I recently bought a 5 month old corn snake and I have her in a ten gallon glass tank. I am using an ecoearth substrate and I have an under the tank heater that covers approximately 1/4 of the bottom of one side of the tank (stuck on the bottom outside of the tank). When I feel the bottom of the cage from the inside over the heating pad, it is pretty hot. I put a thermometer in there and it reads 110 degrees. I turned it off immediately. Should I get a thermostat to regulate the temp on the glass because I'm afraid she'll dig down one day and get burned? If so, what temp should it be at the very bottom? I also tried a smaller heating pad and it still made the glass really hot by the way. Any help would be appreciated.
2007-06-19 17:32:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Yep, most any UTH will run about 100-110 degrees if unregulated, which is way too warm. Purchase a thermostat with a probe that you can attach directly onto the inside bottom of the tank. I like to keep the "hot spot" temp for my corns at between 82 and 85 degrees. Make sure that you have the UTH placed all the way to one side of the tank, so that there is a good temperature gradient between the warm side and cooler side, and give him a hide on both sides, so that he can properly thermoregulate.
2007-06-19 18:34:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friend used to work in a pet store and had a corn snake and she said a heat lamp is more better than a heat pad. Because snakes like to bask in the sun so a lamp would be better than a pad.
2016-03-15 06:04:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I recently bought a 5 month old corn snake and I have her in a ten gallon glass tank. I am using an ecoearth substrate and I have an under the tank heater that covers approximately 1/4 of the bottom of one side of the tank (stuck on the bottom outside of the tank). When I feel the bottom of the...
2015-08-18 13:13:11 · answer #3 · answered by Tamala 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm going to assume that since you didn't mention a light or rock, the pad is your sole source of heat in the environment. I'm also going to assume that you are using a screen-topped aquarium. Firstly, I would most certainly recommend a thermostat, preferably a high-quality pulse-proportional unit. Check a reptile specialty store, mail order companies, or even some pet stores.
I'd recommend gearing the temperature as a 90 degree basking spot. I'd also recommend investing in a small, low-wattage heat lamp for ambient daytime heating. And make sure you raise your tank up a little bit if it isn't already. If your tank and the surface it rests on are totally sealed, then the heat from your pad has nowhere to escape. This will cause your tank to crack, and in the case of Eco-Earth, can very easily start a fire.
2007-06-19 19:10:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
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Cornsnakes are terrestrial snakes and require more belly heat to aid in digestion than radient heat. Heat pads work very well for this and have the added bonus of not drying the air as much as heat lamps, nor do they pose the fire risk if a heat lamp falls off a cage onto the floor. Any heat source should be regulated with a thermostat.
2016-04-01 07:05:11 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.snakepictures.co.uk/snake_forum.htm is a great place to ask corn snake questions! You can get a dimmer switch at the hardware store and plug the heating pad into it to adjust the temperature if it is too hot. The air temp needs to be warmer on one side of the tank and cooler on the other.
2007-06-19 18:12:02 · answer #6 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no heating pads or rocks!!! snakes will burn themselves very bad! their heat sensors are on the top of the body, so they will not know that they are on it. heat lamps or lights will suffice. for corn snakes 90 degrees is fine, get a thermometer to regulate temperature. if the temperature is too low get a higher watt bulb, and if too high get a lower watt bulb
2007-06-23 10:48:46 · answer #7 · answered by robert 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes get a thermostat you can find one for about 20-30 bucks at your pet store buy a hygrometer too that way you can keep an eye on the hummidity they cost like 3 dollars.
2007-06-20 09:20:34 · answer #8 · answered by BIG-B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is the heater adjustable? If it isn't, you should probably go buy one that is. A thermostat to regulate the heat wouldn't be a bad idea either.
2007-06-19 18:12:46 · answer #9 · answered by xnikki118x 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