Ok sooo California has been unusually cold recently (like uhhh it actually snowed in Malibu yesterday) and I'm worried that my apartment is too cold for my corn snake. She's about a year old, 30" long, and as big around as a tube of lipstick. Anyways, she has one of those red sun lamps and a heating pad on the underside of the cage. The heating pad seems like a piece of crap, but it's the only thing I can find at Petco. Her cage is supposed to be 75-85 degrees, but I can't get the temperature above 70, even with all of our space heaters and everything.
What kind of heater should I get for my snakey? I don't even know what kind of cage heaters are available. The people at Petco aren't any help, so I bought a book on corn snakes, but it doesn't say anything about cage setup. Sorry if this was long and rambling, but I need your HELLLPPPP!!! Also, are there any good websites on caring for corn snakes?
2007-01-18 15:58:26 · 8 answers · asked by Joan 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Try putting a flat rock in the cage since it will begin to absorb the heat. Try a heating pad on the side of the cage too. Make sure the cage isn't near any drafts as well.
Also, the cage should have sand in it and not litter or bark that will keep the snake from burrowing to stay warm.
2007-01-18 16:09:10 · answer #1 · answered by ikwya 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
how big is the tank you are trying to heat it may be a simple as getting an other heat pad maybe the one you have is not working I have one and a light for mine and hes fine in a 20 gallon long temp goes to about 85 throu day and drops to 75 ish at night without the light.
2007-01-18 23:40:52 · answer #2 · answered by cameron b 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
by no ability use a warm rock! they are going to burn your snake. you should use an below tank heater yet I in basic terms use a warmth lamp for my snakes. I continuously kept my corn snakes Temperature between seventy 5-80F... evening Temperature can drop to 70F.
2016-10-15 10:41:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure your snake will be fine have U tried another pet store they might be able 2 help U look in your phone book or ask one of your neighbors.We have one & the stones help us plus the lamps stop & shop carries them in there pet supply section.Good Luck
2007-01-18 16:08:55 · answer #4 · answered by sugarbdp1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i prefer to use the heat lamps. heat rocks tend to give a chance of contact burn. rember cornsnakes are not tropical snakes and are native to north america so they can take lower temps. make sure to get a lamp with a ceramic base or the heat bulp will melt it.
what kind of watage are you using. i have a 100 wat read heat and my tank is fine. how big is the tank? and is the thermomiter near the botton of the tank in the middle?
2007-01-19 06:23:28 · answer #5 · answered by wardancers4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi there
never use heat rocks it causes to many burns in reptiles....ur best bet it to get a higher wattage heat lamp...night time temps can be as low as 65f but not much cooler then that...
2007-01-18 22:57:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I like the heating rocks. they can curl up behind them or under them and they get pretty warm. They are all I've ever used for my reptiles. my leapord gecko and three iguanas loved it.
2007-01-18 16:03:44 · answer #7 · answered by jessie_ann2 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
light it on fire, snakes suck
2007-01-18 17:40:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