Corn Snake Body Language Tips

Video Transcript

"Next thing I want to talk a little bit about is listening to your pet. You want to let your snake talk to you. I know, I know. Snakes don't talk. He can't tell you anything. But he can with his behavior and his movements. When you're watching him in his enclosure. Is he spending too much time on one side versus the other side? Is he spending too much time on the heated side and not enough time on the other side? He's telling you that he needs more heat or he needs less heat. Is he spending too much time in his water bowl? If he's in his water bowl all the time? He's telling you his cage isn't humid enough. It's too dry. He needs that moisture. He's dehydrated. If he's roving around all the time. Moving around, never resting. He's hunting, he's looking for food and it's time to feed him. If he disappears for a while. Curls up in his bedding somewhere. Maybe in a little corner away from the heat he may be getting ready to shed. Start misting him a little bit more. Give him a little bit more access to humidity. Maybe even a moist high box which is simply a piece of Tupperware with a hole cut in it stuffed with moistened moss. Someplace for him to go where he can get a little bit more humidity and help him shed. You want to leave him alone while he's shedding and not bug him too much. It's kind of a private affair. He's not going to feel all that comfortable with being handled and moved around. So as a responsible herb keeper it's very important that you pay attention to your animals behaviors and you look for signs that could point to things that can be problems. Plus it's just part of the enjoyable part of keeping snakes is watching what they do on a daily basis."