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My new snake!
- Thread starter Ahmad Rahim
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MysticExotics
(formerly NWHeather)
Cute little baby you have there!
Be sure to give it a week to settle in, before handling it or feeding it.
Be sure to give it a week to settle in, before handling it or feeding it.
Ahmad Rahim
Corns, corns n more corns
I already fed it without knowing that on monday, and i bought it on saturday, what do you think i should do, still let it settle in for a couple more days or what?
Ahmad Rahim
Corns, corns n more corns
I already fed it without knowing that on monday, and i bought it on saturday, what do you think i should do, still let it settle in for a couple more days or what?
MysticExotics
(formerly NWHeather)
Yes, leave it alone for the week. You will also want to give the baby 48hrs to digest after feeding.
xStaticSnow
New member
nwheather already said this, but as it wasn't totally clear to me at first, I just thought I would mention it.
You should not handle your snake for 2 days after it's been fed as this can cause digestive problems and injure your snake and quite possibly cause his to regurgitate his meal which is very bad for snakes
I hope this post isn't read as rude, I just wanted to make sure the not handling part was more clear.
And yes you should return him to his vivarium and make sure he has the proper temperatures to digest his meal. You want one side of the cage to be about 84 degress and the cool side to be about 72
Cute little baby!
You should not handle your snake for 2 days after it's been fed as this can cause digestive problems and injure your snake and quite possibly cause his to regurgitate his meal which is very bad for snakes
I hope this post isn't read as rude, I just wanted to make sure the not handling part was more clear.
And yes you should return him to his vivarium and make sure he has the proper temperatures to digest his meal. You want one side of the cage to be about 84 degress and the cool side to be about 72
Cute little baby!
Ahmad Rahim
Corns, corns n more corns
I already knew this, but thank you for telling me, 2-3 days for the digesting, if it takes longer then that, which it won't in most cases then i have to give him a bath right?
xStaticSnow
New member
You're probably thinking of the fact that some people use bathes to help aid a constipated corn in defecating. However snakes don't poo very often so unless the lump in his belly has been gone for quite some time, and he still hasn't used the bathroom, then a bath isn't really needed.
Baths are good for helping a corn shed, and to help a constipated corn, but I think baths for any other reason will probably stress the corn much more then needed as a lot of snakes seem to not enjoy it too much and try to escape.
It's also important to make sure the temperature of the water is right. I would only use water that's between 75-78 degrees to be safe (my personal thought here) and water at this temperature feels very cool to us as our body temperature is in the high 90's. So if you're giving him a bath its best to use a thermometer to check the temps before you actually put your snake in
Baths are good for helping a corn shed, and to help a constipated corn, but I think baths for any other reason will probably stress the corn much more then needed as a lot of snakes seem to not enjoy it too much and try to escape.
It's also important to make sure the temperature of the water is right. I would only use water that's between 75-78 degrees to be safe (my personal thought here) and water at this temperature feels very cool to us as our body temperature is in the high 90's. So if you're giving him a bath its best to use a thermometer to check the temps before you actually put your snake in
Ahmad Rahim
Corns, corns n more corns
You're probably thinking of the fact that some people use bathes to help aid a constipated corn in defecating. However snakes don't poo very often so unless the lump in his belly has been gone for quite some time, and he still hasn't used the bathroom, then a bath isn't really needed.
Baths are good for helping a corn shed, and to help a constipated corn, but I think baths for any other reason will probably stress the corn much more then needed as a lot of snakes seem to not enjoy it too much and try to escape.
It's also important to make sure the temperature of the water is right. I would only use water that's between 75-78 degrees to be safe (my personal thought here) and water at this temperature feels very cool to us as our body temperature is in the high 90's. So if you're giving him a bath its best to use a thermometer to check the temps before you actually put your snake in
Thanks you so much! I'll make sure to remember all that if any of those two situations show up in the future, once again, Thanks!
xStaticSnow
New member
Of course
more than happy to assist in any way at all. I'm still learning tons of stuff myself!