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Heating question~

yellowbellyhippy

yellowbellyhippy

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I have one of those under the cage heater pads and it just doesn't seem like a lot of heat. I also have a black light type heating light above the tank. This is what I was given when I got the snake last week. Im a newbie to all of this but really enjoy learning. So does this seem right? And he always feels cold when I pick him up but he just rarely goes to the warm side.
Thoughts?

Also, if you saw my intro post and saw the pic of my baby,what kind of corn snake is he? I was told he is rainbow corn but I have not heard of that.

Thanks!
Tara~
 
The only way to know if you have the temperatures right is to check them right down at the level of the bottom of the tank. Corn snakes do feel cold, though, because the right temp for them is cooler than our skin temp.
 
Ok, thankyou. What Im using now is what previous owner was using for over a year. She rescued him because a teenager got him as a young snake and when he got big it scared him and he wouldn't feed him :-(
 
Your hand is not a thermometer! Snakes feel cool, because humans' skin temp is 91F. Your UTH should be on a thermostat or rheostat. If it feels warm to you, it is too hot for the snake. What brand is it?
 
Zoomed UTHs run hot IMHO. The stuff about spacers is to avoid wire damage & excessive heating.
 
It comes with little rubber feet that go on the four corners of the tank. You can buy replacements at Home Depot or wherever. Or use paint stirring sticks!
 
oh ok thanks~ Hope it will be ok till tomorrow when I can go to the store. Maybe I can find something around house. Im going to get him some food tomorrow anyways.
 
Just from experience, I have to use thermostats with all my Zoo Med UTHs (I have 4) because they will easily get over 98 degrees on top of the substrate (2 inches plus layers of newspaper), and the temperature on the glass gets well over 110 if unregulated. I also found my thermostats (you can plug up to 3 mats to one thermostat) at PetCo, but I'm sure they are cheaper alternatives. :}
 
Yellow..... you can use a table top lamp dimmer(Rheostat) it will limit how much power goes to the heat mat. You simple plug the dimmer into the wall and the heat mat into the dimmer. Then either buy a digital thermometer with prob to check the temp or an infrared temp gun.

You will need to have a thermometer no matter which way you decide to regulate the heat mat, but esp with a Rheostat as they are effected by the ambient temp in your house. If it gets warmer in your house the Rheostat allows the heat mat to get warmer, if it gets cooler in your house the Rheostat allows the heat mat to get cooler. Your ideal temp on the warm side is 85 degrees give or take a couple of degrees.

One reason your snake might be staying away from the warm hide, might be that it is indeed getting to hot. I have all zoomed heat mats and they all go to hot if not controlled. I have 5 snakes and each mat is controlled by a table top lamp dimmer.

Hopefully this helps and welcome to the forum.
 
Asbit said:
Yellow..... you can use a table top lamp dimmer(Rheostat) it will limit how much power goes to the heat mat. You simple plug the dimmer into the wall and the heat mat into the dimmer. Then either buy a digital thermometer with prob to check the temp or an infrared temp gun.

You will need to have a thermometer no matter which way you decide to regulate the heat mat, but esp with a Rheostat as they are effected by the ambient temp in your house. If it gets warmer in your house the Rheostat allows the heat mat to get warmer, if it gets cooler in your house the Rheostat allows the heat mat to get cooler. Your ideal temp on the warm side is 85 degrees give or take a couple of degrees.

One reason your snake might be staying away from the warm hide, might be that it is indeed getting to hot. I have all zoomed heat mats and they all go to hot if not controlled. I have 5 snakes and each mat is controlled by a table top lamp dimmer.

Hopefully this helps and welcome to the forum.
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u rock! thank you!!!
 
you should definitly not use your hand as a thermometer. and always check the thermometer in the tank and adjust it to around 85 degrees for the hot side and maybe the snake will start going to the hot side. =]
 
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