Complete Guide to Corn Snake Care

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Complete Guide to Corn Snake Care

Here is everything you need to know about keeping corn snakes! Watching this video you can learn everything about corn snake care.

Beauty, comfortable size to handle, calm character, fantastic genetic variety and easy reproduction in captivity. Yes, they have it all. The creator of this video gives a complete guide for the correct care of this snake.

Corn snakes make amazing pets! Of the easiest and most fun snakes you could ever own, corn snakes will always top the list! We hope this video will be of great help to you!

Corn Snake Care

Although it is one of the most popular snakes for its ease of care, there are some guidelines that must be followed:

Have a suitable terrarium

The size must be between 80 and 130 cm minimum. The temperature should be between 22 and 20 degrees and since it is a nocturnal snake, the light should be turned off at night so that it continues its normal cycle every day.

As for the base substrate, corn must be chosen to avoid risks. In addition, for it to feel comfortable, it is important that the terrarium recreates its natural habitat, so you should try to create hiding places where you can hide when you want and also add branches where it can climb.

Terrarium hygiene

The terrarium must be kept clean so that the reptile feels comfortable. At the very least, you need to do one cleaning per month to achieve this.

Change of skin

Snakes shed their skin periodically. You'll know this is happening because the white skin lining your eyes loses its shine. When detecting this alteration, access to a place with water should be facilitated, for this, place a container full of water in the terrarium.

Food throughout life

It is a carnivorous animal, so, making it clear that it feeds on animals, there is always the option of using live or dead animals for it.

If the first option is chosen, the animal should be shaken in front of the reptile to get its attention. If the dead ones are chosen, then it is better to buy frozen mice.

But how many animals do they need? What is the most recommended diet over time? The recommendation is to consult the veterinarian, but taking into account that the size of the animal must always be proportional to that of the reptile and following the Munson Plan, the snake needs the following rations during its life:

• Newborn: one pinky mouse (one baby mouse) every 5 days.
• Between 1 and 4 months: two pinkie mice every 5 days.
• Between 4 and 6 months: a pinky mouse with the first hairs once a week.
• Between 6 and 9 months: one mouse per week.
• Between 9 and 12 months: an average mouse per week.
• Between 12 and 18 months: one adult mouse per week.
• Snake over 400 grams: one large adult mouse every week.

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Source: Wickens Wicked Reptiles

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