some ?? about corns

hey, im new to cornsnakes and have a few questions. first of i have a otekee(sp?) crossed with a candy-cane, anyway he’s in a 20 long and has 1 hide and a water dish. few ?’s
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like balls do they have to have to hids, i figured he’s a bt bigger and only needs one. read on dif. care sheets and the all say hot-side is aroound 90. is that right, i have a UTh-going between 89-90.6, he hasn’t left his hide, (he is new) but was wonderring if him being new is the case or is wanting it warmer

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90 is too hot for a corn. Not sure what care sheets you're reading, but they're wrong. Aim for 80-82 on the warm side and 8-10 degrees cooler on the cool side.

And yes, they need hides too. They're more active than bps, but still need to feel secure.

THANK YOU, also i missed spelled too, i ment to say 2, like bps do they need 2 identical hides.

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THANK YOU, also i missed spelled too, i ment to say 2, like bps do they need 2 identical hides.

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When I kept them in vivs I had multiple hides, but they weren't identical. And in the racks I only have one hide in there and they do just fine. The more hides the better, but they're not nearly as finicky as bps can be.

I also beleive 90 is too hot for a corn. I keep my king at about 85 on the hot side, I'm pretty sure corns are the same :)

lowerd thermstat, and it goes betwenn 94-95.6, hje hasn't came out of his hide, bought him new bigger hide and soaking dish today, he still hasn't left his hide, i heard they were more active at night anyway

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lowerd thermstat, and it goes betwenn 94-95.6, hje hasn't came out of his hide, bought him new bigger hide and soaking dish today, he still hasn't left his hide, i heard they were more active at night anyway

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Please lower it to 80 to 82 range as its still to high for a corn snake :gj:

Yup agreed, I generally give the rule "80 hot side, 70 cool side" for corns. I've been raising my corn this way for a few years now and he is very very healthy.

I use a hide on the cool and hot sides. My corn also likes to climb sometimes, so I have some climbing branches in there. I don't know if all corns do this though.

sorry, i ment 84-85, i get it down to 80 then it wants to lower down to 76, guess i dont have the greatest stat, i actually have the one thats a sticky on the bp forum, sorry 4 saying 95, guess i just have 90 in my head, i dont even let my bp get past 93

85 is still on the warm side IMO, but if thats the max, then you'll be fine. What t-stat are you using?