funny this came up because i just was looking at a book in a store and it showed some wild corns and they didnt look like the okee at all.i forget wher they were from.much darker though,still an orange but more brown.ill see if i can find it again.
Ball or Corn??? I can't decide...
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this one is wild caught in miami so i guess they do get the brightness,the other pic i just thought was interesting.
I've had both and personally I prefer corns. They're just more active and interactive.
Yeah 20L is definately, DEFINATELY not big enough for an adult ball python. (Nor a corn IMO really)
Another thing with the corns is there are TONS of color morphs. They can get expensive as far as corns go but still a lot cheaper than morphs in most other snakes.
Yeah 20L is definately, DEFINATELY not big enough for an adult ball python. (Nor a corn IMO really)
Another thing with the corns is there are TONS of color morphs. They can get expensive as far as corns go but still a lot cheaper than morphs in most other snakes.
ShadowBass;1262605; said:
I joined a corn snake forum and was browsing some threads with their setups. A lot of people keep them in rack systems in sterilite tubs. After the plants, hides, water bowl etc.. are added, my 20g L looks like it has more open space.
it seems having a place to hide and feel secure is more important than tons of roaming space as far as the enclosure goes. My guess is that this is due to the snakes being taken out for 'exercise' frequently.
Thanks for posting those pics Jason, those head patterns are coool!
I just prefer a large enclosure. It's more pleasing to me asthetically and the snakes seem to show more interesting behaviors with more space. My corn got to around 5 ft long and I had him for 10 yrs, I think he would have looked really cramped in a 20L. My snakes did always have a very secure and warm place to hide within their enclosure where they could choose to use it or to not use it, so I do agree that a nice safe place is most important.
This is of course just my preference. I never bred any of my snakes though I kept several, so I always found more pleasure watching them crawl around in their enclosure than just sitting in a little box. Our breeder kept most of his snakes in a rack system in smaller enclosures and all were very healthy and well cared for.
Who knows, after you keep snakes for awhile you may develop your own preference and decide to either upgrade your enclosure or keep it the same. Anyone that keeps reptiles ends up deciding that they don't like some of the info they found as beginners and some of it is just fine.
A lot of people would probably think some of my husbandry is outdated, but then again I had snakes for many years that were very healthy so it's all up to personal experience rather than just reading some information.
This is of course just my preference. I never bred any of my snakes though I kept several, so I always found more pleasure watching them crawl around in their enclosure than just sitting in a little box. Our breeder kept most of his snakes in a rack system in smaller enclosures and all were very healthy and well cared for.
Who knows, after you keep snakes for awhile you may develop your own preference and decide to either upgrade your enclosure or keep it the same. Anyone that keeps reptiles ends up deciding that they don't like some of the info they found as beginners and some of it is just fine.
A lot of people would probably think some of my husbandry is outdated, but then again I had snakes for many years that were very healthy so it's all up to personal experience rather than just reading some information.
