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Holli Friedland

Reptile Rescue Coordinator, Mid-Atlantic Reptile Show (MARS)

www.reptileinfo.com

410-580-0250

holli@reptileinfo.com

I have owned reptiles, and lots of other pets, for many years. I got my first turtle when I was in elementary school. As a child I was deathly afraid of snakes, but that all changed about 15 years ago. Now I run the Mid-Atlantic Reptile Show (MARS) and the MARS Reptile & Amphibian Rescue.

How to Trouble Shoot Problems with your Corn Snake

Reptile expert Holli Friedland demonstrates how to trouble shoot problems with a corn snake.

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Holli Friedland: I am Holli Friedland, Program Director of the Mid-Atlantic Reptile Show and this is how to care for a Corn Snake. This segment, we are troubleshooting corn snake problems. One of the biggest problems with snakes is that they won't eat or they are 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 going to shed and it doesn't want to eat.

Also sometimes during breeding season they only have one thing on their mind and it's not food. Another problem which this snake has is when they don't shed in one piece. We have 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 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 pillowcase which is what we are going to do and leave them in that pillowcase and the water should be lukewarm. You put them in the wet pillowcase 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 pillowcase and that helps them shed.

Also, sometimes snakes get problems like respiratory infections where they are 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 going to 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 learned something about corn snakes today.

Well Done by ceratog at 12/25/09 11:41PM Flag

Great videos! Very concise and informative. Thank you for taking the time to record and upload them.

love it by Rocman at 09/12/09 04:02AM Flag

you are a nice woman that can realy bring out information to other who need your snake help

pleasee replyy by pigdog at 07/28/09 08:15PM Flag

i am trying to convince my parents to buy me a baby corn snake and at the moment i think it could be working..my mum hates snakes and i love them so what type of cornsnake do you think i should get?also when the corn snakes have just eaten and you cant pick them up how long afterwards would it be until i could pick it up again?please reply!by the way your vidios are extremely good..and if i do get a corn snake i will but it from you so what shop is it?your vidio's to

my little brother has a corn snake by PED at 05/09/09 02:35PM Flag

thease videose area great sourse of information and i loved watching them now my little brother charlie will no a lot about what to do for his 4 year old corn snake. his corn snake is called chaz thannk you very much for this information bye

Wonderful by rubysnake at 05/07/09 10:32PM Flag

Thanks so much for this user friendly informative video series. I just bought my 7 year old son a baby corn snake and we both sat and watched the videos together. He just soaks up this stuff! Thanks!

Corn Snake Information Video by harvard at 04/19/09 12:23AM Flag

I am currently in the process of purchasing my first corn snake. Informative VIDEO. Thanks.

Corn Snakes by mmutch at 03/23/09 02:09AM Flag

An excellent presentation. Could you tell me if it is alright to put my Corn Snake in a largr cage at night as I only have acage 30X12X18for the daytime. The night cage is in a different room and is 36X18X12. This cage doesn't have room in my kitchen like the smaller cage????

Great informational videos by Kflsunshine at 02/15/09 11:50PM Flag

Just wanted to say thank you for the excellent educational videos on corn snakes. I was very happy with what I learned from watching them. I have owned snakes in the past and thought that I was going to be bored by them, however, that was not the case. This was the nicest professional snake handling and care site that I have seen. Great job!

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