| The corn snake is one of the most popular and most | | | | snake enclosure. The three things that you need to |
| available types of pet snake in the reptile market | | | | consider is substrate, heating, and water. They are |
| today. Along with garter snakes, they are one of | | | | the minimum essentials that are required to have a |
| most common types of snakes that a new pet | | | | healthy habitat. You can add other items to the cage |
| owner will choose. They are relatively small, not often | | | | such as branches to climb on or places for your |
| growing larger than five feet in length, and their | | | | snake to hide. |
| attractive vibrant colors are wonderful to look at. If | | | | With substrates you will want to make sure you get |
| you are thinking of raising a corn snake, there are | | | | the correct kind. Some of them are harmful to your |
| some basics that you should familiarize yourself with | | | | snakes respiration while others can dry out it's skin. |
| before jumping on in. | | | | Choosing the right bedding for your snake is very |
| You will need to make sure that you provide the | | | | important. |
| right environment for your new pet. The first step is | | | | In regards to heating, a snake must have some sort |
| picking the right enclosure. You will most likely change | | | | of heat source to warm up. They are cold blooded, |
| to larger and larger tanks as your snake grows to a | | | | and when they start to get cold they seek out a |
| full adult in three to four years. Your first snake cage | | | | heat source to regulate their heat. This can be done |
| can be relatively small, a regular ten gallon aquarium | | | | with proper lighting, heating pads, or heat rocks. |
| usually works, however some people will even use | | | | Some of them are better choices than others, and |
| plastic storage containers with air holes poked in the | | | | using the wrong method can burn your snake. |
| side as their first cage for a baby corn snake. | | | | The last major item you need for your new snake is |
| As your snake grows into an adult, they will be more | | | | a water source. The snake needs a source of water |
| comfortable with a larger 20 gallon long tank. Make | | | | to drink as well as bath in. This can be a messy |
| sure that you will have space available for this larger | | | | option that can spill all over if you don't have it |
| snake tank in the future as it can take up a lot of | | | | secured properly. Implementing few easy tricks will |
| space. | | | | usually keep this from happening. |
| You will need to learn the proper way to set up your | | | | |