I’m Holly Friedland, program director of the Midatlantic Reptile Show and this is how to care
for a corn snake. In this segment we’ll be talking about how to choose the right snake, corn snake
for you. And you should pick one that is healthy and active, like this one is, and you shouldn’t be
able to see the spine bone down its back, because if you do then it’s way too thin. You should
always try, whenever possible, to get your snake from either a breeder or a reptile show or even
from a rescue and that way you’re getting the reptile directly from the person who’s bred it. You
wanna ask the breeder what kind of food it’s eating, whether it’s eating live, fresh killed, or froze
and thawed food, and that way you’ll know what it’s gonna want to eat when you take it home.
Also, if the breeder, if it’s a baby snake and the breeder says that it’s never eaten, don’t buy it.
Don’t buy a corn snake from a pet store just because you feel sorry for it, especially if its
unhealthy, coz then you’re gonna end up with an unhealthy animal and the pet store is just gonna
buy more to sell. Coming up next is how to handle your corn snake.
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