I've been offered to adult corn snakes through a guy at my husband's workplace who has more adults then he really wants at this time. I'll be going to look at them in the next week. Did a bunch of research last night as I've never owned a Corn and have only held babies at the pet store so lots of questions have arisen.

1. Anything different in what to look for in a healthy Corn versus what to look for in a healthy Ball Python (we own a ball currently).

2. I understand that Corns like to burrow a bit so aspen is the preferred bedding...correct?

3. Their temp needs seem about 5 or 10 degrees cooler than what Balls need and they aren't as particular about humidity....so what is best for heating....undertank or heat lamp?

4. They do seem to like hides so do they need a cool and warm hide like Balls have?

5. From what I understand these adults (male and female) have been housed together for awhile now.....should I continue this or is this not a good idea? Some research said it was stressful to seperate them if they are used to being together (other than they should be seperated to feed and for 1/2 an hour after feeding). Some research said Corns like to climb, others said they didn't so do they need height in their enclosure or not? I'm thinking of housing them in Sterlite as we do our Ball and can get lots of different sizes locally.

6. What would be appropriate sized housing for adult Corns either as seperate snakes or housed together? If they are housed together do they use the same hide at the same time and therefore it must be bigger or what?

7. Are there any obvious signs of sex with Corns? I'm pretty sure this guy knows what sex they are but are they like Balls and have to be probed to reliably sex them?

Sorry for all the questions but the research I did was sometimes contradictory and I'd like to offer these snakes the best home I can give them if I decide to buy them from this guy.


~~Joanna~~