Hey from the ball python side of the forums! :D (got a legit question for the corns)

[Shenzi Sixaxis]

What is the tank set up like for a corn snake?
My ball python requires SO MUCH MAINTENANCE... like... temperature gradient and heating pad and humidity and all that jazz...

Amen to that.

I would have a lamp above the tank... for ambient heat... would the corn snake need a heating pad? Multiple hides and security like a ball python? Their food prey would always be small right? Like even at full growth... still a medium or large rat, right?
please correct and inform me!
Peace

Trey Yeoman

Go with a heating pad, same as a BP. Belly heat is best. Corns like it a bit cooler though, at about 85F.
Multiple hides and security, yeah. Although my corns occasionally like to chill in the middle of their habitat.
Pure CORNS (unlike hybrids like creamsicles) stay pretty small. Large mice will likely be the biggest prey size you'll need, MAYBE a SMALL rat for a big male. However, corns love food, so multiple mouse items are easy to feed (though I prefer to feed rats to my corns).

Thank you both!!! I will indeed look into it... I am really into axanthic morphs... and lavender... but yar... the only real "problem" would be their squirmy ness... and my friend says that her corns always get into her bags and pockets and things like that... to clarify on the squirminess it would be like... i have dogs... and with my queen elizabeth... she weighs 2.8 pounds... and its about 4 feet... so i can hold her and not worry about her "scurrying away" (even though she can be fast when she wants 2)... but if the little guy got away from me.. he could be lost in my room forever... and i have dogs... which would pose a threat... obviously... they are jack russels... so... hmmm.... the afford ability and low maintinence makes me lean towards a corn instead of another ball... i have a 10 gallon tank... with two hides... a water bowl... and i use newspaper as substrate... i would have to get shavings for a corn... and downsize the water bowl... and take away a hide...? or would having two hides be "okay" but not "needed"?

and you can BET i will have pictures of whatever new friend I bring into my home

Squirminess? Yeah, can be an issue. Don't buy a little baby; spend the extra money to get one that's already about three feet. Corns vs BPs in terms of handling are really different. Corns aren't super flighty though, so unless you're a 90 year old lady who's skin and bones, a yearling or older/bigger corn isn't going to get away from you real easy.

Until you get to know your corn, two or more hides are a MUST. They don't stress real easy, but insecurity will screw you over with them. The hides should really be identical as well, as corns like to pick a favorite hide and stay there no matter what.
Besides, since corns aren't massive worms like BPs, having more than one hide is an easy task.



Just my 2 cents.