The corn snake can make a good pet for a beginner reptile keeper. Corn snakes are handleable and harmless. When you do handle this type of snake, use both of your hands and allow the animal to gently slide. Never restrict, grab, or squeeze the snake. As with all reptiles, a corn snake will shed its skin regularly, and you will observe your pet’s eyes cloud up and its scales become dull when it is close to shedding. If the snake’s immediate surroundings are not quite humid enough, it may have a hard time shedding and could have an incomplete shedding. Make sure that you keep your pet’s enclosure moist as it starts to shed. Try regularly misting the inside of the enclosure or put a container with some warm water in the cage. Since corn snakes are highly likely to get respiratory, bacterial, or parasitic infections, an incomplete shedding might cause these health issues. It is important that your corn snake sheds completely because any unshed skin can cause additional health problems.
A sudden change in your pet’s behavior should warrant a visit to your animal hospital Greater Cincinnati. Visit their website to know more about their services.
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