caging tips?

[vanderkm]

We have been using aspen shavings for all our adult corns, milks and kings but although it looks nice and natural I am not too happy with the absorbancy. We are using Soft Sorb, which is a paper based litter in the tubs for juveniles (it is in the photo of the baby snake) and it is great so far - clumps like cat litter around the feces and makes them easier to pick up. I will be switching everyone to that or Care Fresh when they come out of cooling in the spring.

As Sapphire Moon says - you can use a bigger tank for a baby snake as long as you have a good heat gradient and plenty of tight hide spots - and - more critical - as long as the lid is secure so that a baby cannot escape. I would go with a rubbermaid tub for youngsters - they are cheap and really secure.

mary v.

[b23ball23]

thanks

more questions: what type of snake do you reccomend; an okeetee corn or an anery a corn?(or something else)

is there any difference in feeding preferences, attitude, ect??

what size rubbermaid??

when you feed the snake...do you feed it in the cage or do you have a separate one?
if you feed it in the cage ....does it ever eat the substrate along with it??

lol i'm new to snake keeping...thanks for your help!!!1

[Will]

We have been using aspen shavings for all our adult corns, milks and kings but although it looks nice and natural I am not too happy with the absorbancy. We are using Soft Sorb, which is a paper based litter in the tubs for juveniles (it is in the photo of the baby snake) and it is great so far - clumps like cat litter around the feces and makes them easier to pick up. I will be switching everyone to that or Care Fresh when they come out of cooling in the spring.

I have mine on Pine Shavings right now. I switched from aspen and although it smells alot better, it has the same clumping problems(as in it doesn't ) as the aspen, so I'm willing to try alternatives. What is the cost compared to aspen or pine...? Where do you get the Soft Sorb from...?

[ChokeOnSmoke]

sapphire moon sorry she isn't on pinkies anymore but only on fuzzies she is tiny about 22 inches and skinny

[b23ball23]

thanks

more questions: what type of snake do you reccomend; an okeetee corn or an anery a corn?(or something else)

is there any difference in feeding preferences, attitude, ect??

what size rubbermaid??

when you feed the snake...do you feed it in the cage or do you have a separate one?
if you feed it in the cage ....does it ever eat the substrate along with it??

lol i'm new to snake keeping...thanks for your help!!!1

[vanderkm]

Will - the SoftSorb is a bit more expensive than shredded aspen, way more expensive than pine. We get it from PetSmart - it is finer grain than CareFresh and lighter color, so easier to spot feces of baby snakes, we will likley use CareFresh for the adults because it costs less than the soft sorb.

b23ball23 - only a few corn morphs are more difficult to start feeding than most and I have not seen enough information to suggest that any color is different in attitude than any other - so I would say choose the color that you find most appealing - one of the great things about cornsnakes - so many to choose from. We use rubbermaids that are about 11" X16" for babies and move them up to 16" X 24" ones by the time they are 6-8 months old. We feed in the cage - just clear the bedding out of the way. They have no bedding under their waterdish hides and I put the mouse's nose in the entrance to the hide and the snakes pulls it in - no problem with eating substrate. Some people do feed in separate containers without substrate though to be completely safe.

Good luck,

mary v.

[ChokeOnSmoke]

b23ball23 sorry I think I've totally distorted this getting them to eat thing. Just pretend I didn't said anything because much more likely than not its not going to matter. Like Mary said its up to you, pick the morph you like best. I feed two of mine out of the cage but its not really necessary. I feed the other one in the cage because she is shy. If you are going to feed them in the cage either lay a piece of paper on the substrate or what I do is cut a hole in the side of a container and put the mouse in that in the cage.

[sapphire_moon]

The carefresh is great as long as you don't have 5 tanks to put it in! A smaller rubbermaid with something on the top, like a rock on the lid, so it can't get out....Drill EXTREMLY small holes all around the top sides of the rubbermaid. Feed incage, so when and if you get more snakes it won't be a hassle to feed them (personal preferance though).

Put paper down over the subsrate you are using........unless of course your using paper or paper towels! lol.

[sapphire_moon]

Oh ya our little corn is about 2 feet, probably longer. Perfect size, fat right now because she just ate 2 fuzzy mice. when we got her she was about 6-8 inches, and skinnier than my pinky finger, And she was going on a month old. Now she is going on 3 months old, a little over 2 feet probabaly, and eating 2 fuzzy mice every 4-5 days.

[b23ball23]

thanks for the rubbermaid tips....but yesterday i stubled upon 2 10 gallon glass aquariums for 8 $ each at walmart..i couldn't pass up so i bought them both. I put a garter snake that i bought from walmart in the first 10 gallon cage and planning to get a corn to occupie the 2nd aquarium.
the garter is a beauty and has already eaten a goldfish the first day!
but i cant wait to get the corn
thanks for your help..i will try and find the soft sorb of carefresh to put in the cage..but for now i am using newspaper


-ben