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Any here who do not heat their cages?

Kermit262

Kermit262

Cornball
We bought an Okeetee from a local breeder. He's very knowledgeable and I trust him - he seems to care for his snakes and snakes in general, and has been at it for decades. The only advice he gave me that doesn't jibe with *everything* else I've read, is to not heat the cage. He says it's not necessary, that corns will thrive in a typically heated/cooled home. So far I haven't heated the cage, and the Okeetee is great - eats well and is very active.

Any thoughts to this? I'm guessing most will weigh in and say that heat is necessary, and that's fine. But I wonder if there are any of you who don't heat your cages?

Oh, this is my first post, so hello to everyone. And by the way, the Okeetee isn't our only snake. My daughter has a snow, the Okeetee is my wife's, and I just got two butter stripes today. Three weeks ago we were "cornless." I don't think my story is unique. :crazy01:
 
I saw a corn on criagslist that said " best corn cause you don't have to use heat!" I never heard of one besides that.
 
Its 100% true

I can tell you first hand that just about any North American colubrid will thrive, reproduce and live a long happy life at room temperature (as long as you don't live in an igloo or a sauna ;) ). Ensure that you don't throw in a huge meal that would be too big regardless of the temp and your snake will be as happy as a clam.

Welcome to the hobby and the forum.
 
I'm really glad to read this because I've been feeling awfully guilty. Because of fertility issues with my males the last 2 breeding seasons (after installing a new luxiurious perfectly heated rack) I was considering leaving them in a warm room but unheated after next year's brumation.

I guess I can now consider doing this without guilt!
 
Thanks Cav and the others. I'll go without heat and see how it goes. There's such an emphasis in the reading materials on adding heat that it's good to get clarification.
 
A lot of breeders in the southern part of the country not only don't use "tank" heating, they incubate eggs at room temps as well. Rob and Louise at Bayou Reptile come immediately to mind and KJ pointed his no incubator policy out when I had an incubator failure last season.(pass the salt KJ:laugh:) In cold climates or where room temps are kept cold, additional heat helps with digestion and controlling breeding season commencement. Or the other side of this issue is that overheating can be a problem too. Hatchling are especially susceptible to cooking and my vet has postulated that male corns kept too warm can be less fertile.
BTW welcome to the forum!
Terri
 
I've actually been wondering about this very topic. Since moving down to Alabama, I've been debating if I even need the uth. It's quite warm here, and even when we turn the AC on we don't set it lower than 75-80, in the interests of keeping bills down.
 
I didn't heat my corns for the 1st 10 years I kept them. Temps never got above 85 or below 65, and they did just fine.

The only reason I started to is so I could better control when they breed so it went more or less when I want it to.
 
blueapplepaste said:
I didn't heat my corns for the 1st 10 years I kept them. Temps never got above 85 or below 65, and they did just fine.

The only reason I started to is so I could better control when they breed so it went more or less when I want it to.
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Ditto me on that. I do not heat my racks but keep my snake room at 80* and the only reason is to get them growing a bit quicker and for breeding.
I grew up in New Jersey, and found many corns in the "field", so they are getting by.
 
I do in the winter, but not in the summer... in fact there were a couple of times last summer when I actually pointed a fan at the cages as it seemed to be getting a little warmer than I liked in one corner of the room where the snakes were.
 
manofcornsnakes said:
Ditto me on that. I do not heat my racks but keep my snake room at 80* and the only reason is to get them growing a bit quicker and for breeding.
I grew up in New Jersey, and found many corns in the "field", so they are getting by.
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OH, I might add that all my eggs are just put in Vermiculite and covered with moss in 9" deli style cups and place on a shelf ..No Incubator.
 
Yeah, regarding the incubator -- the reptile breeder I bought from also doesn't use incubators for his corns. He just packs the eggs in vermiculite and puts them on a shelf.
 
Depends where you live, really. Don't think it would fly here in the UK - especially if you're as stingy with the central heating as I am!
 
Kermit262 said:
Yeah, regarding the incubator -- the reptile breeder I bought from also doesn't use incubators for his corns. He just packs the eggs in vermiculite and puts them on a shelf.
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I've always done this and still do. My corn eggs just go in the top of the closet where the temp pretty much stays 78-80.
 
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