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?

ok this is confusing me cuz i asked this wuestion a while ago when i got my fist corn and I thought that the temps were supposed to be cooler then a ball pythons and for a while i didn't have extra heat over the corns because the room temp was in the 80's already. now the corn care sheet on this site, which i was told to look on says this

"Temperatures & Heating
Provide your corn with a basking spot of 88-90° F and an ambient (background) temperature of 70 - 75° F. The ambient temperature should not fall below 70° F. It is vitally important to KNOW the temperatures at which you are keeping your snake(s). DO NOT GUESS!! A great way to monitor temps is to use a digital indoor/outdoor thermometer with a probe. Stick the thermometer to the inside of the cage on the cool end and place the probe on the warm end, and you'll have both sides covered at once.


There are several ways to go about heating the enclosure: undercage heating pads, ceramic heat emitters, basking bulbs (both regular daytime & red "night" bulbs) are just a few. Use thermostats, rheostats and/or timers to control your heat source. Do not use hot rocks with snakes as they often heat unevenly over too small of a surface area & can cause serious burns. "

infront of me i have a book"Corn and rat snakes" by Philip Purser that says that says the temps should be 82*-84* on the warm side, yet i was told that , that was wayy to cold for a corn. so you can understand my confusing now reading this thread...

80-82 is what you want. 8-10 degrees cooler for the cool side. 90 is too warm.

yea, 85 is high, it stays like that for a couple second then it automatically drops. for temp measuring i always have a zilla thermometer that does temp and humidity, then 3x times a day i use my temp gun, the stat is a light dimmer i bought from lowes, its a sticky on the bp forum, and was recommened to me by a breeder

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yea, 85 is high, it stays like that for a couple second then it automatically drops. for temp measuring i always have a zilla thermometer that does temp and humidity, then 3x times a day i use my temp gun, the stat is a light dimmer i bought from lowes, its a sticky on the bp forum, and was recommened to me by a breeder

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The dimmer method works, but works best if your ambient temps in the room are rock steady. Problem with them is that they supply a steady amount of power, so if the ambient temp changes then so do your cage temps.

what would be best then, dont have alot of cash, so what a good alternative/

Take a look at the ZooMed 500R or the BAH-1000: http://www.bigappleherp.com/BAH-1000-Thermostat

These are OK thermostats. I used a 500R for a few years with not problem. You still have to use a thermometer with a probe to set the temp, but once its set, it always stayed within a degree or two. The 500R can be had for ~$20 and the other is $40.