Posted on June 11th, 2009 in Uncategorized by austin
Breeding Corn Snakes
Corn Snakes Are One Of The Easiest Reptiles To Breed. And Many People Enjoy Doing It So That they can experience babies being born, attracting new specimens, or to sell.
Hatchling Corn Snakes
PreBreeding Corn Snakes
Before You Begin To Breed Corn Snakes You Need To Make Sure They Are In Good Health. A Corn With Complications May Cause Complications To The Female Leading To Death... So with that in mind lets begin. Throughout Summer And Fall You Should Put Some Weight On Your Snakes (Feed Them A Little More) Because Of Losing A Couple Grams During Breeding Season. Right Before Brumation Make Sure The Have Cleared There Digestive Tract.
Once You Are Sure Its Empty You Can put The Breeding Pair Into A Tank at 65-70 Degrees And Leave Them Alone For About 5-7 Days Next Set The Temp At 55-60 for about a month. After That Put them In A Tank For about 2 months at 50 degrees. Making The Full Brumation process About 3 months.
The Slow Decrease In Temp Helps Relieve Shock Because just Changing It To 50 degrees would Cause Alot Of Shock Causing Complications In Breeding.
After Brumation
After Being In 50 degrees The Process starts over. Set them at 65-70F for about 5-7 days, and then put them back in their regular cage or just up the temps to their regular temps, however you have worked the cooling process. After About 5 days Feed them regularly again.
Wait Until She Has Eaten 3-4 Times After Brumation
Once You've Placed The Male And Female Together Continue your Regular Feeding Schedule Seperating For Feeding
Most Copulations Happen At Night So Good Luck Seeing It.
After You Notice Swelling In The Abdomen You Should Seperate The Male And Female And feed The Female Often So She Doesnt Get Crazy Light.
Egg Laying
The Female Should Lay Her Eggs In About 20-27 Days. About 1-2 Weeks Before She Lays Her Eggs She Should Shed After That Dont Feed Her Till She Lays The Eggs.
Corn Snake Eggs
At This Time Start Aranging A Lay Box Fill It Up half way with non-saturated soil And Place It In Her Cage. (Make sure theres a Way In And Out) She May Lay Here Eggs In It She May Not.
After She Lays Her Eggs You Can Remove Them... But Not Right Away Give Her 5-6 Hours Rest. After Removing The Eggs Give Her A Small Meal.
Incubation
Be Able To Create The Right Tempature And Humidity Levels. You Can Make An Incubator Use A Hobavator Or A Poultry Incubator. But Put The Temp Around 80-84 Degrees. They Should Hatch 50-60 days later (Give Or Take) When incubating the eggs, you'll want to use a medium that will hold the humidity well. Many people recommend vermiculite and perlite. Mix the medium with water, using a 4:3 ratio Medium:Water
The Container You Use Needs To Have Ventilation Holes In It And Allow Air Through. Bury The Eggs Half In The Soil ( DO NOT TURN THE EGGS OVER!!!) Doing So Will Risk Drowning The Embrio. After 40 Days You Can Put A Paper Towel (wet) Over The Eggs To Make Shell Softer.
Posted on June 11th, 2009 in Uncategorized by austin
Heres A Question I Got...
I just bought a new ashy corn snake. They said it was a few months old. It is really squirmy when handled. I imagine they are not handled a lot in the pet store. I know it is scared because it hides when I put it back in the tank. I am gonna leave it alone now so it can get used to its surroundings and will feed next week. But I was wondering if anyone knows if they eventually calm down and get used to being handled?
Some Answers Me And Others Gave...
1.It actually depends upon the snake. Most cornsnakes will tame down rapidly, but I've had a few that were quite skittish for a long time. Since I had so many other animals to handle, I just left those particular ones alone, handling only to photograph or take out for feeding. Usually they became tame right around 18 months to 2 years old. Just took them longer. Short periods of gentle handling should tame yours down. The smaller babies tend to be a little more skittish anyway since they are so vulnerable
2.
Ok, just so that you know, the corn snake will NEVER come out and say hi to you and be happy to have you hold it, it's just not going to happen, I am sorry.
The best thing to do is to actually hold it everyday. The reason that is it moving around so much is not because it is not used to being held, so much as it is not used to the warmth of your skin. To the snake your skin is HOT. The snake has to get used to the warmth of your skin before it can relax. Hold him for at least 10 min each time, also, if you are not afraid, let me crawl all over you, wherever he wants to go, he will go where he is comfortable.
Also, if you can, do NOT ever feed him in his cage. Always take him out and put him in another cage that is smaller and used only to feed him. That way he never thinks of something coming in his cage could be food, that way he will NEVER try to strike at you thinking you might taste good. When they are shedding they can not see very well, but they might think they feel the "heat" of food.
Remember, make sure to give your snake at least a day after it has eaten before you hold it, you don't want it to regurgitate it's food, that is very hard on your snake.
3. had an albino corn and it was the most gentlest thing you could ever meet.i could open both ends of her tank and she would instantly come to the end i was at and crawl onto my hand she would sit for hours at a time either with me or my two young children even to the point of curling around my pony tail and watch telly i had her from about 2 months old till she was about 2 year old she NEVER bit NEVER attacked at any time so yes they can be handled and yes they can actually come to love and enjoy you.
4.I just got a Sunglow Motley Corn snake a couple of weeks ago who is 6 months old. He always stays in his hide (I just think that snakes like hiding, it's not taht their scared or anything). Anyway, my snake is pretty used to me holding him. You just have to pick him up and let him slither on your arms and hes happy.
5.Yes they do cal down after you handle them regularly, but unlike a ball python if you don't handle them after a while they tend to bite. Regular handling after the first week will help it calm down, but it won't just sit around your neck, it'll still move around a lot.
These Are Some Good Answers On How Long Till A Corn Snake Is Used To You.
Posted on June 11th, 2009 in Uncategorized by austin
Corn Snake Lifespan
Corn Snakes Usual Lifespan Is About 15-20 Years. Depending On How Often They Are Fed, Handled, And Lighting.
Corn Snakes Live A Couple Years Less In The Wild (13-16). At Full Maturity Corn Snakes Can Get Up To 3-5ft. With Care And A Proper Lifestyle Your Corn Snake Can Have A Happy And Long Life.
