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Tail vibration

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Lesley1960

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Hi, this is just my second post as new to corn snakes and new to forum. I am really stressing about a couple of things and there is such conflicting advice on the net and friends advice and the books I've read. So Mr Ripley has been great (adult we think about 7 yrs) but I live in jersey United Kingdom and temp has dropped in last 3 days and so the room I keep him in temp has dropped. Temp reading 22 warm end. I've got heat mat that came with him. I've just brought a better one. Got him out 2 nights ago no probs, tonight he didn't want out he really pulled against me to stay in viv and gone into his middle hide vibrating completely up to a third of his body.... No aggression though at all.....left him alone. He's due a feed Sunday .....just upset that I'm doing things wrongly.
Thanks
Lesley
 
22 degrees is fine for the ambient temp and hopefully with the new heat pad you have the warm side up to 30 degrees. Even snakes can get cranky occasionally :) As long as you have it's environment correct then I wouldn't worry about a little tail vibration. Just keep an eye out for any more unusual signs.
Here's a "sticky" from Nanci to read ;
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95298


Welcome to the forum :)
 
I second Daddio's comment. Even my sweetest corn has rattled at me in the past :) They probably just have bad days. As long as it doesn't start happening all the time, as that could be a sign of there being something wrong ;)
 
Lots of my snakes rattle all the time. It just means- I'm not in the mood, leave me alone I'm resting/eating/blue, oh, you scared me, things like that. It doesn't mean they hate you or are going to attack or anything.
 
Thank you very much for advice and guidance . He's still not a happy guy tonight, the temps are at 23 I stroked him and left him alone......I feel it's right not to get him out... Thank you for assuring me I'm not a bad mum!!!
 
When I used to feed her outside her viv in a feeding tub, she would always rattle when I would try to pick her up to put her back in her viv. I guess, right after eating they remain in feeding mode for a while. Maybe he is hungry? Is he out of his hide a lot and wandering around?
 
Hi, no striking at all, he seems really good natured, but as I've only had him a month, still getting to know him. The 'rattles'are more little vibrations and he doesn't seem too cross with me.
 
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