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I just bought a little pet snake, what should i put in its cage and what do i feed it2007-11-24 2:00:55

heat source (rock or lamp)

water

food (crickets to pinkies to mice to rats)

climbing aperatus

hiding spots

to make life easier for you:

newspaper under astro turf

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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!!

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water and heat something to hide in like a butter bowl with a hole cut in it so it can get in and out and some aspen bedding

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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?

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you should have researched it!

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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

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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.

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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.

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It would help to know what kind of snake it is-it' probably a little corn or garter snake. It will need