#corn snake husbandry

[omg-snakes]

Help Us Do Real Science!

@talesfromtreatment and I have an ask for our fellow corn snake keepers and breeders.

We're gathering information on corn snake size by age and we need community scientists like you to provide the largest possible body of data.

@talesfromtreatment will be using the information gathered to build an accurate, statistics-supported corn snake growth and feeding guide based on ACTUAL data from ACTUAL corn snake keepers like you! I'm just the numbers gal.

Here's what we need:

Your snake's age (in years)

Your snake's weight (in grams)

A top-down photo of your snake's entire body with an inch or centimeter reference. (see photo below)

All of this information entered in our online form, linked below or copy/pasta: https://forms.gle/QtAwmiFa6fpBewFs8

https://forms.gle/QtAwmiFa6fpBewFs8

We'd love to get data on older snakes, younger snakes, fatter snakes, skinnier snakes. If you've got a corn snake we want their age, weight, and a photo of them with a measuring device.

Photos don't need to be fancy, just give us a top-down view of your snake and a ruler/tape measure/yardstick on a flat surface.

The survey is anonymous and we won't share your photos with anyone nor use them for any purpose beyond collecting morphometric data for this specific study.

Please please please help us collect as much data as possible. Share with your reptile-keeping friends, signal boost, submit your metrics, and stay tuned for updates!

https://forms.gle/QtAwmiFa6fpBewFs8

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[sleepychipmunk]

Ghost, Sythe, and Zim are all officially moved into their new enclosures! Sad to say the moss didn’t quite make it, but I’m going to keep it in for decor/humidity reasons. For their part, the boys seem happy with their new accommodations, and that makes me happy!

#reptiles #snakes #reptiblr #max’s pets #ball python #corn snake #children’s python #python regius #pantherophis guttatus #antaresia childreni #bioactive #bioactive enclosure #sythe snake #ghost snake #zim snake #reptile husbandry #reptilblr

[flameraven]

hey, I saw your comment on the snake post and I wanted to ask if you have pics of your snake’s habitat? I don’t have a snake, but this kind of environment sounds really cool!

I do!

This is my tank, an 18x18x36". The "log" is cork bark, the branches are from my yard (after being sanitized), plus various houseplants.

I'm a huge plant nerd, so the idea of a mini ecosystem that felt really naturalistic was a big draw for me, and not having to clean as often (because the bugs take care of the snake waste) is a nice bonus. It also gives the snake plenty of enrichment, with hiding, climbing, and burrowing opportunities.

And the noodle herself, this is my corn snake, Spaghetti:

#snakes #bioactive #snake husbandry #snake enclosures #corn snakes #spaghetti

[divergentexotics]

Corn Snake Care, Behavior, and Fun Facts!

Are you fascinated by the world of corn snakes? These beautiful reptiles make excellent pets and have captivated reptile enthusiasts for years. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll delve into all aspects of corn snake care, behavior, and share some intriguing fun facts. Corn Snake Care: Providing the proper care is essential for the health and well-being of your corn snake. Here are some key care…

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#corn snake #Husbandry #Pet Snake

[is-the-snake-video-cute]

So out of ball pythons, cornsnakes, and kingsnakes, what's the best beginner pet snake?

I actually think ball pythons are pretty lousy for beginners. They're picky and sensitive and their husbandry is difficult for a lot of beginners to get right. I can't count the times just on this blog I've heard from new ball python owners who can't get their snake to eat! A ball python can be doable for a beginner, especially with lots of research, making sure to get everything set up beforehand, and opting for an older snake if at all possible, but generally ball pythons make much better second snakes than firsts.

Corns and kings are both great for beginners, though. I tend to recommend corns to most beginners just because they're going to be an awesome pet for most people. Good size, good eaters, easy husbandry. It's hard to go wrong with a cornsnake.

Kings are fantastic, but they can have husbandry that's just a tad bit trickier and their excellent feeding response means you might get an occasional mistaken feeding bite. They're not one I recommend for a beginner who's worried about being bitten!

