My eldest and I cleaned out the snake cage, taking out all the old aspen bedding and putting down a thick new layer for Malt the corn snake to explore. This time we added a new cork bark hut next to his favorite hide. He was kind enough to explore it on his way back to his favorite spot, and in doing so made a snakey infinity symbol.

His favorite hide is getting a bit small for this big boy. When he is about to shed, he likes to have a wet wash cloth in the hide with him. He and the bit of towel no longer fit together without knocking the lid off. Hm. This is the largest cast resin hide with lid that we have been able to find on the market. We did find a large rectangular hide, but he has decided it is his bathroom. So now the creative neural paths need to engage and try something new. I will post on progress.

It is spring, which for us means that my eldest’s corn snake is on the prowl and not interested in eating. But he is a pet snake, in a secure enclosure, so try as he might to get out and go looking for ladies, it isn’t going to happen. Last year he went over a month without eating and we finally resorted to putting him in an empty cage with his thawed arctic mouse overnight to get him to take in calories. Here he is just being cute and peaking over his log.