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🍊 A tiny corn snake named Yusik lives here ૮₍ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ₎ა This blog is his little sunny corner: diaries, terrarium notes, and a bit of snake philosophy

🍑 What you'll find here (੭ ᐛ )━ ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ𓍢 ⋆. .

My favorite post ✨

Setting Up a Safe Space for the Adjustment Period ✨

Terrarium Setup Review №1 🐍 ✨

🍊 The orange-peach is a friendship fruit ᡣ𐭩

I'm open to questions and would love to chat about your pet snakes — feel free to share their cute photos too!

#🍊🍑🐍#Yusik #Justus #corn snake #snake blog #pet snake #reptile parent #snake keeper

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Sorry not sorry, but I have to show off my green baby's glow-up! This is him in June... and look at him NOW, OH MY GOD!!!🌱

hehe, I'm such a good parent...

He's ridiculously picky. First he puts on this whole show: huge leaves, tiny little heads, basically screaming that he's not getting enough sun. And then he just up and gets sunburnt on the windowsill!

Then out of nowhere he decides to experiment with his shape and grows a little mutant head.

The fly he actually managed to catch on his own died of boredom and dried up. I closed his trap for him, and he just spat it back out. LITTLE PRIMA DONNA

Yusik is also pretty happy with life and his upstairs neighbor🐍

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#🍊🍑🐍#Coconut 🥥 chill boy #28.10.25 #Yusik #Justus #corn snake #snake blog #pet snake

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#🍊🍑🐍#Yusik #Justus #corn snake #pet snake #snake blog

Terrarium Setup Review №1 🐍

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YES. I messed up big time when I chose a pretty look over safety for my kid. And I made several risky mistakes!

Finding a truly transparent, cool-looking terrarium for such a small snake: with proper ventilation, a convenient lid, and ideal shape and size is VERY DIFFICULT.

This plastic box was the most acceptable option for me. At first, I really resisted the idea of making a home out of a shoebox. My kid was already the main hobo of the pet store! Out of all his siblings, only this little loser lived in a box with paper towels, while the breeders gave the other rat snakes mini-boxes and proper substrate.

I bought a pretty decent-looking, nice terrarium. Kept his original hide. But that's where the positives ended.

Ventilation. I thought I could fix it at first, but the plastic turned out to be too fragile, so I didn't risk it. The lid is literally mesh, and I was worried about drafts. The side holes don't really make sense either, since they're placed on the same level right under the lid. This makes it hard to set up a proper temperature gradient. I covered half the lid with cardboard, but it still didn't give ideal airflow. And I was seriously stressed over every single degree and humidity percentage!!

Thermometers. I didn't figure out the right placement right away and tried to stick them to the walls. Classic beginner mistake. I fixed it quickly, but I still feel bad that my son had to go through those experiments.

Artificial moss. I bought some dyed moss. The problem is, Yusik really loved it, but later I noticed that his whole skin had turned green. That was risky... The dye could've been highly toxic. Once I saw the stains on his head, I threw that crap out. What made it even worse? When this kid started digging around and all that dyed moss ended up in his water bowl. I'm such a clueless parent...

Humidity hide. It turned out to be way too big, so Yusik didn't appreciate it — he felt uncomfortable. Plus, the material is completely unsuitable for a humidity hide. In short, it was a waste of money at that point.

26.10.25

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#🍊🍑🐍#Yusik #Justus #corn snake #snake blog #pet snake #reptile parent #snake keeper

Setting Up a Safe Space for the Adjustment Period ✨

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Okay, since I have two other very dramatic kids 🐱🐱 Seriously!! These tiny jealous fluffy assholes would never let me have a whole room to myself during Yusik's adjustment period. I had to do some serious brainstorming to figure out how to keep the little snake safe.

In the end, I built some plywood doors to block access to the terrarium at night. The rest of the time, it's open to the world:

Besides, the kids need a strict day and night routine. I'm terrible at that myself, my sleep schedule is a mess, but the little one shouldn't suffer because of it. So I immediately set up a lamp and a heat source.