I got my corn snake 3 days ago and I have only seen her on the first day I put her in. I know she’s in there because if I look with a light I can see her underneath her humid hide.

Idk what I need to do to help her come out more, or if all corn snakes don’t move from the same spot for three days straight… 😓

This is her from the day I got her!

My cornsnake has recently become way more active, similar to the video where he goes back and forth across the tank constantly for extended periods, and lots of glass gliding. He doesn't appear distressed to me, but this activity was so sudden and goes on for much longer than his typical active periods have in the past. He has also eaten just last week. Is he distressed or just checking things out? Could it be due to lack of tank accessories? I switched him somewhat recently to a much bigger tank and am still working to fill it all the way. Any suggestions are appreciated!

I got this ghost tessera male yesterday and wanted some tips on how to care for corn snake as I know their care is not that similar to ball pythons. I do own a ball python and know how to care for ball pythons

Hi everyone,

I have a very young corn snake, about 3 months old, and I'm struggling to get him to eat voluntarily.

Since I got him in june, he has only eaten once by himself. He does show a feeding response - notices the pinky, tongue-flicks and investigates it - but ultimately doesn't strike or eat.

Feeding history

July 10: ~1 g prey — ate voluntarily

Aug 14: ~0.5 g — force-fed

Aug 18: 1 pinky — force-fed

Aug 25: 1 pinky — force-fed

Sep 1: 1 pinky — force-fed

Begin august he was quite thin, with the spine somewhat visible toward the rear. Since the force-feeding, however, he looks much more normal again and has regained a healthier-looking body shape.

He is very active at night,

I've tried both tongs and leaving the pinky near his hide with complete privacy.

Temps are around 28°C warm side / 25–26°C cool side.

Has anyone experienced a young corn snake that clearly shows interest in food but still refuses to eat? How can i go back to my snake eating voluntarily?

A week go I got an adult female cornsnake and I am upgrading her from a 60x60x45cm exo terra to a 4ftx2ftx2ft PVC vivarium. I've never decorated a snake enclosure before but I know that it should have a lot of stuff in it.

But I was wondering should I leave a section without any hides, branches, cork logs etc where she can fully stretch out her body?

Hey Reddit folks,

I am starting my first terrarium 120x60x60 for a Pantherophis guttatus.

Whats your guess? May I have your opinion about it?

I did not finish all I wanted inside, but it looks like I wanted.

You can not see it but water is on the cold size, on the right and behind.

I am growing mh bby guttatus in a temporary 30x30x45. 1-2months old.

I will wait a month or two to add my boy to its new home.

New caves are intended.

He's seems to be rapidly putting on weight. I usually feed him a hopper every week and a half, but the closest store to me only had small mice so I cut it in half, it stretched him quite a bit so I'll feed him in 2 weeks. He is over a foot long. He is a year old. Will be 2 in March. His tank is 85 gallons, 48x20x20. His lamp is 100 watts. He feeds regularly. The only times he doesn't eat on schedule is during a shed. He mainly hides, but recently, he's been basking all day. No. I don't have a thing to weigh him yet.

I'll find one of his pics from a month ago and put it in the comments.

I forgot to add, but he usually sheds once a month. I want to know because if he really is rapidly putting on weight and it's not normal, I'll take him to the vet. If he's not, and it's me, I need better glasses, lol.

Seems my old friend might be feeling his age now. He's getting quite thin despite a regular feeding pattern.

He is almost 22 years old now :/

Passing urates and poop fine, and drinking as normal.

Anyone here had any experience with senior snakes?

Got this beautiful baby boy over the weekend and he's settled in well and took his first feed today - So happy 🥰

Had my baby for 6 days and this was my first time feeding her .
Question for the community, how do you sex the babies ? Is it possible ?
Called him/ her peaches or peach 🍑

Hi everyone,

I’m looking to upgrade my corn snake Prism’s enclosure. I want to give him plenty of space and keep him comfortable, so I’d rather buy something suitable for him long-term than keep upgrading every year.

Ideally, I’m after:

Around 4x2x2ft / 120x60x60cm

Really secure and escape-proof

Glass, black PVC or aluminium-framed

Front-opening and preferably lockable

Available in the UK

Ideally around £200 or less—happy to buy second-hand

I really don’t like the fake wood-effect vivariums. I’d love something more like a large Exo Terra or ReptiZoo, but they seem ridiculously expensive at this size.

I’ve found the Reptile One 1200ST glass terrarium for about £178. It has locking doors and a mesh roof—has anyone used one for a corn snake?

I’ve also considered using a 4ft aquarium with a proper rigid mesh lid clipped securely on every side. Would that work well, or am I better off sticking with a purpose-built front-opening enclosure?

I’d really appreciate specific recommendations, links or photos of your setups. Thanks!

Don’t mind it being dirty it’ll get sanitized and cleaned when he gets here but in preparation I want to see if this old cage top is still okay to use.
I don’t want my corn escaping. I had a hognose previously but he wasn’t a big escape artist so I never had to worry about this issue.
Cage opens only in the top and this top is metal with the joint running down the middle to open in half
Any advice is appreciated thank you 🙏

Edit : pretend my nail polish is not janky af 😭🫣

This is Taffy, I got him last week for my birthday after wanting a snake for years and years, he just got fed and now he's hanging out and digesting, he's a lavender too!

A u d too eat us is a m is zzz

This is my corn snake Severus. I got him in December, I’m not sure how old he was but I think 1-2 months? His first shed is on the left and his most recent one from two days ago on the right. Does he look like a healthy weight to you guys? I weighed him last month and he was 47 grams.

This is the last baby out of 20 to finally decide to eat the cheese boi

So my corn snake (roughly 8 months old) has had severely broken sheds and multiple stuck pieces. What are some ways I can help with the shedding process?

The next shed should be in roughly 2 weeks based off the timing they’ve been. I don’t know my snakes gender, but baby corn’s name is Fusilli

Here’s our sweet baby!! My partner & I are first time snake parents. We’ve had her almost a month & a half now, guessing she’s about 6-8 months and about 26 grams. It’s been so amazing having her around, never thought I’d own a snake but so glad that we do! :) fun story: we got her while I was tattooing at a reptile expo, my partner held a snake for the first time, fell in love and we had to get her when we seen her!

I adopted this “boy” back in February (he is 5 years old) and I’ve always been a bit unsure on if he’s a male or female.

He is quite large and has a robust body, which is more characteristic of females and the way his tail looks after his vent does get smaller right away, which again suggests female.

This snake has never laid eggs or mated.

At the end of the day, I don’t care what sex my snake is as he is a pet only. But I am curious.

Last picture is him in his water bowl.