Spider owners tips, feed videos and BS

I've read and heard they're really hearty and easy to take care of.

I've been wanting another snake; post pics when you get yours.

 

I've been on about 3 or 4 care guides for them. The only thing I'm fuzzy on is if they need uv lighting or not

 

They don't require UV.

 

PM me if you want. I use to breed a lot of reptiles and worked at a large scale reptile breeder when I was younger. The pueblan and nelson's milksnakes were my favorites out of the milks.

 

Meet Jonathan Davis the corn snake. Very docile. daughter loves it. Only thing I see is the last inch of tail has the previous shed still stuck. Will this harm the snake? Or is it harmless?

 

Snake is fine. You can use a damp cloth and soak him/her at the end that needs love tell it comes of easily with a simple rubbing motion. Dont force pull it off.
I use the tub for my ball because she is at 5ft
It happens if there is not enough moisture not a big deal

Beautiful snake!!

 

Thanks, got it off last night using that same method. Hes been super chill, even with me messing with the stuck shed. No agression.

 

Mr Davis grown at all?

 

Weve not had a shed yet since getting him. But I believe he had shed recently when we got him. Hes eating well, and seems to enjoy his exploration time when we take him out of his enclosure

 

Excellent!!

 

Rehoming day for gwen. She was very difficult to get from old to new.. she was too busy eating a super worm to be bothered to move. Haha.

 

Very nice!!

 

Any shedding?

 

Nothing yet from the snake. Hes feeding well. Not really sure how long it should be in between sheds

 

No intervals
As he grows into the skin he will shed as needed
Nothing to rush by any means

Only thing is to feed it more often, it will grow more. But not recommend. Because sometimes "force feeding can occurs"

 

We are feeding one weekly. 2 pinkies to use up the supply he came with, then I'll switch to one fuzzy per week. As they age you feed less frequently correct?

 

Generally, no. If they're willing to eat 1x a week stick with that for life. However, certain individuals will not want to eat that frequently as they get older, but you let them decide that.

Can they survive eating less frequently when older, yes. Even if that is the owners decision, yes (e.g. snake would eat 1x a week but owner feeds 1x a month). They evolved to be able to do so in the wild.

I always fed 1x a week for 95% of the hundreds of snakes I use to work with. Maybe 5% of the older ones I'd offer food periodically till they showed interest (they'd eat every 2 weeks, 1 month, 2 months, etc ... finicky older ones).

They won't eat when going into shed but besides that if not eating as long as the temp gradient in the cage is good and its fat bodies are full (i.e. not sucked in on top of head and along the spine), there is probably nothing to worry about.

 

Thank you, given that information I'd say hes healthy and happy

 

My ball cones out and let's me know when she is hungry.
She likes to hide 90% of the time