I’m Holly Friedland, program director of the Midatlantic Reptile show. And we’re going to talk
about how to care for a corn snake. Today, we’re gonna talk about how to decide if a corn snake
is a right pet for you, how to set up your enclosure for your corn snake, temperature and lighting
for your corn snake, choosing a corn snake that’s right for you, handling your corn snake,
feeding your snake, and how to troubleshoot problems with your corn snake. The tools that we’re
going to need today are an aquarium and a lid, cage clips that help keep the snake secure in the
cage, tongs for feeding, a snake hook, a plastic container with a hole cut in it for humidity box, a
log for the snake to hide and feel secure, a heating pad, a light, and a water bowl. And we’ll need
moss, and some aspen bedding. You are handling a wild animal and you wanna keep safe, one
thing that you should do is always wash your hands or use hand sanitizer after you handle any
reptile to avoid getting salmonella. All reptiles can carry salmonella. You wanna make sure that
your hands are clean before you start dealing with your snake and you don’t wanna smell like
rodent, if you defrosted a rodent. And always use tongs when you’re feeding your snake. I’m the
program director of the Midatlantic Reptile show and I’ve been involved with the show for the
past 12 years and I’ve run the Morris Reptile and Amphibian Rescue and I’ve been doing that for
about 10 years. So let’s get started. the first thing we’re gonna do is decide if a corn snake is the
right pet for you.
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