| Aquarium tanks can be used for keeping snakes | | | | choice is aspen wood shavings. The snake might |
| under 6 feet requiring a swimming pool or humidity. A | | | | burrow in it, it's very easy to clean and it even helps |
| screen top for ventilation for arid or desert snakes | | | | the snake shed by allowing it to rub against it. |
| and a partially covered screen top raise the humidity | | | | Be sure your corn snake has proper cage |
| for rainforest snakes. Viewing is unrestricted and the | | | | temperatures to help it digest its meal (and for |
| tank can be easily cleaned. It will not get scratched | | | | general health reasons). Stress and improper cage |
| and temperatures are easy to maintain. | | | | temperatures are two of the most common reasons |
| When keeping any snake as a pet, you generally | | | | that corn snakes refuse to eat in captivity. A snake |
| want to be able to view the snake from the outside | | | | with a proper environment is more likely to eat on a |
| of its enclosure, in the most natural surroundings you | | | | regular basis. |
| can offer. This will be more aesthetically pleasing and | | | | Another way to avoid bites is to choose a pet snake |
| also aid in the general condition of the snake. If the | | | | that has a reputation for being docile and reluctant to |
| snake likes its surroundings, it will have a better | | | | strike. Corn snakes fit into this category, as do ball |
| feeding response and generally grow quicker. | | | | pythons. That's why those two species are among |
| When keeping any snake as a pet, you generally | | | | the most popular snakes in the hobby. |
| want to be able to view the snake from the outside | | | | Ideally, the pet snake that you bring home should |
| of its enclosure, in the most natural surroundings you | | | | have been captive bred. If you snag a snake from |
| can offer. This will be more aesthetically pleasing and | | | | the wild, it has two distinct drawbacks. First, the |
| also aid in the general condition of the snake. If the | | | | snake will be decidedly unhappy because it is used to |
| snake likes its surroundings, it will have a better | | | | running free and wild. Second, the snake is more likely |
| feeding response and generally grow quicker. | | | | to be aggressive because it is not used to human |
| However, look at the consistency of your findings | | | | handling. Obviously, this will result in a poor experience |
| and excessively dirty surroundings. Overcrowding in | | | | for both you and your snake. |
| tanks should be avoided, and if any dead animals are | | | | There are several snakes species may be considered |
| found in nearby enclosures, stay away from | | | | as pets but the most common are garter snakes and |
| purchasing the animal. Make sure you are buying | | | | pythons. For first-time owners that are inexperience |
| captive bred stock; wild caught snakes can harbour all | | | | with snakes, corn snakes, king snakes, and ball |
| sorts of problems and should be avoided by | | | | pythons are, in fact, most suitable as these are |
| beginners. | | | | gentle and meeting their diet and environmental |
| At the bottom of the tank you need substrate. You | | | | needs is not as difficult as for some other species. |
| could use newspaper or plain paper, but a better | | | | Read about corn snake feeding. |