My beautiful little Bentley

[angllady2]

Congratulation on your new baby, but be warned he won't be the first.

Forget the stuff they tell you in the pet shops, they don't know anything.

The caresheets you find here are what you need to study. They have helped me go from one snake to eight with no problems.

The important thing is that you are trying to do right by him now, so it will be easy to make adjustments to keep him happy and healthy.

Gale

[desertrose1800]

Thanks, I really don't care if he eats in his cage or not, I had no problem with my corn snake eating in his cage. I know they're different snakes but I figured that would be near the same. I just don't want him taking any of his bedding in with the meal. Thats the only reason I was going to put him in a seperate container for feeding. I use forest floor for the his bedding and a doubt thats good for him to have in his belly along with the mouse.

[desertrose1800]

Thank you. And I can already tell he wont be my only. I really didn't want any snakes but after I rescued my corn snake Radley I found out that I really loved keeping him. After he died I knew I needed a new baby and there was no question, he had to be a snake! So now I have Bentley and I love him already. I'm asking a lot of questions because I don't want to start him off on the wrong foot in my house. I really appreciate you guys helping and I know i'll have many more questions while I have Bentley. Thanks guys!!!

[Kaorte]

Thanks, I really don't care if he eats in his cage or not, I had no problem with my corn snake eating in his cage. I know they're different snakes but I figured that would be near the same. I just don't want him taking any of his bedding in with the meal. Thats the only reason I was going to put him in a seperate container for feeding. I use forest floor for the his bedding and a doubt thats good for him to have in his belly along with the mouse.

Ingesting a bit of substrate here and there will cause no harm. Impaction is very very rare with these species. I have had snakes swallow mouth fulls of wood chips and be just fine.

[twan]

Best of luck to you and your ball.

[desertrose1800]

Thankyou

[desertrose1800]

Well thats a relief. The one thing about me is that when I get a new animal, especially one I have never had before, I freak out about every little detail! I worry about everything for the first month usually before I get better. Oh and another thing....my snake loved his hide box yesterday...but now he's purposley pushing it over....lol he doesn't want it in his cage anymore, he seems more content in the open. Is it normal for them not to want a hide box? I checked it and it's perfect for him, it's small enough for him, but not too small so that he's crouded. And he didnt go to the bathroom in it...I'm having a hard time understanding but I wont protest, if he doesn't want one they I guess he doesn't need one.

[Elise.m]

They can be pretty picky with their hides. Mine will move his all over his tub. They seem to think they're interior designers sometimes.

Edit: And be warned, the first few weeks are the worst! No handling, don't know what to expect, etc... But after that, it's SO worth it.