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First corn

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claire.chapman11

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So, I'm so I'm picking up my first corn snake tomorrow. His name is hassan, and he's a baby anery. I currently have a ball python, crested gecko, green anole and an African fat tailed gecko. So, this is my new arrival, and his set up. I have a light to keep the hot spot at 85-86F, and the cool end around 75F. Humidity will be around 40℅. Am I doing okay, or do I need anything else? Thanks in advance for your advice.
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I know that ball pythons need a heat lamp, but corn snakes don't.
They strictly need belly heat for digestion, so a UTH is the best way to go, and a thermostat to regulate the temperature is needed.
Other than that, I think the tank looks great. And the baby is adorable!
 
you can't leave that light on all the time.

They need 12 hours daylight and 12 hours dark to keep the metabolism and their Orientation in balance.

It would be better for you to have a heat pad under the tank to maintain the proper heat all the time, day and night, and do away with the Heat lamp. Replace the heat lamp with a cool lamp, put it on a timer and set it for 12 and 12.
 
Karl_Mcknight said:
you can't leave that light on all the time.

They need 12 hours daylight and 12 hours dark to keep the metabolism and their Orientation in balance.

It would be better for you to have a heat pad under the tank to maintain the proper heat all the time, day and night, and do away with the Heat lamp. Replace the heat lamp with a cool lamp, put it on a timer and set it for 12 and 12.
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I have an infrared light for night time

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Zeina said:
I know that ball pythons need a heat lamp, but corn snakes don't.
They strictly need belly heat for digestion, so a UTH is the best way to go, and a thermostat to regulate the temperature is needed.
Other than that, I think the tank looks great. And the baby is adorable!
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Ball pythons are actually the same way. I will get a heat pad soon

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Setup looks good - just a UTH is better than a heat lamp. Also, make sure you have a thermostat for them because unregulated they can get too hot and potentially burn snakey. One I recommend is the Hydrofarm one (originally designed for plants, works great with UTHs though). Lots of people use it, its pretty reliable and inexpensive (about 30 dollars on Amazon). If you have a larger budget for it though, there are lots of UTH-specific ones you can get too.
 
jagodzinski said:
Setup looks good - just a UTH is better than a heat lamp. Also, make sure you have a thermostat for them because unregulated they can get too hot and potentially burn snakey. One I recommend is the Hydrofarm one (originally designed for plants, works great with UTHs though). Lots of people use it, its pretty reliable and inexpensive (about 30 dollars on Amazon). If you have a larger budget for it though, there are lots of UTH-specific ones you can get too.
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I have my BP on one with the reptitemp 500r thermostat. I will look into the hydrofarm one, thanks!

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