Is it hard to keep a corn ?

Good day to you all !!
Guys n gals, I was thinking of having a cornsnake as my next pet (I own a BP already), but I'm kinda hesitate since from what i've been reading and told, corns are not that easy to keep, they regurg and stressed easily.
The temp at my place is between 27-31 Celcius (I live in a tropical zone, 2 seasons only)
Well my question is is it really that hard to keep a corn ?
Thanks
Jane

No. They're easier to keep successfully than BPs, not that bps are hard.

Any snake can regurge, and any snake can be stressed. There's a reason why corns are probably the most popular 1st snake. They're quite easy to care for, aren't that strict in their requirements, are voracious eaters, not to large not too small as adults, tame, and come in literally hundreds of different morphs and combos.

My corns are the easiest and most forgiving snakes I have. They are truly great eaters once they get started. Very small babies can be difficult to start, but none of mine have missed a meal since getting past that. They are curious when out and I think it makes them fun to handle. They come in fantastic paintjobs and are very inexpensive when it comes to morphs. I love em.

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Originally Posted by janejuwana

from what i've been reading and told, corns are not that easy to keep, they regurg and stressed easily

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You have read lies. Corns are hands down the easiest snake to keep IMO.

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Originally Posted by janejuwana

Well my question is is it really that hard to keep a corn ?
Thanks
Jane

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Nope! Not at all, in keeping corns as a kid, they were the nicest, best eating, best shedding, most problem free pets I ever had.

If a BP is a 10 speed bike, then a corn is a tricycle......very easy

On top of everything, corns are very tolerant of temperatures. You will find cornsnakes in places that go from 0C in winter to 40C in summer. Granted during the extremes they find shelter of sorts, but they have a wide temperature tolerance to accomodate seasonal changes.

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Originally Posted by DrLew

If a BP is a 10 speed bike, then a corn is a tricycle......very easy

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Great way of putting it. All a corn need is a heat source, 2 hides, water, and food once a week. Simple and nothing special that needs to be done..

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Originally Posted by Brewster320

Great way of putting it. All a corn need is a heat source, 2 hides, water, and food once a week. Simple and nothing special that needs to be done..

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If your in the right area, you hardly need a heat source if the room/cage stays about 78-85F on it's own.

Very easy to keep, though I suggest getting a juvenile, they tend to pick up eating better and don't get nearly as stressed out.

I keep the room pretty warm these days and I don't even keep additional heat. It's always over 80° and they eat shed and poop just fine. When I have to run the AC I put a secondary heat source on.

They're very easy. The day I got my girl, I fed her. No issues, nothing. She's very mellow, has her days (like everyone), but she's a great snake.

Wow thanks guys !!!
the burden already lift off :)
Well, next question is, do the corns like to be handled, do they bite a lot like a kingsnake ?
Thanks alot guys
JAne

Mine doesn't care. SHe nipped me once, but the next day, she went a dropped a massive load, so I tihnk that had something to do with it.

My first snake happened to be a Corn snake, and in my opinion it has been the EASIEST snake to care for out of the snakes I have/had. To me, there are really no bad sides in keeping these snakes. Colubrids are not really my type of snakes since I like the more heavily bodied snakes (pythons & boas), but Corns are really rewarding to have.

Corn snakes have great feeding responses, and that makes them really easy to cooperate with when feeding time comes around each week. They have very strong feeding responses, and I haven't had a Corn refuse a meal (well, besides one, but it had mites so I understand why). You always want a great feeder, and Corns seem to make a pretty good job out of that.

Corn snakes are also very friendly and docile snakes. I haven't ever been bitten by a Corn snake, ever. It seems as if it is very unlikely for a Corn snake to bite, but you always have to remember that the nicest snakes do bite because anything with a mouth bites, and this can even be from a simple feeding response instead of an actual defensive bite. All in all, these snakes are very docile and extremely easy to care for.

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Originally Posted by janejuwana

Wow thanks guys !!!
the burden already lift off :)
Well, next question is, do the corns like to be handled, do they bite a lot like a kingsnake ?
Thanks alot guys
JAne

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Corn snakes are completely docile and it is very unlikely for one to bite, but anything with a mouth bites. To me it seems that very rarely will a Corn snake ever bite you defensively. I have a Kingsnake, and only have been bitten once by him, but that was a simple feeding response and I do not blame him for that, it was my mistake. Corn snakes are curious and adventurous so they do slither around a lot, but don't seem to mind being handled.

A corn was my first snake. very docile and if a heat emitter goes out, they can tollerate it. In general a very hardy snake. And have a potential to get big. Mines only three and its already 5ft. they only told me it would get three.

I would deffinatly suggest this as a first or second snake. He has snapped at me twice but both were my fault. We movved and we walkied him over in his cage and lets just say it was a bumpy ride. so he was agitated and i stuck my hand in there. so really my fault, and if you hold them a couple times a week should be fine.

I keep my cage at a temp for basking spot at like 88 degrees to 90. (conversion to celcius -32 then divid by 2) Only do this if they have a colder area to go to. my cold side is at about 70 degrees. I have a timer on my basking spot(not needed). It goes on at 8am and then goes off at 5pm. This also gives my cage a varient fron night to day.

For the cage terrain or bottom, i use a relistic forest bark.

I have two hides. one a half log and for the basking spot a rock that is hollow on the inside.

I also have logs that go upwords so he can climb and move around.

This is just my set up, you can just have a simple set up small cage with a news paper bed and one hid on the warm side, and with a heat mat. this is just my set up. I lke to see my snake happy.

good luck

~RyanF~

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