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How is my setup?

HeckinSnek

HeckinSnek

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Louie Louie the baby corn snake is arriving tomorrow, I have a hide on both sides, water on the cooler side. I read in a few places that corn snakes don't like too much open space so I got a fake plant but it seems like too much to me. Side note he WILL be upgraded to a 40g long when he gets bigger, I just happened to have this tank already.
 
it's pretty bare. Corn snakes like a lot of hiding places and clutter. He may be nervous in there.
 

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Oh I was worried I had too much and here I need more [emoji23] okay I'll find him some more clutter, thanks!

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Some corns spend a lot of time in their hides, some corns like their hides after eating or during shedding. I have some corns that stay out of the hides 90% of the time. I have one male that never goes in his hide. Some of my females rush out of their hide when they see me enter the snake room, hoping to get handled or fed.
 
Twolunger said:
Some corns spend a lot of time in their hides, some corns like their hides after eating or during shedding. I have some corns that stay out of the hides 90% of the time. I have one male that never goes in his hide. Some of my females rush out of their hide when they see me enter the snake room, hoping to get handled or fed.
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Since he already has 2 hides I was thinking of just adding another fake plant for clutter, maybe a ganesh statue that I have and thought might look cool (no sharp edges).

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Here's my set up. Notice there are 4 hides, a plant, a stick and vine that also works as a hide and three vines for climbing. Also note the happy snake in the rock hide. As she grows and I replace these hides with adult size hides almost all the spaces will be filled.

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HeckinSnek said:
Since he already has 2 hides I was thinking of just adding another fake plant for clutter, maybe a ganesh statue that I have and thought might look cool (no sharp edges).

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That should work. It just depends on your snake. Give them time to adjust to a new home, then see how the snake does. You can add more if needed.

Welcome, from a fellow PNW'er (Everett) :)
 
MysticExotics said:
That should work. It just depends on your snake. Give them time to adjust to a new home, then see how the snake does. You can add more if needed.

Welcome, from a fellow PNW'er (Everett) :)
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I don't have room for another real hide in his temporary home, but i could get a paper towel roll, and a climbing stick, thanks for your advice everyone, Louie Louie was delayed, he should be home tomorrow [emoji7]

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HeckinSnek said:
I don't have room for another real hide in his temporary home, but i could get a paper towel roll, and a climbing stick, thanks for your advice everyone, Louie Louie was delayed, he should be home tomorrow [emoji7]

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Sorry to hear he got delayed. I hope he's ok in the heat.
Babies love tp. tubes! I scrunch up one end, so they have a little cave. They seem to like that.
 
MysticExotics said:
Sorry to hear he got delayed. I hope he's ok in the heat.
Babies love tp. tubes! I scrunch up one end, so they have a little cave. They seem to like that.
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Actually that brings up a new question, when it gets really hot, like 90s what should I do? Turn off the heating mat? Ice cube in water dish? I live in the Seattle area so no one has ac, it rarely gets into the 90s or above but I remember last summer we had quite a few of those days. I have a fan in my room, if it gets super hot should I just leave it on during the day while I'm at work so my room is a little cooler?

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Your thermostat will shut off the heat source when it gets that hot. It doesn't get hot enough in this area to need to do much else. I'm in Everett. I do have ac to take the edge off when it gets too warm. I have a small window ac unit in my kitchen that works for my whole house. (Except my snake room, with is my spare bedroom, I keep the door shut so it stays in the temp range I want it at.)
 
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