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Yes, hatchlings take pinks. Corns can eat things that you think are too big for them. The general rule of thumb is that the food item should be 1 to 1.5 times the size of the largest area of girth of the snake. In the wild, hatchlings will also eat Anoles, other lizards, toads, etc. However, it is usually cheaper to just buy the mice.

as for the water bowl, if you are really worried about humidity, then yes, you can put your water bowl close to the warm side, or put 2 water dishes in there. however, Corns are not tropical snakes and because of this don't need a high humidity. a humidity of about 50 to 60 percent should be enough to help out with shedding and the like. This can be accomplished by coverning one end of the aquarium top with plastic to stop evaporation, by misting/spraying the viv while the snake is in shed, or by supplying a humidity box (butter bowl with hole cut in it, place wet paper towles in the bowl, attach lid, and place in viv with lid on the floor of the viv). Again, the last two should only be use while the snake is in shed.
 
okay, i think i have everything i need to get started. i dont really know what im gonna do for lighting yet, the room that the snake would be in is dark most of the day, so that may messs his day/night thing up, so is it okay to use just a uth then? or does he need more light during the day time hours, in that same room i have 3 other basking lamps going most of the day, will they provide enough light to give him a day cycle, or should i keep a white light on during the day...i just dont want it to get to warm...ya know what i mean?

Also, can anyone give me some info (pros and cons) to keeping a pair together all the time. Has anyone had any luck with it. If so i would rather get a pair, (if they can be sexed that young) and try my hand in breeding them in a year or two. Thanks in advance.
 
the ambient light from the other basking lamps should be ok.

it is highly recomended to not keep cornsnakes together. Do a search on canablism. And, if you get hatchlings, you will need to wait at least 3 years to breed them healthily.
 
thanx for the heating info, i will go with just the uth then. is it okay to have it on 24 hours a day, should i turn it down at night or anything, do they need a drop in temp?

i was just curious about the paired houseing, cuz i have seen pics on this site of more than one snake in the same cage...thanx
 
the UTh is ok to have on 24/7, as long as it doesn't get too hot.

some people do keep more than one snake together. I did for 3 years, but have since seperated them so that it was easier to record sheds and all.
 
BTW, Jayr, a friend of yours is really getting me into trouble and is bad mouthing you.
 
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