#not a rating #first snake advice

[fellowshipofthenoodles]

hey so i need some advice about snakes. i dont have like a massive fear of them but it’s still big and makes me skin crawl a little bit. do you have any suggestions on how to get past this and improve? (same with spiders)

Hello!

So, even as a snake lover, I can understand that a fear of snakes is a normal, natural response. Same with spiders and other things that are common phobias! So for my first step, I want to stress this to you: don’t beat yourself up over it!

Next two steps are a do together thing; learn some stuff and exposure.

- If you can, find somewhere that you can be around snakes in a controlled environment. This can be places like museums, all the way to breeders, reputable pet stores, reptile enthusiasts, friends who would be patient and let you be in the room with and maybe eventually hold them when you feel comfy etc. There’s a lot of YouTube and TikTok accounts that are dedicated to things like advanced husbandry, where you can see the care that goes into caring for animals without the focus being directly on the animals themselves.

- Follow blogs on tumblr (👀👋🏻) where you can see people talking about their pets and the love they give to them. Even seeing the videos and pictures will gradually help to desensitise you. There’s tons of good reptiblrs (too many for me to remember right now sorry!) that can give you some good insight into the day to day lives of our little weird creatures.

- Once you’re comfortable enough, learn about them. Did you know that ball pythons are called that in the US because they curl into a ball when they’re spooked? When tarantulas are scared, they sometimes pull their legs over their eyes to hide them too.

Also remember: you’re way bigger and way scarier than they are!

Small snakes like hognoses will thrash around and inflate themselves and HISS and bonk themselves at you and sometimes flip themselves upside down to pretend to play dead, and that’s because you’re big and spooky.

Tarantulas will do something called “kicking hairs” where they stick their little booties up in the air and smack them with their back feet to kick specialised hair to make you leave them alone by making you itchy. That’s because you’re HUUUUGE and they’re just little guys.

While ball pythons aren’t a beginner species to keep necessarily due to their husbandry, they are a pretty good species to be introduced to as a first snake; they’re slow moving, hefty little curious creatures with the silliest puppy dog faces and well socialised balls are extremely handleable.

If for whatever reason you do get bitten by a small snake that’s a constrictor (like a ball python, or corn snake) then it’s very easy to get them off by smearing hand sanitizer on their mouths. It doesn’t hurt the snake (just tastes gross), and the bite doesn’t hurt you either too much - it feels a lot like you’ve been attacked by angry Velcro.

I hope you get past your fears, anon - please be patient with yourself! ❤️

Tonka the ball python is wishing you luck from his hide!

#nice asks #Tonka #overcoming fears

[i-m-snek]

Why don't I recommend Speckled Racers as beginner snakes? As much as I adore them as a species, with how beautiful they are people tend to want to jump in assuming keeping them will be like keeping a corn snake. Not even close. These guys may be the same size as corns, but they are slender, nimble, and bite before they think. I am more than willing to take bites from Ekko, but a lot of newer keepers will still flinch or drop the snake, both of which can hurt them. Their teeth are serrated and they chew, which for fingers can cause a lot of damage. In this photo you can see that he got my thumb before the picture. I sit and let him bite and chew, as to not hurt his jaw. These guys are FAST. They can and will get away from someone who is not holding on to them well. Not only that but they are very delicate. You need a confident, steady hand, while also being quick and gentle. A very tough combination. Not only that, but these guys can drop their tails like lizards if you aren't careful, and it does not grow back. (Do not watch the video here if you don't want to see a wiggly unattached tail)

This video is from Ekko's breeder, one of the fresh hatchlings dropped their tail, similar to how crested geckos can drop tails right out of the egg. These guys can also be sensitive to bad husbandry, too much heat or not enough humidity can be enough to kill them, especially at a young age.

#blood #tw blood #tw: blood #Drymobius margaritiferus #ekko #speckled racer #snake #reptiblr

[hapalopus]

What are your controversial opinions on animal husbandry?

Whether an animal has been domesticated is irrelevant when you're asking if it makes a good companion animal. A cattle bull is an awful pet. A boar pig is an awful pet. A Tibetan mastiff is an awful pet. A game rooster is (often, not always) an awful pet. Meanwhile stick insects, corn snakes, hedgehogs, and California quail are all wild animals that make fantastic pets.

