Ok first thing, that substrate. Some people use sand
and some use corn cob with out any problems - however,
personally i would take it off that and get it onto
something like aspen or even at a push small beech
chips. If you wish you could even use paper towel or
newspaper although these don't look as nice. The
reason i would go away from corn cob and definately
sand is that it has a tendency to get between the
belly scales and cause sore's and, later on,
infections. However if you have bags of this stuff
then use it but keep an eye on the underside of your
snake and make sure that nothing starts to develop.
Next i am afraid you are going to HAVE TO spend money
again and get a thermostat. This will control the
temps all year round. It is very important to get one
of these and a good thermometer ASAP. Problems WILL
occur if the temps aren't monitored.
Finally i am a big one for pointing people in the
right direction withou telling them the answer. So i
suggest that while you are buying the above you get
yourself a cornsnake book aswell so you can learn some
more. There are allso literally millions of websites
out there about cornsnakes although some are far from
perfect they will get you started. Your new pet is
fairly resillient so a few mistakes won't be punished
too badly but it is important to get out there and
start hunting for as much info as possible.
Unfortunately there are no UK groups that are busy
anymore despite constant attempts to revive them so
your best bet is to join one of the forums we have.
There are a few of these and although they can get
quite firey at times they are a fantastic source of
information. If you do a search for livefood.com
forums you will find a large one, there is also c-view
media forums which although very political and full of
arguments is IMO better than livefood. There are
others like reptile crazy (if that's what it is still
called) and one other springs to mind,
www.herpetologyexchange.com although this is fast
becoming a more specialised forum. Happy hunting and
sorry for the length of this reply.
Dan



--- ukscanking <ukscanking@...> wrote:
> Hi Dan
>
> I know, I dont think he had a clue about snakes
> other than the fact
> he sells them. It looks healthy enough and has a
> long tapering tail,
> could possibly be a male.
>
> OK in list order lol
>
> I have Mais as substrate
> (http://www.jrs.de/jrs/uk/tierhyg/ch_mais.htm)
> A heat mat under one end and nothing under the
> other. A hide undere
> both ends cold and hot end and also on in the
> middle. Water bowl from
> the pics you can see is quite big and he gets in it
> no problem. I fed
> him a pinkie last night which had gone by this
> morning. The shop
> owner said he normally eats 2 a week. To be
> perfectly honest I have
> no idea of the temp other than the fact there is a
> heat mat under the
> tank, I will get a thermometer and let you know. The
> tank is 2 foot
> by one foot.
>
> Thanks once again Dan greatly appreciated
>
> Den
>
>
> --- In ukreptiles@..., Debbie or Dan
> Fryer
> <debndan_uk@y...> wrote:
> > Don't know what happened yesterday but the link
> worked
> > this time??
> > I will be honest now, the guy in the shop
> obviously
> > doesn't know what he is doing as it is both easy
> (for
> > those that know) and basic to sex a corn snake. As
> a
> > result can you let us know what setup you
> currently
> > are using for the little guy. By this i mean what
> you
> > have on the vivarium(tank) floor(substrate), what
> temp
> > you have the viv at (both hot and cool) and what
> you
> > are going to be feeding it. Is the water bowl big
> > enough for the snake to fit in? Once we get all
> these
> > sorted you should be able to keep your snake happy
> for
> > many years.
> > Dan
> >
> >
> > --- ukscanking <ukscanking@b...> wrote:
> > > Hi Dan
> > >
> > > Many thanks for the reply.
> > >
> > > The chap in the shop had no idea whatsoever
> about
> > > the sex of it. I
> > > did ask but he said you cannot tell till its at
> > > least 18 months old.
> > > I have mada a folder on here under my name
> Dennis
> > > Patterson so you
> > > hopefully wil be able to see the pics I have
> taken.
> > > Sorry about the
> > > link thought it may work.
> > >
> > > Kindest regards and your help and advice is
> greatly
> > > appreciated.
> > >
> > > Den
> > >
> > > --- In ukreptiles@..., Debbie or
> Dan
> > > Fryer
> > > <debndan_uk@y...> wrote:
> > > > Hi and welcome.
> > > > Handling it will be ok in a few days. If it
> hasn't
> > > > been handled much before it will probably bite
> but
> > > at
> > > > that size it allways makes me laugh how big
> and
> > > strong
> > > > they think they are when in reality they
> barely
> > > break
> > > > the skin. Start of with 5 mins or so a couple
> of
> > > times
> > > > a day and as you both get used to each other
> make
> > > it
> > > > longer as you go.
> > > > Corn snakes are nearly allways calm tempered
> as
> > > adults
> > > > so you wont have to worry about it growing up
> with
> > > a
> > > > temper.
> > > > You can sex corns from birth in various ways,
> > > however
> > > > none of these are really for beginners. You
> would
> > > be
> > > > better off taking it back to the shop and
> asking
> > > them
> > > > to sex it for you.
> > > > Unfortunately the site you linked to is a
> members
> > > only
> > > > so access is restricted. There is a photo
> section
> > > on
> > > > the home page of the group where you can
> upload
> > > your
> > > > pic.
> > > > Hope that helped a bit
> > > > Dan
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- ukscanking <ukscanking@b...> wrote:
> > > > > I have just bought a Cornsnake, maroon
> stripes
> > > > > and he/she is lovely. The shop owner said
> all
> > > > > the batch he had were very jumpy as they
> have
> > > > > never been handled. They were born in June
> 2003.
> > >
> > > > > I bought it today, when is best to start
> > > handling
> > > > > it, will it ever be tame as he/she is a
> little
> > > > > older?
> > > > > Its about 15 inches long at present and
> quite
> > > > > thin and very lively. When can I tell the
> sex
> > > > > of it?
> > > > >
> > > > > Any help is greatly appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks Den
> > > > > (Somerset UK)
> > > > > Here are some pics of it, hope you dont mind
> the
> > > > > link
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.ofoto.com/BrowsePhotos.jsp?&collid=79649151905
> > > > >
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