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Steve2429
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 14/02/2012 : 17:32:31
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| Well got my first snake at the weekend a sinaloan milk snake and she come with wood chip for her bedding and it stunk so i read the info on this site and it says newspaper is fine for her so i put 6 to 7 bits down for her and she is fine but the only thing is that she keeps going underthem to the bottem of the viv is this just her being silly or is she trying to tell me she is not hot enough can some on shine a bit of light on the subject |
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smiffy89
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
45 Posts |
Posted - 14/02/2012 : 17:53:32
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new snakes can be shy in new surrounds ,dont worry to much she's probably jus making her self feel safe .
my ratsnake used to bury under the paper towel even though he had a hide |
1.0 amel-snickers
0.1 snow motley-vanilla
0.1 ksb-shaba
1.0 ?rat snake-splinter
0.1 cali king-katana
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Sta~ple
Hatchling
United Kingdom
432 Posts |
Posted - 14/02/2012 : 18:08:15
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| My baby corns used to hide under paper towels despite having hides too. My adult.corns and king will also ignore hides from time to time and hide in their.bedding, just something they do sometimes lol |
  
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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Steve2429
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
35 Posts |
Posted - 14/02/2012 : 18:10:27
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| Ok thanks for that she has got a hide just dont want her to go on the heat mat thats all |
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Gmac
TKS Grumpy Scots Admin
United Kingdom
754 Posts |
Posted - 14/02/2012 : 19:42:09
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| milks are that bit more shy than most snakes, is nothing unusual in going under the paper. |
9.6 Corns, 1.0 Bci, 2.1 Royals, 1.1 king snakes, 0.0.1 milksnake, 1.1 black rat snakes, 1.2 Beardies, 1.0 shovelface
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Steve2429
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
35 Posts |
Posted - 15/02/2012 : 16:02:15
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| So is there a way to stop her ? |
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Steve2429
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
35 Posts |
Posted - 15/02/2012 : 16:03:06
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| So is there a way to stop her ? |
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smiffy89
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
45 Posts |
Posted - 15/02/2012 : 18:37:04
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Wouldnt stop her really as it may cause the snake to become stressed which in turn can cause health and/or feeding issues.
If she's comfortable hiding away then leave her to it as GMAC said milks are quite shy compared to other types of snakes.
She may hide under what ever substrate you put in, the thing we all have to respect as owners is that snakes like their private space and time just like any other animal.
As the snake grows just keep handling her so her cofindence grows and she should be more active but as with anything in life their are no guarantee's.
Last but not least if your mat has a thermostat then you should have no worriz, if you dont have 1 though i strongly recommend you get 1 ASAP as the damage you could potentially cause is unbelivable.
The link below is from a sister site but has some valid points and pictures.
http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13838
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1.0 amel-snickers
0.1 snow motley-vanilla
0.1 ksb-shaba
1.0 ?rat snake-splinter
0.1 cali king-katana
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Steve2429
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
35 Posts |
Posted - 15/02/2012 : 19:21:37
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Yeah i seen that pritty bad that is yeah she has a stat
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smiffy89
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
45 Posts |
Posted - 15/02/2012 : 20:39:38
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pretty new to tks, didnt realise their was a similar thread on here lol
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1.0 amel-snickers
0.1 snow motley-vanilla
0.1 ksb-shaba
1.0 ?rat snake-splinter
0.1 cali king-katana
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johnnymachine
Egg
United Kingdom
79 Posts |
Posted - 16/02/2012 : 03:31:03
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| My snake used to hide in the substrate a lot, and look for escape routes. I realised we had a lot of piping in the shed at home, and washed it out and sterilised it, and now he stays in there most of the time. I'm no expert, but I'd say it's because it's the tightest space he can find, and I'd recommend finding something similar for your snake. Your snake will stay whereever it's most comfortable. |
johnnymachine - LEICESTER, UK
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Sta~ple
Hatchling
United Kingdom
432 Posts |
Posted - 16/02/2012 : 17:55:56
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Originally posted by johnnymachine
My snake used to hide in the substrate a lot, and look for escape routes. I realised we had a lot of piping in the shed at home, and washed it out and sterilised it, and now he stays in there most of the time. I'm no expert, but I'd say it's because it's the tightest space he can find, and I'd recommend finding something similar for your snake. Your snake will stay whereever it's most comfortable.
Yeah mine like old pipes and tubes too. I unno how big your milk is but toilet tubes are great as you can cut them to shape! |
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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Steve2429
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
35 Posts |
Posted - 16/02/2012 : 19:36:48
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| I got her some new bedding to day and a new light just need a cage for it witch i will get to moz from manchester bit on the exspensive side at £20 but its worth it |
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