No animal should be outright illegal to keep, but you also shouldn't be able to walk into a pet store and just buy any animal. There should be a licensing system for all animal husbandry.

Private ownership of dangerous exotics can be a good thing within this licensing system. It's what we have here in Denmark (to a degree; a lot of animals still don't require a license, unfortunately), which has led to the formation of Krokodille Zoo, a private zoo that contributes significantly to international crocodilian conservation.

If someone wants an elephant, have proven that they have the funds, facilities, and expertise to take care of an elephant, and there is a surplus elephant in the zoo system, they should be able to get a license to take in that elephant, regardless of if they're a private person or a public institution. I understand where (E)AZA's decision with regards to surplus animals comes from, but that doesn't mean I don't think it sucks ass that they just euthanize all surplus animals. Those animals could still be ambassadors without being part of an EEP or SSP or [insert other captive breeding program].

Also private people should be able to contribute to captive breeding programs when possible. Lord knows, the tarantula community cares more about the fate of P. metallica than EAZA ever will...

#animal welfare #ask #the only arthropod that gets literally any attention from AZA beyond a single SSP document/guideline is fucking.... lord howe island sticks #i love them don't get me wrong #but we all know they only get the attention because they're a lazarus species

[omg-snakes]

Hi! I just got my first snake at an expo about a week ago, and she is the sweetest, bravest little thing. From her temperament to my interactions with the seller, I truly think it was fate that brought us together. ❤️

Since getting her, I've been so anxious about trying to get everything right and providing the best home possible for her. Finding your blog has helped so much with quelling some of that anxiety. Reading through your posts has helped me understand my girl's behavior a lot better, and made me feel more confident in my ability to care for her. I'm excited to learn more, and grow with her. I also saw from your morphmarket page that you're semi-local to me, and when I'm ready for another snake I'd love to be able to purchase from you!

(Picture from the day she came home)

Aaaaaaaa she's so perfect and precious!!

Corn-gratulations on your gorgeous little baby! I'm very glad that this blog has in some small way been helpful, and I hope you two have an excellent time getting to know one another and growing together.

If you have any specific questions, or if there's anything I haven't covered that you think would be useful to yourself and other newer keepers, feel free to drop me a line. :) I'm always happy to help!

#snake #snakes #reptile #reptiles #reptiblr #corn snake #corn snakes #baby snake #answers to questions #text post #corn snake keeping #corn snake husbandry

[absolut-blue]

— BASICS.

NAME - Jasper, Jett, or JJ. But I love getting nicknames so I respond to anything.

PRONOUNS - They/he are greatly preferred but I'm not picky. I identify as androgyne so a mix of different things is fine.

ZODIAC SIGN - Leo.

TAKEN OR SINGLE - Super taken.

— THREE FACTS.

↳ I have two large anime/manga character tattoos! One of Dabi from BNHA and one of Vanitas from The Case Study of Vanitas. I also have a list of other characters I'd like to add some day. Like Phos from HNK and Akutagawa (or maybe Sigma or Nikolai) from BSD.

↳ I am obsessed with snakes! Corn snakes in particular. I spend a lot of free time researching snake behavior, husbandry, and breeding (not that I plan to ever breed mine). I love to talk about them and I take the care of my own snakes very personally. I have two corn snakes right now.

↳ I can name like 98% of all songs by The Decemberists when provided with a one second clip.

— EXPERIENCE.

PLATFORMS USED - For RP currently? Just here, but I would also do discord. I did it originally on DeviantArt back when they had chatrooms.

PLOTTING / WINGING IT / MEMES - All of it. If it's up to me I usually like to send a few memes or starters to begin with and then do some plotting when we get a feel for things between our muses!!

— MUSE PREFERENCE.

GENDER - I don't particularly have a preference. I do tend to make more female OC's due to the fact that I had an RP partner for years when I first started who would NOT allow me to write anything other than cisgender, white, gay men. I feel like I'm making up for lost time by enjoying writing women.

MULTI OR SINGLE - In my experience, I prefer to run single muse blogs as mine usually get more attention than my multi's. But I actually really enjoy making, organizing, and running multi muse blogs. I love so many of my OC's it ends up feeling like less pressure than always switching.

