I admittedly do not take Butters out enough, but I decided to yesterday and he has gotten so big! Next Monday will be one year since getting him and I love him so much!

I still have the old 40 gallon enclosure he started out in (He's in a PVC 4'x2'x2' now) and I'm getting it ready for a male western hognose snake. I love these little noodles so much, the dream is to have a snake room one day.

How long after you first fed your corn snake did it take for them to come out of hiding? for context i fed my girly saturday 07/18 and its been 4 days of her hiding/digesting. i know you’re supposed to wait 3-4 days before handling but im just getting slightly concerned.

snek pic so we dont get lost

(Pic of her enclosure taken a while ago, consists of 5 hides)

I got a 2 year old corn snake on Friday and for the first couple days I had been able to see her in her hides. I now haven’t seen her at all for about 3 days and it’s worrying me. I don’t want to search for her since she’ll probably get more stressed out. Am I just being the typical first time corn snake owner for worrying and this is actually just normal?

Also, I’m going to try and feed her this Friday, if she doesn’t come out for food, shall I just leave the mouse in there?

Well, it finally happened—my 6-month-old corn snake bit my finger! (Tell my family I love them)

It happened while I was handling her and inspecting the tip of her tail because I thought I saw a strange spot (it turned out there wasn't anything there). I guess she thought I was trying to eat her from that end!

Honestly, I didn't feel a thing. In fact, I was surprised to see a drop of blood a few minutes later.

I kept handling her for a little while afterward because I didn't want her to associate biting with "being left alone." (Although I'm not sure if snakes really learn that way.)

Do you think this is something that could turn into a habit, or was it most likely just a one-off because I was forcing her into an awkward position to check her tail?

For context, she always tries to get away when I first reach into the enclosure, but once she's in my hands she calms down very quickly, and I've never had any issues handling her before.

Thanks!!

P.S: The second picture shows the guilty party.

(Reupload because i accidentally made this on my friends account) Though I hate to admit it, I can not properly take care of my corn snake and would like for it to find a good home. The catch is, I haven't talked to my mom about it and I'm scared for her reaction. The process of getting my corn snake, the tank, and all the accessories costed a lot of money, so I want my mom to be able to get her money back. Is there any way to make that possible?

My 7-year-old female corn snake is breathing heavy. When I checked on her. She laid eggs on July 10th, had her post lay shed, and has had two meals.

She had a rat on July 20th. That might have been a little bit too big for her, but she took it down instantly and without a problem despite getting a little bit of substrate in her mouth but not much at all.

I may just be acting paranoid, but I would like to know if I should bring her to the vet.

under the scale in my parents washroom. my mom was screaming for me bc they don’t know how to pick up mocha safely so i didn’t get a pic of them hiding there in the moment but the guilt when i held them in this pic was hilarious lol

[ + the scale they were under ]

Hey, I'm planning to get my first snake in September, planning on taking in a rescue or a rehome.

I've basically finished planning my terrarium and it would be great to hear your thoughts. First my government mandates 0.9m² (~10ft²) and 60cm (~2ft) height, for corn snakes. The rest of the law reads more like suggestions though.

I wanna get a 150x60x60 (5x2x2) pvc terrarium with sliding glass, low vents on the left and higher vents on the right. Right side Arcadia 6% UVB light, 50 watt halogen heat lamp, and 1 metre led from left side until it meets up with the other lights.

I'm not sure about the thermostat but i found the KETOTEK KT5000, its cheaper but has a timer output for lights, and a dimmable heating output, which is nice for that money, but I also heard that they're pretty new and not yet tested as well. As well as two thermometers.

Then i plan 5cm (2 inch) substrate 80/20 earth and sand and a leaf litter layer on top. Of course many wood pieces and fake plants, for activity.

And lastly 3 hides, warm, cool and humid.

The law also recommends/maybe requires a cool period of a couple of months, and i don't know how I would be able to do that. The room doesn't really get hot though, cause there's barely direct sunshine.

What are your thoughts on this setup I'm particularly interested in experiences with this particular thermostat and how you handle winter periods if at all.

There is a reptile expo coming up ear me at the end of this month. Originally I wanted to get a ball python, but being that I have never directly owned a snake of my own I am going to lean towards corn snakes for my first. I have taken care of snakes in the past, and I am an avid animal lover, actually in school for vet technology rn.
But with that being said what should I watch for at the expo? I’m trying to research the vendors coming, and the expo does live vet checks on anything that is bought before going home.
As of right now I don’t have any supplies but I planned on getting as much as I can from the expo. Is there anything I should get before hand? Should my tank be up and ready before then? If so how long.
Any and all advice are welcomed please!!

Hi! I recently got this corn snake, and it was sold to me as an Albino Snow.

However, after comparing it with other Snow corn snakes, I'm not sure if that's actually correct.

Could anyone help identify the morph based on these photos?

I'm also wondering if there's any chance it could be a Red Factor Snow rather than a normal Snow. If so, what features make you think that?

I'd really appreciate any opinions. Thanks!

I saw him at a petstore and i was just curious! Not the best pic, but u can see his head was a gray color and it was gray down to his neck and then suddenly it turned into a normal morph (def was normal) but then the gray head was so cool!! Does anyone know?

Help!!

I live in a VERY old house, we do not have central cooling nor do we put AC units in the shared spaces because the house is so old all the rooms are huge and it does nothing but bring the electric bill way up. It is currently 103° outside.

