Corn Snakes = good show snakes?

My old corn was always out and about, and constantly trying to get out of his cage. His name was Houdini for obvious reasons.

To me, they are great display animals, and they are also so wonderfully stress free when I had them. Houdini NEVER turned down a meal. He would always eat, which was such a nice relief from anyone who's got picky balls. My balls tend to give me a hard time when eating, but Houdini always knew when it was time to eat, and was ready to go always.

He was also very tame and didn't mind being held. Great display snake for sure.

My made is made up, corn it is then for my office :-)

Mite even get a "Pacman" frog for inside my office as the snake will stay out of the air conditioned room :-)

Yeah, as others have said corns are pretty good display snakes IMO. Some never ever come out of their hides, I have a few like this. They only come out when its feeding time, other than that I never see them out.

I have others that never ever use their hides and are always out and about. Most however, are somewhere in between. If its a display snake, put lots of branches and climbing places in addition to its "main hide". They'll readily climb up and make a place to lounge up there.

And the good thing about corns, is that just about every color/morph is fairly affordable, so you can really pick out one you really like.

Pacman frogs are AMAZING...but if you have one expect to see a tank full of dirt except on feeding days! They hide a lot!

Corn Snakes = good show snakes? yes..

The reptile program at Panola Mountain State Park in GA [link below] sports a corn and a gray rat. (The rat is a climber too) My daughter also has a *creamsicle corn and that thing never hides!

* actually, it's a great plains red rat snake (Ga has some goof-ball herp laws)

SHOW OFF YOUR CORN!

Thanks :) Too bad corns arn't as affordable here, they start off at about $79 without papers and about $113 with papers and microchip :). That is already the proce of A BP there right?

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

Rather than suggest one of the dozens of other species that also make good display animals, I'll just answer the question directly:

Yup, they're fine display animals! Much of the display aspect will be in the caging, you can certainly entice them to spend all their time hiding if you decorate "wrong".

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What would the right way to decorate be? Thanks.

I have to say that our Woma is one of my favorite display snakes.. he is always out. But there aint nothin wrong with corns!

I have two corns and they were my first snakes. I rarely see my ball (although Ive only had it for barely over a week) I see the corns all the time. They like to just chill on a branch or slither around. You can get so many pretty colors too for much cheaper than balls for instance. Easy to care for, usually easy to feed, easy to hold. I love corns.

It depends on their personality. I have my corns on top of my racks in tanks to display them (and possibly because they have decided to escape the rack). My bloodred is very elusive and she rarely leaves her hide. My snow, on the other hand, is usually out by mid-afternoon. I can usually count on seeing her out and about around 3-4 in the afternoon and continually moving around her tank until I get up in the morning. The only time she hides is after she eats or in the mornings.