Creating a Habitat for Corn Snakes: Part 3

Video Transcript

"Hi I’m Debbie McCanna on behalf of Expert Village.com we are talking in this clip on the care and maintenance of corn snakes, specifically today with regard to habitat maintenance. Once your snake’s habitat is set up, it is very easy to maintain. One of the perks of having a corn snake. The habitat itself should be misted daily. The mister can be store bought mister or it can be a recycled hair spray bottle or some other bottle provided that it has been thoroughly cleaned in hot water. The mister apparatus itself sprayed out with hot water and left to dry for several days. You want to mist your snake with a non-chlorinated water or bottled water or distilled water. Distilled water is nice to mist with because it will not leave a water residue of spots on the glass from hard water. If your snake eliminates in their cage which they will do within 2 to 3 days upon eating, you want to get those out as soon as possible. You can use an old cup, small margarine tube, and a scoop from a laundry soap bucket that has been cleaned and use that to just gently scoop out the bark around where the animal has messed as well as all the remains of the undigested portion of its feeding. Any types of materials you have in your aquarium need to be able to come out and be washed in the event that elimination occurs on them. As I mentioned before, anytime your snake actually eliminates in their water bowl it is important to take care of that immediately. Sterilize the water bowl, rinse it thoroughly and refill it with non-chlorinated water about half way full. Other than that about every 2 weeks you want to completely dismantle the aquarium. Use a 3 percent bleach solution or a preparation of disinfectant and deodorizer to help eliminate all harmful bacteria. Completely refresh the substrate with fresh substrate and wash down all of the decorative items in your aquarium. That is all that is necessary to maintain a healthy habitat for your snake. "