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babydragon149

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I want to be sure I have a good home for my first corn snake (or snake at all for that matter). I have been researching about corn snakes for a few months now and I think I am ready to get one. Could anybody give me a name of a good brand of heat rock or under the aquarium-heater? I have a 33 gallon aqaurium with a lid that locks down on it, plenty of plants, a large water pool and two seperate hiding places, one on each side of the aquarium. Also, just a question! Do corn snakes eat fish? I breed about 5 different kinds of livebearing fish and if they benefit to the snake, why not include them in the diet? thanks,
Christina Douma
 
I advise you to NEVER use a heat rock. Too many of them short circuit and burn the reptiles laying on them. As for a UTH, I usually use heat tape. I do have several Heat Wave brand UTH's as well. I put all of my UTH's (including heat tape) on thermostats to regulate the temps.

And no, corn snakes aren't fish eaters. They eat mice and sometimes lizards. It's best to just start them on mice, though. It's hard to switch them to mice after they have had lizards.
 
hi babydragon, never use a heat rock for youre snake as they give out too much heat and can cause burns to the snake the safest type of heat is a under tank heat mat but be sure not to cover the hole bottom of the tank only 1 third should do and cornsnakes dont eat fish at all they only eat mice hope that helps you with youre questions.
 
I agree with what both above posters said. Ditch the hot rock as they have killed thousands of reptiles. It sucks they sell them but they only care about money, not the health and well being of our snakes.

And nope. Fish will do nothing for the corns diet. In the wild they don't eat fish really and prefer lizards and mice. In captivity they need only healthy captive raised mice. This will provide a complete diet for the snake its entire life. Feeding a variety of items does nothing but create problems for most snakes. They are creatures of conditioning and get stuck on a certain prey item quickly.

bmm
 
care sheet links...

http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5874&highlight=care+sheets:

I see this is your second post.
Welcome to the Cornsnakes.com Forum.
:)

I bet you can you tell "heat Rocks" are pretty unpopular around here, huh? :D

Under tank Heaters work well,
as long as temperature regulation of some sort, (a reliable rheostat and or thermometer gizmo), is used, as they run "hot out of the box" .
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5381&highlight=Heat+tile
A good minimum / maximum thermometer will also prove invaluable. :)

The "Keyword search" feature (tab at top of page), may be of help in the furtherance of ones research.
It searches the Past Post "Archives" here at the CORNSNAKES.COM Forum..:)
 
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thank-you

Thank-you very much for the advice. I just organized a purchase of a year old male snow corn. I'm so excited! I know I'm going to love it to death!
 
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