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heating
- Thread starter solrwind
- Start date
Bonkers_Scar2011
Mona <3 snakes
He should be using heat mats for BOTH of them. He doesn't need heat lamps tho.
beautifullywild77
Go Penguins!!!
I wouldn't use heat lamps.... the majority of members on this site do not use them and will recommend UTH with a thermostat, as was mentioned in your last thread.
He should be using an UTH with a thermostat for both corns... that is my opinion.
There is no point in asking for advice then trying to argue when people give it. That is usually when people will stop giving you advice.
He should be using an UTH with a thermostat for both corns... that is my opinion.
There is no point in asking for advice then trying to argue when people give it. That is usually when people will stop giving you advice.
Solrwind,
It's already been repeatedly said in the half-dozen threads you've started, but:
Corns need a warm side of thier enclosure that has an available temp of about 84 F.
Corns need a cool side of thier enclosure that is somewhere in the 70s F range.
So if your "friend" can provide a temp gradient in thier enclosure without the use of external heat source then more power to him (and he must be some kind of magician).
As to the type:
Corns are nocturnal in nature -- they prefer to remain hidden away from lighted areas.
They prefer to have a heat source that comes up from below them, ie "Belly Heat", which is what they find in thier hiding spots and burrows in nature.
Are heating lamps acceptable? Yes.
Are heating lamps optimal? No.
And really, the price differential is so small [in the long run it actually shifts in favor of the UTH], why not give your animals what is optimal for them rather than just what is acceptable.
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PS: on a side note. I've been reading your threads all day long. In every one of them, you are projecting a seriously confrontational "attitude". It may unintentional (or may not be, I don't know), but it definately reads that way.
It's already been repeatedly said in the half-dozen threads you've started, but:
Corns need a warm side of thier enclosure that has an available temp of about 84 F.
Corns need a cool side of thier enclosure that is somewhere in the 70s F range.
So if your "friend" can provide a temp gradient in thier enclosure without the use of external heat source then more power to him (and he must be some kind of magician).
As to the type:
Corns are nocturnal in nature -- they prefer to remain hidden away from lighted areas.
They prefer to have a heat source that comes up from below them, ie "Belly Heat", which is what they find in thier hiding spots and burrows in nature.
Are heating lamps acceptable? Yes.
Are heating lamps optimal? No.
And really, the price differential is so small [in the long run it actually shifts in favor of the UTH], why not give your animals what is optimal for them rather than just what is acceptable.
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PS: on a side note. I've been reading your threads all day long. In every one of them, you are projecting a seriously confrontational "attitude". It may unintentional (or may not be, I don't know), but it definately reads that way.
beautifullywild77
Go Penguins!!!
How do you know the hide absorbs heat? What kind of hide is it?
vliberatore
New member
Dear Enlightened One,
You have the "reasons" for why you do these things, but every member on CS.com has told you it is not what is best for your snake. You obviously know more than all of us here, so please, stop posting questions, and educate us.
Sincerely,
Me
vliberatore
New member
Oh! Almost forgot. A little punctuation goes a long way.
beautifullywild77
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Sounds like your friend isn't giving his corn snakes the habitat they need... with the size of his tanks to no heat. Doesn't sound like your friend is going to listen anymore than you have listened. So it is pointless to continue to help.
solrwind
>that's me<
it is made of this special material and instead of only reflecting heat it absorbs it and then radiates it and he has a ramp to get in that ramp absorbs heat then radiates it to the inside of his hide i know this because whenever i pick him up hes warm so thats wat i guess happens
beautifullywild77
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Actually, you snake shouldn't feel warm to the touch when you pick them up. They have much lower body temps than humans.
beautifullywild77
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Do you have a link to this hide of yours? Because I have never heard of one like that before.
beautifullywild77
Go Penguins!!!
No, it still feels cool to my touch.