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davef0

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Hi all.

I bought 2 cornsnakes last week from a pet shop and have them housed together in a plastic tank with a heat mat covering half the tank underneath (75 degrees). They seemed to settle in OK and I fed them a pinkie each the following day(using a separator) which went well (both demolished inside 5 minutes!). They seem to get on ok but since then one of them just curls up in the corner of the tank and does nothing. I've seen it move but when I tried to handle it (48 hours later) it went for my hand (washed) so I decided to leave it alone. The other one is more active and happy to be handled for a few minutes at a time. Am i doing something wrong or is it just a bit moody!

Please help as I don't want any harm to come to it.

Dave
 
Hi. Sorry to be a jerk, but it seems like you haven't really researched corn care very well. You're going to need to get on that. Look at the FAQs stickied to some of these sub-forums, and use the search functions to answer your basic questions. The warm side of a corn's enclosure needs to be in the low to mid 80s, and the cool side needs to be in the low to mid 70s. Corns really shouldn't be kept together for a number of reasons, unless you REALLY know what you're doing. Do a search on the word 'cohabitation', and you'll find a bunch of threads that discuss this.

The motionless snake wouldn't worry me that much if it was being housed alone. But your low temps, and his cagemate may be stressing him out. Some keepers will tell you to wait at least 48 hours after feeding to handle, but I recommend 72 hours. Good luck.
 
Thanks for the info.

I took the advice from the couple who run the pet shop i bought them from so naively trusted them to give me good advice. The heat mat is on all the time and appears to stay at about 75 degrees on the warm side. Should I get a different one? Will browse the suggested forums and get on it quickly.
 
davef0 said:
Thanks for the info.

I took the advice from the couple who run the pet shop i bought them from so naively trusted them to give me good advice. The heat mat is on all the time and appears to stay at about 75 degrees on the warm side. Should I get a different one? Will browse the suggested forums and get on it quickly.
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Unless your room is very cold (below 60), then the heat mat should be able to get you to the right temp range. In fact, a heat mat usually brings the temps much higher than you'd want them. That's why it is recommended that you regulate it with a thermostat. A good digital thermometer is a must too. If you're using one of those stick-on types, throw it away; they're useless. You should be measuring the temps at the substrate level.
 
Cheers guys boy do i feel stupid!!! I will be getting another tank first thing tomorrow to separate them and won't be going back to the place i got them for equipment or advice. Really appreciate your advice and wish i'd found this site before i'd got them.
Hopefully when all resolved I shall post some pics of my happy, healthy corns.
Regards
Dave
 
You can get a digital thermometer with probe from Maplins for around £18, and then you'll know what your temperature is accurately :wavey:
 
Definitely check the temps at the UTH under the substrate. It's probably over 100 degrees f. at that point.
 
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