My first corn!

Hey,

As you have maybe read from the new member area i'm scared of snakes! and this is my first one.

Heres a few pics i managed to get on day one of his arrival (he's a yearling)

Any thing you notice about the viv that might need changing would be nice to hear about.

Thanks in advance









Before Nagini arrived. No substrate so you can see the layout!

Thanks for looking

Is that dial stick-on thermometer how you're measuring the temps?

extraordinary setup-really beautiful.
Personally, I'd use a different thermometer and place it on the warm side.
The lamp isn't the best method for heating- I'd advise a UTH

Looks like there is a UTH on the side though, but it would be best on the ground, as corns need belly heat for digestion. And as others said, those stick ons do not work well. Most would advice a thermometer with probe, so you could leave it on the substrate. Other than that, the viv looks great.
I love the shot of him getting water, while completely VERTICAL!

hey again!

thanks for the fast responses

The lamp isn't a heat lamp and is temporary until i get my Bayonet to screw fitting adapter through so i can put a natural daylight bulb in just so we can see in the tank.

The stick on thermometer is for rough temps just so i can peer in and go hmm yeah its roughly what it should be.

I'm waiting on a order for a digital one with a probe to come through.

do you reckon i should get another heat mat and put it under the substrate? under the actual tank didn't work to well.... the wood just got very hot.

I got a ministat in there to which is sticking down just from the light cage to get the ambient temperature there... is that correct or should i move it?

And thanks on the nice viv i thought it looked alright compared to some others i have seen!! i like the natural look andd didn't wanna have to much to clean either!

Does he have two hides? He needs one over the UTH, and another on the cool side.

Wow, looks really great!
I too, would advise 2 hides(one warm one cool)
I have both for my corn and she uses them both all the time.

As the others said, 2 hides is what you need, one on each side.
The UTH should be fine under substrate. I have 2 setups where the UTH is under 4 inches of coconut husk. The snake shouldn't burn himself on it. I'll post my Vivs sometime today or tomorrow as well.

what he said /\ /\

Heatmats aren't designed to be used inside a wooden viv without a thermostat, they can get hot enough to cause serious burns.
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39097&highlight=thermostat+heatmat
Until you get your temperature right i'd strongly suggest holding off on feeding. Too hot or too cool can cause regurges.

In my personal opinion, I'd take the light out of the inside completely. That's one of the easiest ways to burn your snake.

Diamondlil, I have a question then.
About the thermostat for the UTH temp control.
Both my vivs are homeade, wooden vivs, so I need the UTH inside.
The temp on top of the substrate is around 86-88 in the middle, I am assuming this is fine?
There is 4 inches of substrate between the snake and the UTH, unless he feels he needs to warmup, in which case he would just burrow (I'm assuming, as I've never seen him do this).
Thanks for any tips.

I've heard a few methods of using a uth inside a wooden viv. One is to cut a part out of the bottom and put something that holds and transfers heat better where you will put the uth. The other is sticking the uth under a ceramic floor tile and putting that in the viv (with a thermostat of course)

The light is in a cage to stop the snake getting to it but i haven't had it on since being on here. only to see where he is!

I got a 15watt daylight bulb which barely heats up but will be inside that cage so that we can see in the viv.

At the moment hes hiding behind his tree on the cool side of the viv. reckon this can class as a hide as theres a load of shrubbery in that corner. he seems to like that spot seen him here a couple of times.

With the heat mat at the bottom, i'm using aspen would i need to pile it up a lot more??
really am worried about hurting him.