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Appropriate Enclosure Size/Type

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jojo6199

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Being a ball python owner I'm not as familar with the needs for an adult corn snake so I'd appreciate a little feedback here. We currently use a Sterlite bin for our young b.p. that is 66 qt and measures 39.5 x 20 x 7 inches, undertank heating, 2 hides, 1 water dish, 2 cages decors (wood and rock for shedding and for looks) and an Accu-Rite to monitor temps/humidity. The bin top bends in the middle so you can open either end w/o removing the whole lid, has strong clips (tho we added extra to make it more escape-proof). We also put many holes in it with a soldering iron for air flow and humidity/temp control. We get a nice gradient between cool and warm ends with this size Sterlite. We use thick paper towels for substrate but understand aspen would be more appropriate for corns.

Now would something like that be appropriate for one adult sized Corn Snake. I haven't gone to see these snakes yet so sorry I cannot provide exact lengths/weights at this point.

Do corns need a higher bin (more vertical height) or are they ground loving like my ball is. I know they thermo-regulate like all snakes do but research seems to indicate they like a slightly cooler environment than my ball does and are not quite as picky about humidity. Is this correct?

So sorry for this long post (but expect others LOL). I had a lot more time to do research on balls before we bought one so with these two corns I'm a bit "pushed" to get all my ducks in a row faster.

Thanks folks,
 
Housing

Welcome to Corn Snakes!!
To start a bin that size would be more than enough size for a corn snake. For adult cornsnakes I have mine in 20 gallon long tanks or 35qt bins, thats pretty much is the minimum, but could always be bigger! Height doesnt necessarily make a difference. Length is more of the bigger issue, they tend to stick to the bottoem of the enclosure like the ball pythons. Although some do like to climb if given the chance, and some will hang out on a branch or something of the sort.
Heat is a little cooler than ball pythons. About 77 on the cool side (room temp) and then added heat such as a under take heater at about 85 on the warm side. Provide a water dish big enough to soak in and several hides to choose a good temp and substrate, paper towel or aspen works great. I personally hate using plain paper towel. I find the aspen makes it easier to pick poop out instead of changing the entire paper towel, since it always tends to absorb into all of it.
If you use a substrate make sure not to feed on it or it can be compacted in thier mouth. Or if you choose to house together make sure they are fed seperatly in different containers, to minimize cannibalism.
Hope that gives you some general information. You could always use the search feature at the top and search for specifics. There are many great posts that are much better then my blob of info.
Goodluck!
Amanda
 
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