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10-15-11, 08:36 AM
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Our first corns!
My son finally got his 1st snakes this week, 3 baby corns. He is 7 and I made him spend some time reading and learning about them and the husbandry before I'd let him have any snakes. After 3 months of reading books and studying, I tested him (yeah, I read it too.. I'll need to know it to help him). No major tough questions, just general stuff about temperature, humidity, feeding, stuff like that. The kid is really sharp and knows his stuff. We have them in the tank now and are leaving them be for a couple of days to give them time to adjust. Then I'll post some pics.
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10-15-11, 08:43 AM
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Diesel the pumpkin killer
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Re: Our first corns!
You have them in separate tanks right?
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10-15-11, 08:50 AM
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Re: Our first corns!
No. The breeder i got them from said they'd be fine together. It's a 55 gal tank so plenty of space for everyone to have they're own area.
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10-15-11, 09:00 AM
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Re: Our first corns!
The breeder misled you.
There are very few "social" snakes, and corns are not one of them.
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10-15-11, 09:04 AM
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Re: Our first corns!
Great... ok... so I need to see about separating them. They're still babies. Do I have some time on this or do I need to do it ASAP? They're about a foot long.
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10-15-11, 09:06 AM
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Re: Our first corns!
Another thought. It's a 55 gal tank. Can I section it off to keep them apart?
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10-15-11, 09:09 AM
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Re: Our first corns!
Yes for now.. a plywood divider wall will be perfect.
as adults, a full 55 is just right.
I keep mine in a 55 (4 feet) he was in a 20 (2 feet) and it was cramped.
It did take almost 3 years for the snake to reach 4 feet long.
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10-15-11, 10:11 AM
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Re: Our first corns!
Separate as soon as possible, i also made this mistake and at 3months old one attacked the other - thankfully i was watching at the time and separated them before anything could happen. As an adult they need a 3ft minimum enclosure but as babies they can manage much smaller areas. How will you get a gradient of temps in each section if you use a separater?? Just a thought.......
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10-15-11, 10:15 AM
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Diesel the pumpkin killer
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Re: Our first corns!
If you research cohabitation you will see a ton of examples of snakes eating each other. It's not something you want to have to deal with. Also if one snake has a regurgitation you won't know which one it was or why it happened. If one gets sick they will all be at high risk to get sick. So many reasons to not allow them to live in the same tank.
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10-15-11, 10:21 AM
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Re: Our first corns!
for now you could go get 2 tubs and a controlled heat source. One in the tank, 2 in the tubs and then you have all the time in the world to find and set up the perfect show tank for each one!!
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10-15-11, 10:39 AM
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Re: Our first corns!
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Originally Posted by Snakefood
for now you could go get 2 tubs and a controlled heat source. One in the tank, 2 in the tubs and then you have all the time in the world to find and set up the perfect show tank for each one!!
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I agree! Tubs are one of the best quick 'n cheap housing options for snakes, especially smaller ones (snakes, that is). Wal-Mart has locking ones for 3-10 bucks, depending on size, and they work GREAT for terrestrial snakes of all sorts.
Congrats on the new acquisitions, though!! Can't wait for pics!! 
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10-15-11, 11:04 AM
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Re: Our first corns!
Faunariums work well for young corns too, probably cost a little more tho.
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10-15-11, 11:31 AM
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Re: Our first corns!
Ok.. looks like I'm heading to Target in a few until I can work out something better. Thanks for the input everyone!
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10-15-11, 12:08 PM
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Re: Our first corns!
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How will you get a gradient of temps in each section if you use a separater?? Just a thought.......
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I know what you are saying, small UTH pads only use about 8-10 inches.
But I like the tote ideas too.
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10-15-11, 12:33 PM
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Diesel the pumpkin killer
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Re: Our first corns!
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Originally Posted by Lankyrob
How will you get a gradient of temps in each section if you use a separater?? Just a thought.......
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IMO You would either have to use 3 small UTH's or put a small strip of flex watt from one side right across the back to the other side. So in all sections the back would be the hot and the front would be the cool side....
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