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shaqfan

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Hey everyone, I'm a new snake owner and new to the board (this is my 1st post). I have an albino corn snake that is about 6 months old. I have only had him 6 weeks. Anyway, the lady at the pet store had me buy a plug in heating pad for under the tank, which i have used. But, it gets very hot in my room during the summer, would you say its safe to use my judgement to when its hot enough and take the pad out (for example, rainy days,and when im running my Air conditioner? I have been wondering this, and I had to sign up and ask today because i came home and couldnt find himi in the tank, and found him burried in the wood chips in the tank. hes never done this before.

Thanks,
Sean
 
What are the temps inside the tank, on the substrate?

If it's warm in your room <75 degrees, you should be okay without any extra heat.
 
Joejr14 said:
What are the temps inside the tank, on the substrate?

If it's warm in your room <75 degrees, you should be okay without any extra heat.
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I think Joe means >75 degrees :)

By the way, you said "take the heater out." You don't have the heater inside of the tank, do you?

And the easiest thing for you to do is buy a thermostat that will cut the heater off when it gets too warm. You won't have to try to remember to unplug/plug in the heater that way.
 
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And to piggy-back on everyone else's responses...you need to get a thermometer to measure temps inside the vivarium. :) I prefer to use an inexpensive digital thermometer with a probe.

Something like this would work well:
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thanks for the input everyone, and no i dont have the heating pad in the tank, i dint mean to word it like that. Anyone find it weird though that he had burried himself in the cedar chips?? e hadnt done that before (that i had seen)
 
No...it's normal for him to hide in the bedding.

You MUST get rid of the cedar, though! Cedar is toxic to snakes. You should switch to aspen.
 
One thing for you to learn and learn soon...don't believe everything from a pet store. They are mostly concerned with making a sell. Most pet stroes do not have employess that are familiar with reptiles.

Cedar is toxic to reptiles...please get rid of it.
 
If your pet store wants you to use cedar, please find another pet shop before they give you any info that is even worse (like maybe feeding crickets - another typical piece of poor pet shop advice). Here is my care sheet to help you get started:
http://www.cornutopia.com/Corn Utopia on the Web/- CARE SHEET Cornutopia corn snakes cornsnakes.htm It is not as thorough as one of the books, but it will get you started. I also have some FAQs posted on Connie Hurley's member forum that you can read to see if they will help.

Corns are easy to care for compared to dogs, but their needs are so different that it will take some reading and some experience to get used to them. Hope this helps you get started.
 
sorry,i had to reread the bag. it was pine chips, not cedar. he seams healthy, although he hasnt shead yet. he also tries to bite alot. it doesnt bother me now, but it scares me that he could be dangerous when he gets bigger.
 
Most corns stop trying to bite as they get older, especially if they are handled regularly. I wouldn't worry about him being dangerous. Getting bit by a 4-5 foot corn is kind of like getting pinched by a scratchy clothespin. Just don't pull your hand away when he's agressive. If you snake learns that biting makes the scary hand go away, he might keep doing it. If you pick him up when he bites, and then only put him down when he stops struggling, he'll learn that if he just calms down he'll be ok.
 
Unfortunately, pine is not all that good for them either. It still would be best to switch to aspen.
 
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