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would sand be ok?
- Thread starter dhs545
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Dazed and Cornfused
Sand is not a good idea for snakes. It can lead to digestive tract problems. Stick to the larger size substrates or try out a paper product like paper towels or newspaper.
Take a look at some of the care sheets available for cornsnakes. This search for "sand" shows some of the previous posts on this topic.
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=29891&sortby=&sortorder=
Take a look at some of the care sheets available for cornsnakes. This search for "sand" shows some of the previous posts on this topic.
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=29891&sortby=&sortorder=
CornCrazy
What's one more???
Sand is a BIG NO for cornsnakes!
Corn Snakes are not desert animals, and sand can cause them lots of problems. As a corn snake moves through the sand, it can get in their mouths and their nares (nostrils). When it gets in their mouths and is accidently ingested, sand can cause impactions which can kill the snake. And it can be quite a pain to flush the sand out of a snake's nares. If not kept out of the nares, it can lead to other priblems such as difficulty breathing and respiratory infections.
Corns don't need quite as high humidity levels as do other snakes, but the sand is really drying to them which can lead to difficulty shedding, dehydration, etc.
So, in my opinion, sand is definitely NOT a good substrate for corns!
Corn Snakes are not desert animals, and sand can cause them lots of problems. As a corn snake moves through the sand, it can get in their mouths and their nares (nostrils). When it gets in their mouths and is accidently ingested, sand can cause impactions which can kill the snake. And it can be quite a pain to flush the sand out of a snake's nares. If not kept out of the nares, it can lead to other priblems such as difficulty breathing and respiratory infections.
Corns don't need quite as high humidity levels as do other snakes, but the sand is really drying to them which can lead to difficulty shedding, dehydration, etc.
So, in my opinion, sand is definitely NOT a good substrate for corns!
sand is a big NO
as already stated corns are not desert creatures.
Sand causes significant health problems, eg impacting the stomach if swallowed, respiritary problems, and also iritated skin,poor humidity etc etc.
Its just too dry and powdery and it WILL eventually cause you problems.
as already stated corns are not desert creatures.
Sand causes significant health problems, eg impacting the stomach if swallowed, respiritary problems, and also iritated skin,poor humidity etc etc.
Its just too dry and powdery and it WILL eventually cause you problems.