It's small and only like 8-10 inches long.
2006-10-09 09:02:26 · 16 answers · asked by eastierulz 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
First...
Never buy any pet without reseraching its care first!
Now you have it. It syhould not be in a cage
and it weill need aheat source but you need to read on this or call the pet shop..
I cant think the pet shop sold you a snake and did not tell you what else to buy?
Do not put a heat lamp over the thing until you read about it
Call the VET or petshop
Sheesh
Wismom
2006-10-09 10:11:39 · answer #1 · answered by Wismom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would help to know what kind of snake it is-it' probably a little corn or garter snake. It will need
a water bowl
some sort of flooring (either astroturph or aspen mulch-cedar can kill snakes)
a place to hide-it can be as simple as a butterdish placed upside down or a flowerpot on it's side.
It will likely need a heat source unless you are in a hot climate-and the pet store can tell you based on the size tank you have.
It's best not to try to feed it for several days-you are better off just buying the snake and leaving it quietly with water for a day or two. But use that day or two to read everything that you can about it.
The thing is, you did buy the snake before you researched it, but you are asking now, and that is a very good thing. Good luck to you and your new friend.
2006-10-10 16:38:31 · answer #2 · answered by hoodoowoman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, first of all...everyones right. You should have researched....but to get past that.....8-10 inches, it should be eating pinkies. You can buy them live or frozen from most pet stores. Heat rocks are fire hazards, go for a lamp. You should probably be using a tight beam bulb, but the place you got the snake from should be able to direct you. If it doesn't eat in the next few days, you may have to have it force fed or it will starve. Baby snakes are notorious for not eating after a traumatic event...like a move. Foliage is good, non toxic plants. Use Mulch as flooring for the cage....cedar is good and can be purchased from the pet store...pet store mulch is free of parasites and poisons. Handle frquently, but gently enough so as not to traumatise it. What kind of snake is it?
2006-10-09 12:06:18 · answer #3 · answered by army girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could save time and just kill it now with a rock or something. People shouldn't buy pets without looking into it first. Do your research before you buy a pet or you are not ready for a pet. The internet or the place you bought it will know. I hope it bites you!
2006-10-09 09:07:03 · answer #4 · answered by backdoc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they're all small when they are born. Even a boa or python is very small when they're born sooooo, what kind is it?? ask the pet store or person you bought it from at least these questions...what is it? / what does it eat / how often do I need to feed it? / how big will it get? / and if you have any questions, come on back in here and we'll all help you. :)
2006-10-09 09:41:58 · answer #5 · answered by dhwilson58 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must realize it is impossible for anyone to correctly answer this question because none of us know what type of snake you have. The species will determine what type of set up is needed to keep it happy and healthy, what kind of food it needs, how often it needs to eat, how big it will get, and all other important info about your new pet. If you can tell us what kind of snake you have, then we can help. If you don't know, please do yourself and your pet a favor and return it.
Please please please..to anyone that reads this..do research before you purchase any pet!!
2006-10-09 10:13:47 · answer #6 · answered by unicorn1_18 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't any situation with human beings feeding rats to their snakes. i think of that snakes ought to eat too, and there is not any situation with human beings preserving snakes as pets, everybody enjoys diverse sorts of animals. I DO have a situation with human beings doing this for entertainment, it won't be humorous, and it won't be video taped for entertainment, that individual heavily has a situation, yet not by way of fact he feeds his snake rats, yet by way of fact he unearths it humorous.
2016-11-27 03:06:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow you are a horrible pet owner. you didnt ask what he eats? do you even know what kind it is? different snakes eat different things. go back to the pet store, and give the snake back and say you made a mistake and that your not smart enough to even own a pet.
2006-10-10 00:08:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
take it back, you're not ready. you should have had the tank set up for it, you should know what to feed, you should have at least asked the person at the pet store, and you should never buy any animal with out first researching as much as you can about them.
2006-10-10 02:55:38 · answer #9 · answered by fish lips 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT USE A HEAT ROCK IT WILL COOK IT, IT PROBABLY EATS MICE, OR IF IT IS A GARTER PROBABLY WORMS. FRESH WATER EVERYDAY. A HEAT MAT FOR UNDER THE TANK. CYPRESS MULCH OR REPTILE MULCH .. NOT NOT NOT CEDAR. SOMETHING FOR IT TO HIDE IN LIKE A CAVE, AND SOMETHING FOR IT TO CLIMB ON LIKE A PIECE OF DRIFT WOOD. HE CAN CLIMB ON THE DRIFT WOOD, HIDE UNDER IT AND RUB AGAINST IT WHILE SHEDDING. I JUST BOUGHT A CORN SNAKE AND I RESEARCHED IT FOR A WHOLE MONTH BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. MAKE SURE THE HEAT IS ONLY ON 1/3 OF THE VIV SO IT CAN REGULATE ITS OWN TEMP. HOPE THIS HELPS
2006-10-09 13:23:37 · answer #10 · answered by amber 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