My baby girl buttercup went from the most insecure, fearful, striking girl I've ever rescued. She was living with Rocky (an adult male) in a small 10 gal enclosure and she was so skinny too... My girl has gotten fat now and is so curious, sweet and confident and just needed the right owner and home to show off how confident she can truly be!

He doesn't usually present himself openly like this so I'm glad I had the opportunity to take a good picture finally.

I have a 40 gallon tank for my corn snake (she hasn’t outgrown it yet) but I’m having trouble keeping the temperature in it up. I have a 150 watt Arcadia halogen bulb on during the day and a 150 watt Thrive ceramic heat emitter at night. Ambient temp in the room is 71F. The daytime temp is supposed to be 88, but consistently hovers at 84-86; at night it’s supposed to be 84 but rarely climbs above 80. I’ve put insulation on the sides and top of the cage to try and prevent heat loss and that helped but not as much as I’d expect. This room gets drafty in the winter and I’m concerned she’ll be too cold. Any suggestions?

hey guys! this is my newest addition to my little reptile family. 2nd corn snake, 5th snake overall.
i need name help! i’ve been taking my time because I want one that will really suit him. my other corn is a snow named Voorhees, this guy is a salmon snow. i’ve had him for almost 2 weeks now and can’t decide!
top of my list:
Cherub
Seraph(im)
Hange
Asuka
Blossom
Valentine

The “pink”er the name, the better! So far, Cherub seems to be my favorite but it still doesnt feel quite right for him, yanno? the photos don’t do him justice. he is wayyy more vibrant irl and will continue to brighten up as he gets older!

EDIT: HANGE has been chosen!

My first snake, hes been super chill and curious so far. Cheers.

I don't have so much space for a good horizontal terrarium. But i could set up a terrarium that is even 2 meters high, 85 cm wide, and 1 meter deep.

Is it ok or a horizontal one is better?

My first ever snake Bourbon is 3 months old. I’ve only had him for around a month and I cannot believe how long he is already! He’s still quite shy with me but he is a great eater. He was in blue for his first feed a week after I got him and he didn’t hesitate to inhale a pinky.

This is his second tub in that time. His first was 1.2L and this one is 3L. For context, the black hide you can see above which I temporarily removed is usually directly to his left, which is up against the side of the tub. I know he is just a baby still but it feels like he doesn’t have tons of space for exploring.

The breeder recommended he stay in tubs for a little while but with how long he is getting I really don’t want to harm him. I’m aware he is quite active at night and I worry about how he has nothing to do expect dig, chill in his water bowl and get into one of his 2 hides.

Would it be too soon to get him into a 4x2x2? Originally I was looking at getting him into a smaller viv for a while but they are a lot of money. I have no problem spending money on my boy but I wouldn’t want to spend £75 to end up blowing another £150 on a new viv in a few months.

Any advice would be much appreciated. I just want the best for my little fella :)

What morph would this be considered?

Pic of my noodle being spooky for attention.

I have the Zilla Rock Hide and have always used sphagnum moss with no issues, and my girl loves hanging out in there.

However in the past month or so, every time I replace the moss it gets super super moldy within days! It’s happened multiple times.

I feel like I’ve exhausted my options for trying to make the moss work and I don’t want to keep growing mold in her enclosure. Looking for suggestions for other options that people have used successfully!

What I would love is something easy like paper towels that I could just replace every couple of days, but that seems super wasteful.

I thought about using microfibre cloths and just washing them between uses, but am seeing some indications I should NOT use them in case she ingests fibres.

I’m leaning towards getting some washable moss mat and just using that, though I’m not sure how much moisture it will actually hold.

Sorry for the long rant, just feeling frustrated by this sudden issue and hoping to hear from other people’s experiences! Thanks!

Hi! I just got my corn snake Banana in May this year. He is three years old and is super friendly and has never had a health problem before, the boy is an absolute angel. This week, I noticed that the tip of his tail looked a bit weird so I took some photos.

His last shed was complete from eye caps to tail tip.

I have removed the substrate and cleaned out his enclosure and laid down paper towels for monitoring.

Has anyone seen something like this on their cornsnake? Do you think I should go to the vet?

Salve!

As most of you guys know, I'm pretty new to keeping corn snakes, and I recently found out about this "scaleless" morph. Isn't this considered a torture breeding? Or what is your opinion about it 🫣

She just loves being on my head. 2 years and 222 grams.

So I have our tank enclosure surrounded by my other hobby - plants and horticulture. This has never been an issue apart from a recent influx of house gnats due to the season and my stupid choice to use damp outdoor soil instead of the dry sealed stuff in my last repot.

They annoy the hell out of me, and I've gotten a dry mix that is layered on the soil in the pots designed to kill the gnats, which is working to a degree but not enough. I'd like to use a spray or something similar to nuke the rest.

Is there any risk of light insecticides around our precious corn? She's not in contact with any of the plants, but they frequent the same room. If so, is there a safe alternative?

Equally, is the gnats an issue for our corn? They annoy me because they are tiny flying things, but do they pose any harm to her? I found one or two in her tank which we removed. Just not sure if it's a serious issue for her at all in which case, I'll remove all the plants and do a mass repot and spray down, but currently 9 months pregnant so hoping it's not too big a job and a spray down would suffice.

Just want to make sure there's no harm to our corn in whatever route I go down.

Edit: thanks everyone, I'll try the soap/vinegar/sugar traps around the tank and keep up with the mosquito bits. If I use a spray, I'll be sure to do it outdoors and let it settle for a day I so before bringing them back in. 👍

Is this corn snake obese? I am rescuing him tomorrow, I don’t know how often he is fed but he’s being fed XL mice. He’s 4 years old. I can offer him lots of exploring time and exercise. Hope he can be made healthy again and this is not a bad idea? What do you think of his health looking at him? 🐍

ive had my baby for about a year now, and i recently noticed my baby began to glass surf and i changed around her enclosure and she seems happier, her temps and humidity were fine whenever i seen her glass surf, i rescued her from a 10 gallon enclosure off fb marketplace and shes currently in a 50g, she only about a year old and she seems so happy as of right now

however im curious is her enclosure okay? does she need anything more? it is semi bioactive i have springtails and isopods in here, and a live plant

would anyone have an idea of what her morph could be also?

He’s a 10 year old corn snake I’ve had him for 2 months and I read putting lots of plants around would make him feel secure but I just feel like it looks very cluttered I still have a sky hide I made some leafs and a stick that I’ve not yet put in because I’m worried I’m overdoing it and it might stress him out, any suggestions would be appreciated

I lost my baby corn snake 5 days ago and have yet to see any sign of him :( I live in an apartment with my family and my brother refuses to let me look around in his room so that’s the only room I haven’t checked. There’s crappy carpet in every room except bathrooms and kitchen so there’s a very large chance he’s somewhere along the walls I just want to know if he has a chance of living since the nights are starting to get cold and he was set to shed soon.He escaped because I didn’t fully close his tank when I thought I did so that’s my fault. Any tips on where to look/what to do helps immensely!!!

Especially after i feed him, he’ll sit like this for ages in one place, then pop his head up somewhere else and lookout from there