LEAST FAVOURITE FACECLAIM(S) - Out of all my active blogs?? Shie's, but I have issues with Blue's too. I adore Phos HNK but he is not human which makes some of his icons funny looking jfdlksj. Glitter in his hair, no teeth, goop for arms. But there's only so many faceclaims I can pick from with a bowl cut, and the bowl cut is INTEGRAL.

— FLUFF / ANGST / SMUT.

FLUFF - I enjoy it when there's plot behind it, like a well built ship I'm very fond of. If that's the case I can't get enough. Otherwise, I find it kinda boring.

ANGST - My very favorite thing to write and read. All I do is come up with angst. I got my start in RP in my edgy emo teen years and that never left me. Give me ANGST give me PAIN give me EDGE. It adds such flavor. Nothing bonds muses like angst.

SMUT - I love to talk about smut or write little suggestive drabbles. When it comes to things I read in my free time, its smut 99% of the time. I have a filthy mind unfortunately. On the other hand I am abysmal at actually writing anything sexy so, it's very rare I ever actually write it out fully.

TAGGED BY - No one, I steal >:3c

TAGGING - Also no one, but I encourage YOU to steal

#dash games #i love these im sorryyyy #ooc #j.text #ill make up for it by posting this late so no one sees

[beholdmysnakes]

My best girl, Sable. Corn snakes are hands down the best first snake imo. They can be a little bit of a handful as babies, but as adults they're so chill and so forgiving of beginner husbandry mistakes. I never have to worry about her and I can trust her to be held by anyone

#reptiblr #snakes #corn snake #snakes of tumblr #sable #Shes so good i love her so much #my first snake and first reptile ive raised from a baby

[evermoredeluxe]

zoo science anon again! there are definitely certain species of reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates that make great pets imo. like, most spiders don’t actually roam around too much, so you can set up a fairly small cage and still have it be humane. lizards like bearded dragons, leopard geckos, blue-tongued skinks, spiny-tailed lizards and crested geckos can also make great pets because again, they don’t need a massive amount of space and they tend to get acclimatized to being around people very well. my hard line with snakes is that they have to be non-venomous, i just think it’s too irresponsible and there’s no need to have a venomous snake when there are so many incredible non-venomous snakes that make great pets, like corn snakes, king snakes, and ball pythons.

the thing about this category of animal is they do need very specialized care, and the details of the husbandry for each particular species can be very different so people need to be prepared and educated to do it properly, but it is possible! some people truly do have the time/money/knowledge to give those animals great lives! but it’s so complicated, because sometimes i think you can take things on a case-by-case basis, and other times (like with primates) i think it’s just Not A Good situation, blanket statement, full stop. primates are too intelligent, too social, too high-energy, and in some cases too dangerous to be pets. and the way you describe that video just reinforces that belief and makes me really sad on behalf of that animal :(((

(sorry for completely nerding out in your inbox btw. can you tell i really like talking about this stuff? lol)

thank you so much for so extensively explaining and giving an actual knowledgeable answer! the reason my answer is very short is not because im not interested, but because i’ve personally never studied this topic so i don’t have much to say, but i really appreciate you :)

#anonymous #replies

[absol-propaganda]

I'm upgrading his tank size and hes upset I wont let him out lol

#snake #corn snake #snake husbandry

[is-the-snake-video-cute]

saw a reddit post where a corn snake and a ball python were housed together. other than the stress, what are specific dangers to the snakes?

Ooof, do not like that.

Cornsnakes and ball pythons have very different husbandry needs. Bps need humidity at least 60% (and honestly 70% is better), and corns like it around 50% humidity tops. Keeping them both together is a one-way track to a respiratory infection for someone. Bps also like it a couple degrees warmer than corns, so either the corn's going to be too hot (dangerous) or the bp is going to be too cold (again, one-way street to a respiratory infection).

It's not difficult to avoid getting new snakes until you have enclosures ready for everyone! I am absolutely baffled that anyone would try housing these two snakes together.

#not a rating #cornsnakes #ball pythons #snake husbandry #cohabitation