New Corn

We bought our second snake today. An Albino Corn Snake my son for what ever reason named Ira. We decided on a corn because their body doesn't get as big as the Ball's does (Jake) and even at 4 feet long, he wouldn't weigh as much as Jake. Plus, this one is so much more docile than Jake, and I didn't think that was possible. My 4 year old actually was able to handle it (After teaching you don't hold the baby, it holds your hand)

Here are some pictures from my phone. This is a temp container until my husband gets home with his enclosure.

Questions

The pet store said they needed room temp, a basking lamp or under tank would cook him (true or false?)

Also, said he didn't need humidity like our ball (true or false?)

And he wouldn't "push" the tops of enclosures like our ball (true or false?)

He said he's fed once a week, 2 pinkies. Shouldn't it be fed 2 times a week?



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The pet store said they needed room temp, a basking lamp or under tank would cook him (true or false?)FALSE I don't think the temp needs to be as controlled, but they do need a UTH on a rheostat or thermostat. They can stand temp drops into the 70s maybe a little lower at night

Also, said he didn't need humidity like our ball (true or false?)
FALSE they do need higher humidity when they are shedding but not as high as balls
And he wouldn't "push" the tops of enclosures like our ball (true or false?)FLASE FALSE FALSE enough said

They're so cute when they're that tiny:)

For your questions:
false, true, false.

They do well at lower temps that ball pythons, but a uth provides a heat gradient, and I have often seen corn snakes make use of UTHs. Look up some care sheets to get good temps for a warm spot, and set up a rheostat or thermostat with your UTH to achieve the desired temp. I have often seen corns kept on newspaper/paper towel actually bury under the towel to get closer to the UTH seeking warmth so make sure you set the UTH to a temp that isn't too hot.

Corn snakes are master escape artists. They don't push as hard as BPs, but a large corn can lift a certain amount of weight, and they don't have to lift very far to escape since they are so skinny.

No extra humidity necessary, I have never seen a corn that had a bad shed due to low humidity, never needed to mist corns when they go into shed to "help" them. If you're in a desert or somewhere with literally 0% humidity all the time, an extra wide water bowl might be nice to have just in case , I have no experience with corns at literally 0% humidity, but they do perfectly fine in indoors Minnesota, and believe me it gets dry here.

I figured he was fibbing........lol What snake doesn't need heat? That's how they keep their body temp up.

Does he need the locking lid like we are using with Jake (Ball)?

Yes, corns are very adept at escaping. :P