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Old 06-12-2019, 01:36 AM   #1
Carnelian
Is 100 degree weather too hot for a cornsnake?

Hello!

I have a beautiful cornsnake and he is a year old. He has never missed a meal, sheds in one piece every time, and currently weighs 110g. He normally stays burrowed in his bedding during the day and wanders at night. Where I live right now (California) it is very hot. Today it reached 105 degrees and it looks like the heat will persist. I have no doubt there will be plenty of other days where it is over 100 degrees. I have an under-tank heating pad that I normally keep at 85 degrees, but today I used a temperature sensor to measure how hot it was in his viv and it showed his bedding was 90 degrees throughout. Should I turn off the heating pad? Is this temperature a concern for my snake? He doesn't have a cooler place to be and I am worried it is too hot for him. I spray water in his viv to keep it humid during this dry season and to hopefully help cool things off. Is there anything else I can do or should be doing? I appreciate any advice.