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    Re: some ?? about corns

    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...
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    Re: some ?? about corns

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

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    Re: some ?? about corns

    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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    Re: some ?? about corns

    Quote Originally Posted by BOWSER11788 View Post
    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
    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.

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    Re: some ?? about corns

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

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    Re: some ?? about corns

    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.

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