Q. I want to buy a baby cornsnake how much would they be what all do I need to take care of it??
Answer
Baby cornsnakes can be kept in a 10 gallon tank (adults should be kept in a MINIMUM of a 20 gallon). Make sure that the tank has a screen lid, and that you have clamps to keep the lid closed (clamps are roughly $3 at a pet store). There should be no spaces between the lid and the tank. Cornsnakes are escape artists, especially as babies. If they can get their head through a hole, they can get their whole body through, and once they're gone it's not always easy to find them.
You're going to need some form of substrate. For a new corn I'd recommend using blank newspaper or paper towels so that you can easily see poop and see if anything looks wrong with it. If you want to use woodchips, go with aspen. It's slightly more expensive than the other wood substrates but is the best. Avoid cedar!! Cedar can be toxic to your snake. Pine shavings can also cause respiratory illnesses. Cornsnakes are burrowers and often will bury themselves under whatever substrate you choose. I use carefresh and have had no problems with it.
You're going to need at least two hides. This can be anything from an expensive, fancy ceramic hide purchased at a store, or it can be as simple as a cardboard box with an exit/entrance hole cut into it. A hide should be placed on both sides of the tank - one on the cool side, one on the warm side. This allows the snake to thermoregulate (basically go to wherever temperature they want) and feel safe.
Cornsnakes will need a water source. What I do is buy small plastic cat food/water dishes with a hollow base. This can also double as a hide - the snake can drink water from the bowl and there is a space in the hollow underside for the snake to hide out.
Heat is important. You can use undertank heaters (UTHs), or heat lamps. The inmportant thing is that the warm side of the cage is roughly 80-90 degrees, and the cool side of the tank is around 75.
You'll want to have some food ready, if you plan on feeding frozen mice. As a baby you're going to want to buy 'pinky' mice for the snake. Never feed a snake in it's cage - a good plan is to put the snake in a paper bag with the mouse and let them be for a while. If you feed the snake in it's cage, it may come to associate your hand with food, and that's a good way to get bitten. Feeding live mice to a snake is tricky, as if the snake isn't hungry and doesn't eat the mouse, the live mouse can seriously damage or even kill your snake. If you decide to feed live, supervise the feeding AT ALL TIMES.
The price of the cornsnake itself varies. There are several different morphs of cornsnake. The price will depend on how rare or new the morph is. You can get a baby snake directly from a breeder (popular corn breeder sites are listed below) and the snake is usually guaranteed to be healthy and eating, and you will know exactly what you are getting (lineage, plus you will know what the snake is het for if you plan on breeding in the future). You might get a lower price at a pet store, but there is usually a smaller selection of morphs and sometimes the snakes aren't healthy, or they're not eating properly, etc.
When you're selecting your baby (if you go to a pet store) you should check for good muscle tone, check to see if the snake looks alert and flicking it's tongue. Check the mouth area - if there are bubbles or liquid etc around the lips, the snake is sick. Check the vent and make sure it's clear of fecal matter.
I've owned 5 cornsnakes. Four of them were sweethearts from the moment I got them, but my amelanistic corn was prone to striking and trying to hurry away whenever held. She's just now growing out of this at a year old, but cornsnakes are docile in general and if you handle them often they will tame down quickly and you shouldn't have any problems.
Breeders
http://cornsnake.net/ Don Soderberg
http://www.cornutopia.com/ Kathy Love
Good luck with your snake, if you decide to get one. They're amazing pets. :D
Baby cornsnakes can be kept in a 10 gallon tank (adults should be kept in a MINIMUM of a 20 gallon). Make sure that the tank has a screen lid, and that you have clamps to keep the lid closed (clamps are roughly $3 at a pet store). There should be no spaces between the lid and the tank. Cornsnakes are escape artists, especially as babies. If they can get their head through a hole, they can get their whole body through, and once they're gone it's not always easy to find them.
