Couple Corn Questions.

[Serpent-King]

Ok, to start off I own one snow cornsnake named Frosty. It's about 22 inches long now and growing fast ( 2 weeks ago it was 18 inches). Well I have just finished making a new cage for a mali uromastyx I plan to get in a couple weeks. And I had some left over plexiglass. With one of the larger chunks I can make the corn a 2x2x2 cage. Is this good? It seems kind of short for a corn, but also it's pretty wide. Or would it be wiser to hold off and keep it in the 10 until I move my ball python out into a 3.5x2x2? Cause then it will get a 20 gallon instead. Which choice would be best?
Also what kind of substrate does everyone use? I use reptile carpet for corns because they like to burrow. I got a nice snake I wanna be able to see it, not go diggin' in the bark for it. When corns get older do they lose this habit? And is there a more eye appealing sunstrate to use? I really like using repti-bark but that makes it all too easy to hide! So any tips? Thanks for any help.

[Serpent-King]

I have had corns in the past. Just never on anything but reptile carpet. Even then my male okeetee always got under the carpet.

[drewlowe]

I don't mind my corns burrowing actually i enjoy it. ( you never know where your going to see a head pop up at.) LOL I house mine on repti bark and bed a beast mixed. I also figure it's part of thier nature so why not let them burrow if thats what they want to do.

[vanderkm]

The 2X2X2 cage will be small for a corn that is the size of yours now and he will certainly outgrow it very quickly - I find they put on a lot of length their second summer. I would wait and use the 20 long for him and use the plexi for some other purpose or use it for the front of a larger cage with solid sides for the corn.

As for bedding, aspen shavings work great for corns - they burrow in it but can easly be seen - they just think they are hiding. My corns all prefer to be hidden most of the time, even as adults, but they come out prowling in the evening. Just their nature,

mary v.

[LISA127]

My corn is on aspen bedding. Mine, however, does not hide all day and come out at night only. She's active both day and night. And yes, she is definetely out more now than when she was a baby. But I love the aspen bedding, and I think the corns like it, too. When they crawl thru it, they create "tunnels", and they feel more secure in it.

[Invictus]

I keep my corns on Aspen bedding. I find it's pretty easy to clean, since it seems to kind of have a "clumping" effect like cat litter. I'd recommend at least a 25 gal for corns though. They are pretty active. And yes, they love to borrow as much as they love to climb. It's a good idea to have something for them to climb on in the enclosure too, so get a tall/long if you can.

[Mike177]

what my freind did with his leo cage is took 2 old 10 gals knocked out the side glass on boath of them and hot glued them together. he said it is realy getto but works great. also i use aspin, naturebark, or newspaper/paper towels all work good but aspin is the cheapest.

[Lisa]

we use cypress, and our corns don't always burrow, often we can find them in their "dens" curled up or curled up in a tree.

[steen]

I've heard a lot of good things about calci-sand...it's pretty attractive, allows for burrowing, clumps well, doesn't harbor mites, works well with UTH's, and is digestible. I just bought some and plan to give it a try. A friend of mine has used it and swears by it now...it comes in 6 colors, but black is my favorite.

[josefg]

Altough there are many good things about calci-sand, please note that sand also keeps the humidity low, so you may either provide a humid hide or else bath your corn when in shed.

Also note that calci-sand is not 100% digestible and may lead to impaction.