iv never seen my corn snake drink or go into its water. should i be concerned or does it most likely do this at night. I read that when corn snakes are dehydrated they get wrinkles on there neck is there someplace i could get a picture of this just so its easy for me to notice if it ever happens.
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Sweetseraph
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As long as you have clean water always available, you don't need to be concerned about your snake getting dehydrated. Your corn snake will drink when he's thirsty and most of the time you won't even see it. If he's very new to you, he probably doesn't feel comfortable enough yet to be out drinking when you're looking. 
When you do get to see it, it's pretty cool. You can see them gulping and swallowing the water.
Again, with the temperatures, as long as you provide a warm side of about 80-85 and a cool side around 75 and at least one hiding place on each side, your corn will do what he needs to do and go to the side that he feels he needs to be on. If you have a very small snake in a somewhat big tank, just be sure to have lots of cover so he does feel comfortable moving around to the side he needs to be on without you being able to see him. If you have aspen bedding a couple inches thick, that's a good start, because he can burrow under it. Then add some fake plants and lots of little places he can hide in. Toilet paper tubes or little cardboard boxes or plastic containers work great.
When you do get to see it, it's pretty cool. You can see them gulping and swallowing the water.Again, with the temperatures, as long as you provide a warm side of about 80-85 and a cool side around 75 and at least one hiding place on each side, your corn will do what he needs to do and go to the side that he feels he needs to be on. If you have a very small snake in a somewhat big tank, just be sure to have lots of cover so he does feel comfortable moving around to the side he needs to be on without you being able to see him. If you have aspen bedding a couple inches thick, that's a good start, because he can burrow under it. Then add some fake plants and lots of little places he can hide in. Toilet paper tubes or little cardboard boxes or plastic containers work great.
w00dg0blin
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I was playing with mine on the back porch and when I came in I refilled his water dish. I asked him if he was thirsty and held him next to it. He drank from it while I was holding him. Too cool!