Saturday, May 22, 2010

Corn snake habitat?

what plant can i put in a corn snakes cage or fake and how would you stirlize a stick you found outside and can corns get an illeness from it being too humid
Answers:
I put live plants in all my cages. I think it's healthier for them to have live stuff than a sterile cage all the time. I use pothos plants. It's important that they are repotted in clean dirt that has no pesticides or fertilizers and that you wash the leaves well to remove any pesticide sprays. I usually wash any branches I get from outdoors in a water and bleach mixture and then I either microwave them while wet (if they'll fit) or bake them in the oven for a while. You can also use silk plants if you want. I use those also. Wash before placing in the tank.
Excessive humidity can cause blister disease and respiratory infections.
to steralise a stick you find out side, fill your bath with water and submerge the stick under water for around a hour, then place your oven on, at around about 120-140 and then place the wet stick in the oven. the temperatures in teh oven and the steam coming from the wet stick will kill anything that is on or in it :)
i do this will all mine and have no problems with mites etc.
and yes. a cornsnake can have problems with too high humidity, scale rot being one of them. a corn snake only needs around 40-55% humidity. even less would be fine, but idealy no more than 55
the plant of intercourse .
*It says here never put real plants in their cages, here are some good sites
http://www.icon.co.za/~mvdmerwe/care.htm...
http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/snake,%2...
http://members.aol.com/kathandcam/hawkhe...
http://ecoterrariumsupply.com/corn-snake...

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