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Temperature consistency?

laanxx99

laanxx99

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I keep reading about temperatures between 75-90 degrees for the corn snake (90 is a little on the high end). What I haven't really understood is are those temperatures supposed to be constant or not? Isaw in another thread something about fluctuating temperatures. The temperatures in my viv are around 82-90 degrees with my lamp on but when I turn the lamp off the temps shoot down to 72-75 degrees fairly quickly. I realize this is a large jump in temperatures. Usually I just turn the lamp off when I go to bed (simulating nighttime for the "Kernal") and heat the viv back up with the lamp during the day. I have them in a basement so the room temps are usually on the cool side.

Should I try and keep temps around the mid-80's at all times or do I try and simulate nighttime temps with the 70's or so at night?
 
Here is a few pics of "The Kernal". He is the leader of my reptile army! Can anyone tell me what type of corn he actually is?
 

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What you should have is a cool side and a warm side of the tank.
Cool side temperatures of 70-75 and warm side of 80-85. Any higher temperatures are use when you dealling with an ill snake.
 
Nice snake--and nice hairy arms, too! I know it's blonde, but you just might give Mike a run for his money! :grin01:

Lenny is right. Your corn needs a warm side and a cool side so he can thermoregulate. 70-75 is fine for the cool side, but 90 is too hot for the warm side. I would recommend you switch to a UTH. Lamps can work, but one of the drawbacks seems to be that it is much harder to regulate than UTHs. At the very least, get yourself a lamp dimmer from Wal-mart, and move the lamp to just one side of the tank.
 
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