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If a cornsnake can grow to be between 2.5 and 4 feet, then how come its standard to keep them in a 20 gal tank, which I find to be rather small? Do they just not need the space, or in nature to they not roam much?And should I have a basking light to simulate day and night?
 
the view that 20 gal is standard will depend on whom you talk to.

I keep all mine in vision cages that have a base of 36 x 28 inches.

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Personally I wouldn't want to go any smaller than this.

Other "rules" people have used are cage length = two thirds, or three quarters of the length of the snake., or
length + width of cage = length of snake.

It is personal choice depending on finances, space and number of snakes kept

Skye
 
On the basking light issue, which I only just noticed, that again is personal choice. I choose to use them to better simulate outdoor life, other people don't use them.

As long as your temperatures are correct then lights are not essential for corn snakes.

On a final note, you say:
a cornsnake can grow to be between 2.5 and 4 feet
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when a number do grow to between 4 and 5 feet. 6 feet is the generally stated limit of size, although very few corns grow over 5 ft. 2.5 ft strikes me as rather small for an adult, even of the smaller ones

Skye
 
interesting. Now on to substrate q's(sorry for so many q's in general!)

Do corns generally prefer a bedding like aspen or will my corn be a happy camper on papertowel or newspaper?
 
Substate is the choice of the keeper, just don't use cedar products.

I'd suggest getting a copy of the Cornsnake Manual by Kathy Love. This one book will likely answer any question that you can think of.
 
agreed - it is a great book and will help you a lot

as CAV says - don't use cedar, or redwood or pine, and I would recommend against corn cob too

aspen, paper towels and a number of others are fine

substrate has been discussed in these forums before - you could always do a search on the word "substrate" to learn more

Skye
 
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