You're going to need some form of substrate. For a new corn I'd recommend using blank newspaper or paper towels so that you can easily see poop and see if anything looks wrong with it. If you want to use woodchips, go with aspen. It's slightly more expensive than the other wood substrates but is the best. Avoid cedar!! Cedar can be toxic to your snake. Pine shavings can also cause respiratory illnesses. Cornsnakes are burrowers and often will bury themselves under whatever substrate you choose. I use carefresh and have had no problems with it.
You're going to need at least two hides. This can be anything from an expensive, fancy ceramic hide purchased at a store, or it can be as simple as a cardboard box with an exit/entrance hole cut into it. A hide should be placed on both sides of the tank - one on the cool side, one on the warm side. This allows the snake to thermoregulate (basically go to wherever temperature they want) and feel safe.
Cornsnakes will need a water source. What I do is buy small plastic cat food/water dishes with a hollow base. This can also double as a hide - the snake can drink water from the bowl and there is a space in the hollow underside for the snake to hide out.
Heat is important. You can use undertank heaters (UTHs), or heat lamps. The inmportant thing is that the warm side of the cage is roughly 80-90 degrees, and the cool side of the tank is around 75.
You'll want to have some food ready, if you plan on feeding frozen mice. As a baby you're going to want to buy 'pinky' mice for the snake. Never feed a snake in it's cage - a good plan is to put the snake in a paper bag with the mouse and let them be for a while. If you feed the snake in it's cage, it may come to associate your hand with food, and that's a good way to get bitten. Feeding live mice to a snake is tricky, as if the snake isn't hungry and doesn't eat the mouse, the live mouse can seriously damage or even kill your snake. If you decide to feed live, supervise the feeding AT ALL TIMES.
The price of the cornsnake itself varies. There are several different morphs of cornsnake. The price will depend on how rare or new the morph is. You can get a baby snake directly from a breeder (popular corn breeder sites are listed below) and the snake is usually guaranteed to be healthy and eating, and you will know exactly what you are getting (lineage, plus you will know what the snake is het for if you plan on breeding in the future). You might get a lower price at a pet store, but there is usually a smaller selection of morphs and sometimes the snakes aren't healthy, or they're not eating properly, etc.
When you're selecting your baby (if you go to a pet store) you should check for good muscle tone, check to see if the snake looks alert and flicking it's tongue. Check the mouth area - if there are bubbles or liquid etc around the lips, the snake is sick. Check the vent and make sure it's clear of fecal matter.
I've owned 5 cornsnakes. Four of them were sweethearts from the moment I got them, but my amelanistic corn was prone to striking and trying to hurry away whenever held. She's just now growing out of this at a year old, but cornsnakes are docile in general and if you handle them often they will tame down quickly and you shouldn't have any problems.
Breeders
http://cornsnake.net/ Don Soderberg
http://www.cornutopia.com/ Kathy Love
Good luck with your snake, if you decide to get one. They're amazing pets. :D
Songs with the words Baby love?
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I need to make a CD with any songs that say "baby love" in it. Can you leave me any song titles with their artist? THANKS :)
Answer
That's easy, there's the song by the Supremes called "Baby Love" and you have one by Peter Frampton called "Baby I Love Your Way"
There is Nicole Scherzinger's "Baby Love" song. Also there is a song by a artist named Regina also called "Baby Love"
In addition there are these:
2Much - "Baby Love"
Joan Osborne - "Baby Love"
Tim Curry - "Baby Love"
N-Tyce - "Baby Love"
Martha Wainwright - "Baby Love"
Kate Nash - "Baby Love"
Icewater - "Baby Love Me"
Youko Ishida - "Sugar Baby Love"
That's easy, there's the song by the Supremes called "Baby Love" and you have one by Peter Frampton called "Baby I Love Your Way"
There is Nicole Scherzinger's "Baby Love" song. Also there is a song by a artist named Regina also called "Baby Love"
In addition there are these:
2Much - "Baby Love"
Joan Osborne - "Baby Love"
Tim Curry - "Baby Love"
N-Tyce - "Baby Love"
Martha Wainwright - "Baby Love"
Kate Nash - "Baby Love"
Icewater - "Baby Love Me"
Youko Ishida - "Sugar Baby Love"
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