Hello all,
I have owned a baby corn snake for about a month now. I have fed it twice within this month but over the last couple of weeks it has stopped eating.
I own one of those adhesive heating pads and it is attached to one side of the 20 gal. tank but there is no dial to regulate the temperature.
Is it possible that my snake is not eating because the temperature is off? I tried to measure the temp with a digital thermometer and the readings throughout the tank were in the 90's. This may have been inaccurate though.
I guess my questions are: Can a baby corn snake survive without such a heating pad?
Should I purchase a different kind of heating pad? If so, what kind?
What are appropriate feeding tactics and how long can a baby corn snake go without eating until this habit becomes worrisome?
I await your suggestions.
Cheers,
Richard
I have owned a baby corn snake for about a month now. I have fed it twice within this month but over the last couple of weeks it has stopped eating.
I own one of those adhesive heating pads and it is attached to one side of the 20 gal. tank but there is no dial to regulate the temperature.
Is it possible that my snake is not eating because the temperature is off? I tried to measure the temp with a digital thermometer and the readings throughout the tank were in the 90's. This may have been inaccurate though.
I guess my questions are: Can a baby corn snake survive without such a heating pad?
Should I purchase a different kind of heating pad? If so, what kind?
What are appropriate feeding tactics and how long can a baby corn snake go without eating until this habit becomes worrisome?
I await your suggestions.
Cheers,
Richard