corn snakes

hey ive been strongly thinkin about gettin a corn snake and i want to know the best heatin method
and although i have read and seen that heat mats with thermostats seem the most popular
i still dont think that how that would have an air ambient temperature of 30c
so if anyone can plese tell me ive been thinkin of gettin a baby and puttin it in a faunairum large flat
if that wud be suitable let me know please

Hi

For corns I think it is best to use heat mats on the floor of the tank with a thermostat.
Snakes tend to use rocks and other items to heat themselves rather than basking in sun light like lizards.

If your getting a baby corn try and get a smaller enclosure at first then move up a size after about 6-9 months

Hi geckomatt,

Corn snakes do not require tropical temps, and an ambient temperature of 30 would not be necessary. A basking spot of about 28 with a lower ambient temperature will be fine.

A heatmat with a ministat is generally sufficient to achieve this, but in a particularly cold house you may need to add other heat sources, especially in larger tanks.

The HSI has a corn snake care guide it's worth having a read of

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thanks for the replies and im goin to read that now i think i already have lol the only other prob is finding were in derry sell frozen mice and pinkies for babies

Good stuff and best of luck with that!

I can't help you with the food hunting in Derry, but I'm sure someone will be able to help

np do u use the chat much

wel ive heard that there is many pet shops in derry that sell frozen mice

There are loads of places now selling frozen mice. I think Pets At Home even do them now.
As long as you are only buying for 1 or 2 snakes then the price will ok.

geckomatt94 wrote:np do u use the chat much

I'm a disgraceful moderator and haven't figured out how to use the chat yet! Must sit down when i have a bit of time (and my broadband is back at home) and figure it out!!!

lol yeh thanks everyone again

Don'y worry Lisa.
I can't figure out how to login under the same name from 2 different computers and I set the thing up lol

lol ino i cant do that either