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Oh! I also have thermometers on the cool and warm ends and a hygrometer in the middle. I know corns are pretty easy going as far as humidity is concerned, but what would be considered an "ideal" humidity? Where I live I have trouble keeping humidity up at times, namely with my hermit crabs and they are on the same substrate. I do have a mister, well 2 actually if you count the one for the hermies, but I'm holding of using it as it looks like the hygrometer is hanging out around the low 50s.
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That is fine for a corn snake. They do not need any special attention when it comes to humidity
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So for some basic questions...
How often should I do full cage cleanings? What should I use?
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Something non-toxic. I got a special reptile-cleaning product that looks like
this. Don't use anything with perfumes, etc. in it. You want to find something as mild as possible that will simply kill bacteria and sanitize the cage. How often you clean the cage varies... I spot clean on a regular basis. Spot cleaning is checking for feces/urates/shed skin, making sure there's nothing dirty in the water, etc. How often you do a full change of substrate varies on how much substrate is in there, how often you spot clean, etc. Everyone has different schedules for this.
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I tend to like to rearrange tank set ups on a regular basis, will that "upset" my snake?
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It might be stressful. If you can help it, just leave the set up as it is the day you set it up. Your snake will appreciate the consistency in his environment
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I have a 2nd 10gallon for a feeding tank, aka "The Diner". I am planning to put a large piece of white cotton in the bottom of the tank so that once he's done eatting I can pretty much sack him gently to transport him back over to his home tank. Is this a good/bad/meh idea? |
Feeding in a separate tank is unnecessary and can be stressful for the snake. It would be unnatural for them to be lifted out of their environment into a new place and then have food given to them. So just offer the food inside the enclosure on a plate. If you need to, just de-clutter the cage a bit- you don't need tons of decor in there. Feeding inside the cage will give you a better chance that he'll eat for you more consistently too.
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How often can I/should I handle him? I am using every ounce of will power I have not to bring him out and have snake cuddles until he's had a chance to properly settle in... ^_^
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Leave him alone for 7 days when he's arrived. Then offer food. If he doesn't eat, wait another 7-10 days without handling and then offer food again. Once he's eating for you regularly (I'd get at least 2 meals in), which is what's most important, you can start handling sessions. Start out short with 5mins sessions, and slowly increase the duration of the sessions over a series of weeks. You want him to learn to trust you and tolerate the handling. So long as he's eating for you, the only time
not to handle is during the 48hrs after eating. Besides that, feel free to handle every day.
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And how do I post pics? I have some shots from when I first met him that might help in answering this quandary...
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There are two ways to do this: through attachments, or through a web-based photo site (like imgur and photo bucket). Here is a thread that explains how to post photos as attachments:
http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/gener...res-posts.html
To post photos through photobucket, flikr, or imgur, simply copy-paste the [IMG] code directly into the post. You can only upload 8 photos per post. I hope that helps!
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