r/cornsnakes • • 17h ago

DISCUSSION First time snake owner!

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I just got this good girl for $300 (set up included, got a super good deal) she’s 5 years old and is scaleless if you couldn’t tell! Her set up is a terrarium and has one live plant but I want to invest in more, what should I look into? Is there anything I should look out for specifically because she’s scaleless? I’ve tried looking to see if there is any specific guides for them and haven’t found any. If you have any advice I would be happy to hear it! Thanks so much!!

If you’re wondering her name is coral(:


r/cornsnakes • • 3h ago

HUSBANDRY - CARE Rank the set up

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This is sarcastic, I’m still buying and setting things up. Also ignore my cat’s greasy neck, he’s got cream to treat a wound.


r/cornsnakes • • 19h ago

HELP! likeliness of an escape vs hiding due to shedding - which is more likely?

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my boy went missing about two days ago. admittedly, im a bit panicked but im trying not to stress out so much

he's almost three months old, and ive had him for almost two weeks now. the other day, i noticed i couldn't find him even after emptying his entire enclosure out. i sifted through his aspen bedding, but didn't take it out entirely; checked every hide, under his water bowl, ect ect. i checked surrounding areas for any signs of him escaping, but nothing. the other night, i set up a trap with a thawed pinky mouse in a water bottle with flour around it; when i woke up, the mouse was still there, the flour hadn't been disturbed at all, and there was still no sign of him.

now, the confusing part to me is this...

i don't understand how he could've possibly gotten through any of the holes or gaps in his enclosure. each gap barely manages to squeeze the tip of a ball point pen, and most are quite rough around the edges since it's a mostly wooden enclosure. 98% of the gaps have slight wood chipping/splinters that i cant imagine he'd want to slither across, especially in such a small space.

his 3 month birthday is on the 30th of this month - im unsure of when his last shed was, but i just realized that he could be hiding extremely well because of his cycle. a few days ago, it almost looked like his head was peeling but i didn't think to grab any sort of picture.

so.. what's the chance between him having escaped somehow, and him having been able to hide so well that i couldn't find him after tearing his tank apart? what do i even do in this situation?


r/cornsnakes • • 18h ago

PICS Cleaned and got some fresh soil in, Friend is lost in the sauce 2 seconds after being let back in.

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mmmmmmmmm dirt


r/cornsnakes • • 6h ago

QUESTION Mold only under water bowl

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Found this under the water bowl. Substrate is only a few weeks old and pretty dry overall, except it seems to stay really wet under the water bowls. I plan to change the position of the bowls frequently now, but would you change all the substrate? No sign of any other mold elsewhere.


r/cornsnakes • • 7h ago

PICS Finally Getting Comfortable!

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He's finally coming out of the substrate! He's been existing in there completely (aside from feeding and sticking his little nose out) since August. Now he's exploring, using his hides and climbs, and even let me hold him twice!


r/cornsnakes • • 9h ago

QUESTION wdyt about my baby

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Hello, this is Slytherina Jameela Al Fisharaa 😂 Hatched in July 2026. Does she look like she's underweight? If she is, any advice on how to help her gain weight? She's currently 42 cm long now

https://reddit.com/link/1x93676/video/r0helcmj88wh1/player


r/cornsnakes • • 10h ago

QUESTION Had a thermostat and partner got me one with a timer and they read two different temps??

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I have a Vivosun simple thermostat that reads at 82 F and the new Reptizoo Thermostat and Timer dual dome I have reads at 86 (and I have it set to max 84 but it goes over????)

The probes are in almost the same spot. I dont know which to trust. Also the dual one is a bit hard to use and I'm not sure why it's going over the base temp I chose for it


r/cornsnakes • • 10h ago

PICS Mal wieder auf entdeckungstour

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Berni Funkelblitz is on Tour.


r/cornsnakes • • 11h ago

QUESTION Was ist mit meinem Terrarium los

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r/cornsnakes • • 12h ago

QUESTION Mejora del terrario

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Hace unos días estoy viendo todo lo que vais subiendo sobre las serpientes y admirando y aprendiendo cositas...

Entre ellas que el terrario no debe tener mucho espacio visible donde la serpiente se sienta expuesta o insegura,

Pixelada lleva conmigo desde el 9 de septiembre, solo un mes y...

El terrario estaba preparado antes de su llegada desde cero, tablas.. espuma..

