Are corn snakes hard to look after?

Answer 1

No, they eat well and do not need special humidity or temperatures. They don't get very large or heavy and are not good climbers or very strong.

This means you don't need to get an extra secure cage (my python has one that locks with keys because she can push heavy bricks and books off and she is an excellent climber) and you don't need expensive climate control (my python has a waterfall to add humidity and in the winter I add a fogger, she also has heating elements under the cage hooked up to a thermostat AND a heat lamp.)

You should be fine with a glass aquarium. Ideally it will be AT LEAST as long as the snake fully extended (you can upsize as the snake grows if you want), longer is, of course, better. Put a top on the cage and clip it down.

You will want a substrate. I hate those green mats and would recommend sterile bark chips for corn snakes. Do not use mulch, your snake could get an infection. Sand is only for desert snakes. And you don't want to use pine chips (or other small animal bedding) or pet litter because they can irritate the snakes eyes or lungs.

You will want a water dish, corn snakes are much for swimming but some snakes like water when they are ready to shed so bigger is maybe better but as long as there is clean water you are fine.

You will want some places to hide so that your snake doesn't feel stressed. I would try a hollow log (1/2 of one anyway) and a big branch. These are easy to find in a pet store.

If you can put the cage somewhere it can get daylight you will have everything you need. If not get a lamp (intended for the cage) and add a daylight bulb.

Now all you need is a CAPTIVE bred corn snake!

Hope this helps,

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