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mcp41483

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I have a couple of questions about corn snakes.... :shrugs:
I just got a corn snake yesterday...
I got a kit that came with a 20 gal tank (kind of big for a hacthling) and layed the reptile bark down and it is thick... The snake, Dagger, burrows and hides all the time, I know that she is scared but how long will this last?
I took out some of the substrate so it wont be soo thick, there is a hide and a water tub, and the snake doesn't hide under there... also do I let her hide under the bark, how do I get her out from under it?


Thanks
 
Just make sure the temps are right and she has LOTS of hides. Most importantly one of the warm side and one on the cool, but a few to get from one side to another will help greatly. I used paper towel rolls.

She'll be alright. :)
 
it's alright...

that she's burrowing, my corn used to do it all the time, but now the substrate that i have him on (coconut fiber) is pretty heavy and more difficult for him to dig through. i will probably be replacing it with another substrate next time i clean out his enclosure for the sole purpose of allowing him the option to burrow. i usually put about an inch and a half of substrate over the entire bottom of the terrarium, as it is recommended when using a UTH as a source of heat.

a 20-gallon tank is a little large, but if you have two or three hides available for your little gal she should be just fine. perhaps the reason your snake is burrowing so much is because she can't find a cave to take shelter in? it's nice for snakes to have a lot of space to move around and explore even though she is just a teeny one and would do well in a 10-gallon tank for the first year or so of her life. to get her out of the substrate just gently run your fingers through it and she'll probably pop her head out when she feels the movement.
 
norbert03 said:
perhaps the reason your snake is burrowing so much is because she can't find a cave to take shelter in?
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That's possible, but I wouldn't say it's probable. Mine burrows all the time, and he has several hides. Often he burrows UNDER the hides, and comes out the other end. He used to do this with the paper towel roll. Instead of going through it, he'd go under. Honestly, I think he just likes the way it feels. Whatever his reasons, it sure is cute when he pops his little head up and is suddenly wearing a substrate hat. lol
 
hey spirit...

you beat me :) ummm...can you go to the feeding/health issues message board and respond to my message entitled..."my snake smells like woah" because no one else has :( even if you don't know the answer just BS your way through it, i don't care. thaaaanks! :wavey:
 
it's very cute...

when they pop out and they have a little pile of substrate up on their noggins. classic.
 
Wow

I just added a plastic tree, one of those from an aquarium, and she climbed up there before work, 4pm and I jsut got home at 1am, no movement, she is in the same spot...hehe... atleast I dont have ot digging to find her
So maybe she is starting to like the place, I have yet to pick her up, she gets a little scared and coils when I stick me hand in the viv.... :cry:

Thanks for the quick reply, oh and I do have a hide on both side with a half half pipe looking wood in the center...
 
I agree that the burrowing is total normal behavour as is the climbing, just a word though.... If you only got you guy yesterday I really would try (not easy I know...) and leave him completely alone untill Sat or Sun (At least three days) to settle in, then graduallystart put you hand in the Viv and then short cuddles. 1st Feed around Tuesday Next week,(But make sure there is water) You really do not want a stressed out snake. Good luck with him I hope you will be posting some pictures when he is settled in.
 
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