My corn snake enclosure is in the living room. I've turned his heat lamp off for two days now and his thermometer is still reading 80° across the tank. Hell, even my pacman frogs thermometer is reading 80° in my own room after turning off his heat source to try and cool it down for nighttime temps and his humidity is reading 70-75 as well even with a mesh top (which is good for him actually humidity wise).

I recently replaced my snakes Reptisoil substrate and because it was so fresh it brought his humidity up to around 75-80ish also. 😭

I do not want him to get over heated or contract scale rot!!

What can I do to bring his temp and humidity down?

His tank has a closed top because he came from someone in a colder area and I used to live in a place with central cooling so I've been using that, not a mesh top. Now, it's just too hot and apparently humid where I live now.

So I am thinking of buying a mesh top for him on Friday when I get paid to help with humidity.

But, for temps, how can I bring it down for him especially at nighttime? Will a mesh top help with the humidity and temp as well, like I need it to?? Probably a lower wattage bulb maybe?

Hi, I’m looking for some guidance about why this happened and what I can change/lookout for next time. I purchased my baby Cosmo from an expo in April. I was told he was a 4 month old Lavender male. From the beginning, he was very calm and easy to handle. I started him in a 10 gallon (was going to be very temporary until I moved animals around and got his 20 gallon set up) and waited three weeks before interacting with him. He was eating 1 pinky mouse every Sunday, and always took each meal quickly and got it down without issue.
Unfortunately, he regurgitated the pinky he was fed on June 28th. His temperatures were always good and I hadn’t handled him after that feed, so I wasn’t sure why he did this. I waited three weeks to feed again based off the research I did and him being so small. I was going to attempt to feed him again this Sunday, July 19th. I prepared half of a pinky mouse to start him small, and when I went into his enclosure, he had passed away. He was lively and active the night before.
After all of this, I’m wondering where I went wrong. I don’t handle my snakes until about 3-4 days after feeding, and this is the first regurgitation I’ve dealt with. I’ve watched him like a hawk the past three weeks, and he has been active and hasn’t shown any signs of lethargy. I have not handled him since his regurge while he was healing.
His husbandry included hot side about 85 degrees, with a black slate basking spot slightly higher, and his cool side staying about 75 degrees. His substrate is a 70 percent Reptisoil 30 percent Reptisand mix, with a little Forest Floor sprinkled in. Hides on both warm and cool side, basking slate, grapevine, cork tubes, and plants for coverage and climbing opportunities. His humidity sat at about 50 percent with his water dish on his cool side, cleaned and refilled daily.
Possible issues I’ve thought of:
He did have a small piece of Forest Floor mulch in his mouth when I found him. I usually feed him on a small dish in his enclosure so he doesn’t ingest mulch or substrate, but I’m thinking he might’ve choked on some? It didn’t appear to be stuck in his throat but he did like to burrow and dig.
He may have had some underlying illness I wasn’t aware of? I was planning a vet visit if this next feeding didn’t go well, however he passed before I could attempt to feed again.
Did I wait too long to feed?
Looking back, compared to other posts I’ve seen he seems a little small for an almost 7 month old. I don’t have an accurate weight for him close to regurge, but he was maybe about 14 grams when I brought him home and i don’t think he grew too much, despite always taking meals well.
What can I change next time? I’m doing an intense cleaning of everything in his enclosure in case he was sick, and dumping all substrate. Next time I will avoid the cypress mulch.
He was a very sweet boy and I feel awful this happened to him.

i'm making a temporary enclosure for my juvenile corn using a 20 gal plastic box, but because i'm afraid of the box catching on fire, i will not be using overhead heating. i tried to use a 10w heating mat and the heat barely reached the top of the 2 inch substrate. the thermostat shows the mat itself at ~85f; does anyone know how much wattage it would take for the heat to actually go through the plastic box and substrate? also the mat isn't directly touching the bottom of the box, theres a gap in the middle where the probe sits.

i've had this snake for half a year now, i'm not really sure but i reckon it's still quite young. during these six months, i've handled it <5 times solely bc i don't want to force anything. it's still really scared of me and hides when i walk by, is there anything i can do to gain its trust?

Im actually sobbing rn i cant believe this happened
i have a young snake, 20 weeks old when i left for my month long trip, i had my dad caring for her, he didnt feed her once even though i gave him instructions to do so, and he left her enclosure wide open i have no idea how long shes been gone for, there is a shed in there but idk when it wouldve been from, i dont even know what to do, i cant find her, idk if she would even still be alive. i feel like a horrible pet owner, what do i do?
edit: i found her under a gymnastics mat

My house gets close to 70% humidity at night which I know is above range. Humidity typically sits closer to 55-66% during the day.

The substrate (Cypress mulch/reptibark) mix doesn't seem like moldy or anything. Is this a huge deal for nighttime? I imagine it's from just the natural drop in temp (Which typically drops to about 67 for us)

I am looking to rehome one of my snakes as I do not have the space or money for all four of them. His name is Cupid, he is approximately a year and a half. He is a salmon snow sunkissed stripe. I am located in the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) area. Looking for someone who is knowledgeable on how to care for corn snakes and is able to provide him a 4x2x2 enclosure.

He loves to explore and see his surroundings. One of his quirks is he often loves to do full body lifts convinced he can fly. He is ALWAYS periscoping. He has lots of personality and is an active corn snake in his enclosure and when being handled. He loves to rattle his tail at times. He has never bitten and is good with being handled, just again very active.

Since I want to weed out people without good intentions I am going to set his “adoption fee” at $60 to $100.

Please comment and DM me if you’re interested in him.

Ive had my snake for 3 years and its never bit me today i got it out and it latched onto my arm for a solid 15 seconds before it let go anyone know why