Hot or cold?

[COOP]

Just wondering what temps peoples corns prefer...?

I have a 4' viv with a temp gradiant of 84f at the warm end and 68f at the cold end. There are plenty of hides to choose from but he always sleeps in the coldest hide :shrugs: unless its the day he's been fed, then he'll use his warmest hide.

Must just like it cool :crazy02:

 

[Dave123]

Well 82 might be a little too warm for them but my temps are around 80 in the day and 74 at night. I think they just might like the coolness better which is okay. :santa:

 

[Roy Munson]

Just wondering what temps peoples corns prefer...?

I have a 4' viv with a temp gradiant of 84f at the warm end and 68f at the cold end. There are plenty of hides to choose from but he always sleeps in the coldest :shrugs: hide unless its the day he's been fed, then he'll use his warmest hide.

Must just like it cool :crazy02:

I think you're doing things right, and you've answered your own question (or your snake has ). You've got an excellent gradient across a good distance, with hides covering all zones. I use tubbed racks, so I can't quite acheive this. But my gradient is probably 72-84 over a shorter distance. My snakes hang out in the warmest areas for a day or two after feeding and move to cooler areas after that.

 

[Alsoknownas]

Mine changes all the time, depending on whether the AC is on and where I position the light, but usually it's around 78-84, since it's a 10 gallon it's hard to achieve a big gradient. Sometimes I'll wake up and it's near 95, which I realize is not ideal.

 

[Roy Munson]

Mine changes all the time, depending on whether the AC is on and where I position the light, but usually it's around 78-84, since it's a 10 gallon it's hard to achieve a big gradient. Sometimes I'll wake up and it's near 95, which I realize is not ideal.

Lamps aren't good. They make enclosures over-dry. Corns aren't baskers. They tend to regulate their temps via belly heat. Try under-tank heating options manufactured for reptiles. 95* is way too high for corn snakes. Try to get temps on the warm side in the mid eighties, at the highest.

 

[Alsoknownas]

Lamps aren't good. They make enclosures over-dry. Corns aren't baskers. They tend to regulate their temps via belly heat. Try under-tank heating options manufactured for reptiles. 95* is way too high for corn snakes. Try to get temps on the warm side in the mid eighties, at the highest.

Well, the humidity is always around 50-60, and even though it's a bit difficult to control the temperature with this lamp, as I have to turn it off at times and place it closer at other times, I've heard many stories of burns with under-tank heaters and I don't know much about them or how to control temperature that way.

 

[Roy Munson]

Well, the humidity is always around 50-60, and even though it's a bit difficult to control the temperature with this lamp, as I have to turn it off at times and place it closer at other times, I've heard many stories of burns with under-tank heaters and I don't know much about them or how to control temperature that way.

There are two ways to use UTHs:

1. With a thermostat, probe placed on substrate.
2. With a thermometer, using various substances (e.g. cardboard, magazine, etc.) as a buffer between heater and enclosure surface.

 

[Raiden The Almighty]

When it comes to heating I just use heat pads and a homade reostat. When i Clean my snake cages I adjust the temp, If it feels to warm I turn it down a little. other than that I just keep my snake in a sunny room, or use a lamp when its cloudy. I do mist when i use my lamps. I have one corn use like the dark and likes a low temp, around 72 Degrees F. If the temps gets over 83 she get cranky and will sometime regurge.