My First Snake So Proud :D

[xxsxc_samxx]

im pround to say i got my first snake on friday i fed it and it ate a pinky mouse its only a baby i was wondering how long do corn snakes take to grow full size?? and can you feed your snake nearly every day?? heres a pik not very good quality as its from my fone but i was told at the reptile store thati have to keep it in a small enclouser sinse its a baby with toilet roll substrate?? is this true aboutthe toilet roll thing or can i put sand granuels in?? (which i use for my geckos)http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/6271/mysnake2db.png

[king nick]

awwwww I remember my two corns when I got them they were just as small. As for the question about feeding every day....NO!, thats called power feeing, if your snake becomes over weight it will take a very long time to lose it. For your lil corn you have, Id say a pinky 1ce a week.

nick

[xxsxc_samxx]

hey thanks for your reply how long did it take for your two to become fully grown and when doyou think i can move it in to a bigger viv??

[king nick]

welll....mine are I think two years old now and thy are around 3 feet id say, keep in the set up you have know untill you atlest know its eatin and pooping. dont use sand or graval, stay with papertowal or newspaper, anmd for a natural look woodchips.
NICK

[thunder]

I would say that a corn is about as big as it will ever be by the time it is 4, assuming that it is properly fed. I suggest against woodchips as a substrate. I use either newspaper or carefresh. Aspen mulch is a very popular substrate, which I personally don't like because it gets everywhere, but has the advantage of being fine enough to be sucked up in a shop vac for easy cleaning.

[Dolly]

awwwww! So pretty!

[sapphire_moon]

how are you measuring heat? by the temp gauge stuck to the side of the tank?

What a pretty little guy.

(when using the shop vac method to clean, make sure the snake is in a seperate container ;) )

[xxsxc_samxx]

yes with a thermometer stick thing the pet store set the whole thing up for me so i have nothing to worry about i can only start handeling it within a week or so is that rite?? it has eat on its first day of going in to its new home:D