| Do you know what their basic needs are when it | | | | must put a water dish and a hide box inside the |
| comes to the place wherein they will stay? Taking | | | | container for them to help them shed their skin which |
| care of corn snake requires a lot of attention and | | | | is another important part of your snake's life to live |
| proper supplies. In this article about basic caging and | | | | long and healthy. |
| housing, readers will learn everything about the | | | | You should also use butcher papers which you can |
| proper needs of corn snake for their homes. This is | | | | obtain from art supply stores. These things may not |
| an informative article. | | | | be so attractive but these are very useful and |
| When you are planning to keep two corn snakes, | | | | practical if you want to keep the cage and housing |
| make sure to separate the corn snakes. You should | | | | of your corn snake always clean. Also you should |
| housed them in separate cages. When your corn | | | | provide your snake the right temperature which is |
| snake is just a hatchling, you can use deli cup size | | | | 80-85 degrees F. You should provide them this heat |
| container, a 3-gallon sweater box but make sure it is | | | | because snake cannot produce heat by themselves. |
| plastic and even a blanket sized plastic container will | | | | When providing basic caging and housing for your |
| suit adult corn snake. Any container with no abrasive | | | | snake, you can also use reptile bark inside their |
| and secure lid will do your corn snake well. There is | | | | housing and this is readily available on any pet shops. |
| no big sized container for adult corn snake. But you | | | | Right heating could also help their digestion and |
| should keep baby snake on the right size of container | | | | proper functioning of their immune system. But do |
| so it could find its food properly and to encourages it | | | | not ever use any hot rocks as a source of heating |
| to eat. | | | | for your snake. Hot rocks does not produce the right |
| Providing the right and proper basic caging and | | | | kind of heat which makes the snake curl up on it |
| housing for your snake will surely make them healthy | | | | that could certainly lead to serious burn of their skin. |
| and live long. Make sure that the hide box has also | | | | Under basic caging and housing, the temperature you |
| the right temperature. Both hot and cold will perfectly | | | | will provide will surely plays a significant role of the |
| do your corn snake well. It is better to use aspen | | | | health of your corn snake. Make sure they have an |
| wood as their bedding for substrate because | | | | access to warm water because this will be an |
| aromatic wood such as pine and cedar can cause | | | | important part for them to live long and healthy. |
| your snake some respiratory problems. You also | | | | |