missing anything?

today was suppost to be feeding day at the store so should i feed it tonite or wait a day or two to let him get used to his surroundings?
 
Most people recommend waiting and leaving them alone for 3-4 days. However, that being said, I fed mine 1 day after bringing him home as that was feeding day for where I got him from. I've also brought home some from my local breeder as well as one's that were shipped and fed them the same day. All ate fine. You'll have to judge it by the animal. If it seems fairly mellow, you could probably try feeding in a seperate container. Otherwise, just wait a few days and then try. The rest of your setup sounds fine. Temps should be low 80's on the warm and low 70's on the cool. I'm sure you've already read this, but make sure you don't handle them for at least 2 days after feeding.
 
he seems a little jumpy since i put him in his new home, i was handling him for 15 mins at teh store but now when he seems scared when i tryed to pick him up earlier so i just left him in this tank for now. should i let him be for a while before trying to handle him again?
 
I received my hatchling snakes via-FedEx on their scheduled feeding day. They took to the F/T pinkies right away without any problems. I'd say do what you feel comfortable with. If you think the snake is too jumpy to eat tofay, wait.
 
PnyKlr said:
I received my hatchling snakes via-FedEx on their scheduled feeding day. They took to the F/T pinkies right away without any problems. I'd say do what you feel comfortable with. If you think the snake is too jumpy to eat tofay, wait.
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I agree. Let the snake get used to the surrounding first. Feed in a day or two.
 
I noticed you did not mention having a thermometer, hygrometer or a Rheostat/Thermostat.

These are pretty important.
 
I use a thermometer but I don't use a hygrometer in the corns cage. They aren't dependent on humidity like my Green tree pythons. I also don't use thermostat. Just put the heat mat on a piece of glass so that it's not directly on the bottom. Never had a problem.
 
thanks for all the quick replies.
i just got a hygrometer and i have one of those tape on thermometer, i know they aren't the greatest but it;ll just be temp. until i get one with a probe.

my corn is being really agressive, he tryed striking at me when i was in the tank today. is this just settling in to the new surroundings or is there soemthing wrong with my setup? the snake was very friendly when i was handing it in the store. any pointers on picking up the snake from it;s tank and how to handle them?
 
You may want to try letting him rest for a day or two before handling.
Try picking him up from the side and not directly over him. This will allow the snake to see you coming.
 
I would go back and look at everything you've written.
"Little jumpy", "seems scared", "really aggressive...tried striking me". I think you answered you own questions about when to hold him and when to feed. I know with my 1st snake, all I wanted to do was check her out, hold her and watch her eat, but she didn't see the happy me who loved having a new snake. She saw a great big giant who wanted to eat her!! As hard as it is, let him get used to his new home. I suggest 4 days. Four days without eating is nothing. Four days without being disturbed may help him keep his 1st meal down rather than regurging it and setting up a cycle for leaving him alone for 10 days.

My $.02
 
he took a fuzzy earlier this morning and has been hiding uder his waterbowl on the cool side of the tank all day. i thought corns needed heat to digest their food? i also got a thermometer with a probe to see whats the temp of the subtrate. i have the probe at the corner of my tank and it;s reading 75-76 degrees over the heat pad. is this too cold? i'm using the exo-terra desert heat wave pad with about an inch of coconut fibre subtrate.
 
You want it about 82 at the substrate. 72 on the cool side. They will go where they want to digest. Mine often go to the cool side to digest. I'm guessing that they go into the warm area off and on when I'm not seeing them.
 
Put the probe over the center of the UTH. The heating elements don't go all the way to the edges, so you may not be getting an accurate reading. I use Exo-Terra UTHs on most of my tanks, and they are good UTHs. I'd be more concerned about them getting too hot than too cold.
 
he;s more relaxed now that he eaten and rested for a few days in his new home. i was able to take him out for a few mins to take some pics. i posted them in the photo gallery.

what temp would be too hot for the warm side? he was cold to the touch when i picked him up today, i noticed that he spends all of this time in in the cold side.
 
You want the warm side around 82 degrees at the substrate level. They seem to like the cool side though, so no worry there.
 
i moved the probe to the middle of the pad and got a temp of 85-86 so i put some newspaper under his hide so he won;t burn himself.
i'm sure he's fine too, seem really happy. i just want to make sure everything is perfect for him.
 
Another bit of advice is to not handle snakes (especially little ones like yours) for 48 hrs after eating. That gives them time to digest normally. Otherwise, take it slow and let it adjust to the new sorroundings. A little handling every day or every other day will go further than lots of handling at first. Good luck.
 
i fed him sat morning before work so it was about a day and a half before i picked him up. should i not handle him more than once a day?
 
neotekz said:
i fed him sat morning before work so it was about a day and a half before i picked him up. should i not handle him more than once a day?
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The general rule is to wait forty eight hours before handling your snake.
Here a few links to read.

Husbandry and such
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php? T=28341
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28342
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17224
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?p=133428#post6

Good Luck :cheers:
 
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