I’m Holly Friedland, program director of the Midatlantic Reptile Show and this is how to care
for a corn snake. This segment, we’re troubleshooting corn snake problems. One of the biggest
problems with snakes is that they won't eat or they’re eating the wrong kind of food. So what you
can do in that case is to check your temperature, and make sure that it’s the right temperature, it
should be in the low to mid 80s, and to see if it’s getting ready to shed, if its eyes are opaque or
bluish in color then maybe it’s gonna shed and it doesn’t wanna eat. Also sometimes during
breeding season, they only have one thing on their mind and that is not food. Another problem
which this snake has is when they don’t shed in one piece, we talked about the humidity box and
if you don’t have a humidity box, you might end up with a snake that looks like this. And you
can do a couple of different things in order to help them shed, one is to put them in a container
and soak them. Another one is to just put them in a wet pillow case which is what we’re going to
do and leave him in that pillow case and the water should be kind of lukewarm. You put them in
the wet pillow case for about 15 minutes and as they move inside the pillowcase and try to get
out, they will be rubbing their skin against the fabric of the pillow case, and that helps them shed.
Also, sometimes snakes get problems like respiratory infections where they’re wheezing or
bubbles are coming out of their nose, this doesn’t usually happen with corn snakes, but it does
happen with a lot of snakes. If you do have that problem, it’s gonna require a vet visit, you
should also have an annual checkup with your animal every year just as a wellness visit and it
should be with a reputable reptile veterinarian. 15 minutes has passed and you can see all of the
shed came off of him, thank you for watching and I hope you learn something today.
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