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HELP ME PLEASE

22 15:37:52

Question
~is it bad if you always have the snake in your hand or if its out of its home?
~how do you know if your corn snake is a female or male?

Answer
Hi Mario
First off it is OK to hold your snake in your hand and take it out of it's home.  By doing this you will get him/her used to human contact and he will be more calm.
There are a few ways to tell if your corn snake is female or male.  There is a lot of detail in that answer so I included a great website you can check out.  Just copy and paste the following into your web browser:

http://www.aboutsnakes.com/corn_snakes/sexingcornsnake.html

Thanks for writing :-)