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Kept in the dark?

guitarchick

guitarchick

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I moved my 5 month old corn from a room that was dark when her light goes out at night to the living room that has a table light on in the evening. Should I cover her tank when her light goes out to keep her in the dark?
Lise
 
It's really up to you. If it were me, I would base it on how late the lights are on. If the lights (livingroom lights) are on until very late and there are only a small handful of hours of total darkness, let's say only 6 hours of darkness, I would cover the tank so that there were at least 8-9 hours of darkness.
Corns are nocturnal and need at least a decent day/night cycle. I just don't think it would be fair to only give them a fraction of the time they would like to come out and explore, but that is just my opinion.
 
If the living room light is not very bright, I wouldn't actually worry too much. I guess all snakes are different, but mine don't take any notice of my artifical lights... it doesn't appear to put them off exploring in the slightest.
 
No, I have in an aquarium with a screen lid so I put a curtain around the glass. The top of it is not covered at all.
Lise
 
My corn and my hognose are both in the living room in display tanks. We usually have more than one light on at night, and it doesn't deter my corn from coming out after 8pm to explore and roam, and my hoggie still burrows under and sleeps whether or not the lights are on or off. We do have windows all the way around the living room, so they get plenty of natural light, I think that's what matters. Well, to my snakes anyway.
 
sorry. . .

i just read through that post i sent and i think i sounded cheeky SORRY!! I'm sure you know more than me i just got a bit carried away. REALLY SORRY
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Connor
 
connord94 said:
covering the tank will cover the vents, which means the humidity will rise, correct me if im wrong
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Just to clarify, even if you do cover the take for the night, it's still uncovered the rest of the 24 hour day. This will allow air exchange and prevent humidity problems. Plus, you can always just drape a towel (or whatever) just over the front half of the tank. That still provides darkness but leaves part of the screen top uncovered for air exchange.
 
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