Tiny snake Cage

I have a corn snake, and he's been escaping. And I've tried putting super heavy books ontop of his cage to keep him from escaping. And, also the weighted tank top things...But he still manages to escape...Does anyone know if I should use a new cage, like a rubbermaid?

-Tiny Corn snake-

A corn snake that escapes even with heavy books? Have you checked for tears in your lid...?

Rubbermaids are good choices for any snake's enclosure. I use duct tape to secure mine, but I don't know if that'd cut it with your snake.

Yeah. I have some encylopedias on top of the cage. But he can still like, stick out of the cage..x_X He's super tiny, only about a foot long. I've checked for rips, right after he had escaped, and I didn't see anything. I'll try a Rubbermaid...But I think he'd get out still...But I'm willing to try anything..If he'd escape again..it'd be impossible to find him...Thank you... :D

i keep one of my bps in a rubbermaid that has clamps that hold the lid on and i put a 10 pound weight on top of the lid.

Well, since everyone is saying a rubbermaid would work..I think I should try it. But, do you think If I'd get a huge rubbermaid, my snake would...like...be happy? Like a rubbermaid too big for him? Or should I get one, that fits him?

you should get him one that fits him. an enclosure that is too big is stressful. get one with a locking lid and then weigh the lid down with something heavy.

I have my baby corns in Sterilite shoeboxes, and I haven't had one escape yet. If you want to keep yours in glass, I suggest getting a tank with a sliding screen lid, like a Critter Cage. We've kept tiny kingsnakes, ball pythons, lizards, and tarantulas in these with no escapes.

K...Thanks again...

Oh...Another question....Every since he's escaped, he's been really aggresive, and attacks my hand when ever I try to feed him( not the mouse), or pick him up...How could I tame him? Because I've been trying to handle him, but it doesn't work..

He's obviously pretty nervous. I would leave him alone for about a week. Keep him in a quiet, relatively dark place, and don't try to handle him at all. After about a week, try handling him for a very short period of time. Baby corns are very skittish by nature (you would be too if you were so tiny and defenseless). He should naturally calm down as he ages. I have 3 myself. One doesn't mind being handled. One has gone from very skittish to somewhat cautious. And the third still doesn't like being handled at all, although he no longer tries to fly out of my hand when I pick him up.

K...I won't do that...But I think I'll just handle him to move him into his Rubbermaid...if I can fix it.

The rubbermaid I got, it's perfect, it locks and everything...Except....ON the corners I think he'd be able to get out of there...And I was thinking Duct tape..But it might get stuck to him, and he might like die or something...Or...maybe elastic straps?

i drilled little holes and got those keychain clips with the spring you know....and those work perfecto

If you have any of the small c-clamps used to clamp wood to the workbench, those work well. I have two on either long side of my girl's enclosure. She couldn't get out if she tried, although she's way too lazy to try and get out... Lazy bum :)

I just went out and got Hector a new 5 gallon rubbermaid...But I'm not sure, how to drill holes in it...Because the top is like....way to hard...Should I just drill, super super tiny holes everywhere on the upper sides? I'll just put some weights on there....on top..But thanks anyway... :D

I wouldn't drill holes in the top, it will let too much humidity escape. Drilling or you can use a soldering iron(in a well-ventilated room) are both good ways to put holes in the sides. You just have to be careful with the drill because it can crack the plastic if you press too hard and not let the drill do all of the work. I would do about 10-15 holes on the long sides and maybe 5-10 on the short sides.

Hope this helps some.

That helps sooooo much.XXXX__XXXX

But...How do I get the heat into his new rubbermaid? It's super super small...It fits him like....PERFECT.

I would use a heating pad(human heating pad WITHOUT AUTO SHUTOFF will work until you can get something more suitable). Lamps tend to dry out the air more and not create enough belly heat that snakes need to digest their food. I would put the heat pad underneath 1/3-1/2 of the cage and set it on low. I am not too sure about what temps Corn snakes need to be at, but I would say if it goes over 90 on the warm side(above the heat pad) then it is too warm. You should measure the temps with a digital thermometer, and you can get a good one at WalMart for about $7-$10. They are located in the outdoor thermometer/air conditioning section. The analog dial-type thermometers you can buy at pet stores are not accurate, and you could be burning or freezing your snake and not know it.

Brandon (you out there?) are 85warm/75cool good temps for a corn snake? Hectorthesnake, check out the corn care sheet here: http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules....warticle&id=12

It said like.........70-90...well 88-90...but don't let it fall below 70...x_x thanks for that Caresheet thing...