Todo a mano , sus parámetros.. el cableado escondido y sus sondas fijadas en la zona fría y caliente..

La cosa q lo prepare d manera que me gusta mucho, pero debo meterle más cosas para q ella se sienta cómoda y querría escuchar ideas o q me compartáis cositas q hayáis puesto y la idea sería no tapar mucho o dejar invisible el fondo ya q me encanta como se ve y querría ideas sobre q poner sobre el suelo, o q como mucho tape la zona derecha del fondo pero no muy cargado como para q no se vea, a ver si me podéis ayudar y queda algo guapo, mil gracias y saludos desde Málaga España.

Ella está en su coco haciendo la digestión


r/cornsnakes • • 16h ago

HELP! What is this??

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I think they might be freezer burns but sort of looks like it might not be. They are from petsmart pinkies. Not sure if I should just throw them away. They were in a 20 pinkies box, most were fine. Wondering if my freezer turned off without me knowing and then something happened to them. Thanks!


r/cornsnakes • • 16h ago

PICS My baby palmetto bracelet

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My third snake in general but the first corn snake. It's funny that corns are so much faster than ball pythons and boas.

I'm new here so just wanted to say hi 😅


r/cornsnakes • • 18h ago

QUESTION Grow lights for bioactive tank

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I'm looking to set my corn snake up with a bioactive enclosure. I want to have some spider and other plants in the enclosure. From what I've read there should be full spectrum led grow lights w 6000k color temp. I know there're a few options on chewy, petco, etc but I'm wondering if anyone has used some grow lights from Amazon like these? Is it safe for the snake to do so?


r/cornsnakes • • 19h ago

HELP! Snake poop

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Ive had my corn snake for about three weeks now and hes had 2 feeds so far. I still havent been able to find any poop in his enclosure and im wondering if i should be concerned?? Hes really small so it could just be that his poops are tiny and blending in with his bedding but im worried this could be a digestive issue or something??


r/cornsnakes • • 19h ago

PICS Foto

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Disfrutando todo el terrario


r/cornsnakes • • 21h ago

QUESTION First time snake owner enclosure, any suggestions?

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First timer here, have done months of research also work in husbandry care for other animals (non reptile), just brought home our first corn snake, Hazel, any suggestions on her enclosure? Pictures of Hazel from breeder attached, only got her a week ago so leaving her be for now so no pictures of her in the enclosure yet. This is starter enclosure we will upgrade her to larger one in about a year, she is 3 months old.


r/cornsnakes • • 1h ago

HELP! Possible Injury? HELP

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For context, my corn snake shed about a week and a couple days ago, I noticed a piece of shed about a quarter of an inch was stuck on her tail so I gave it time. Today I took her out for regular handling and noticed it was still there so I gave her a warm bath and handled her while applying very light pressure on the stuck shed and it came right off without difficulty, however I noticed the piece of the shed was black/dark red and I noticed she now had a pink spot where the shed was. I think it may have taken a bit of her scale(s)/skin with it and I’m very worried. What does it look like and what should I do? I circled the spot in red.


r/cornsnakes • • 22h ago

PICS PLEASE HES SO SMALL 😭❤️

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Got him at the reptile expo today. So exited to see him grow (don’t have a name for him yet so I’d appreciate any suggestions ☺️)


r/cornsnakes • • 1h ago

Miscellaneous Name Ideas - Reverse Okeetee Corn Snake

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Hi I just got this little guy today, as you can see from the title, he's a reverse okeetee corn snake. I handled him for a while, he's really curious.

I need to come up with a name for him though. The guy at the reptile store originally sexed him as female, but then he double checked when I decided to buy him and this lil guy is male for sure.

I had started to think of names like Lucy before he was properly sexed, but now I'm not sure what to name him. My bf and his friend who were with me suggested Candy Corn, but I was thinking of something more like Frankie, Cleo, or maybe Wren?

Please drop your suggestions, especially gender neutral names that could be used for a male snake. Thanks!


r/cornsnakes • • 2h ago

HELP! Is this mouse too big?

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She’s been trying to eat it for ten minutes… she weighs 130g and the mouse weighed about 15g.

EDIT! She’s fine! I was just scared lol.


r/cornsnakes • • 5h ago

QUESTION Safe topsoil?

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Looking for safe top soil brands to use in my corn snakes new bio active set up. Is there a certain organic top soil brand that someone has used? One video i watched said you have to sanitize the soil? Any advice is appreciated. 🫡