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Is this a problem?

You posted about putting down some newspaper to keep her from getting directly on top of the glass. Good idea.

Just as a side note for that: I have tile in my vivs. What I have found is the tile helps distribute the temps of the mat uniformly. The snakes can't get directly to the glass because the tile is too heavy to burrow under. Then I have some aspen over it and then can burrow in if they want.

So the combination of layering UTH/Glass/Tile/Aspen really works for my guys. I'll have to take some pics of my new layering system and post them.

Sounds like you are on the right track. Let us know how it goes.
 
Well i was pretty worried about her last night and so i found myself waking up periodically. I didnt want to disturb her, so i didnt check on her at all during the night.
When i woke up this morning i did check on her though, she didnt move an inch all night. At first i thought she was dead, so my heart skipped a beat. But i took the tongs and gently brushed away some of the substrate and she slithered a bit, and pocked her head out. is this a normal thing for new corns to do? The whole, burrowing under the cool hide and not moving at all?
:shrugs:
 
JalapenoPeeps said:
Its not, trust me.
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Wow...you ask for help and then ignore the questions when people try to help....and it turns out that you have your thermometer placed incorrectly. If it feels warm to the touch, then it is usually too hot. Remember that corns need it 82-85F...and your body temperature is well above that.....lol.

Put the thermometer IN the hide spots if you want to know the real temps.....or use a non-contact thermometer and check the temperature OF THE SNAKE while it is in one hide or the other.

.....and be glad that people have learned to ask questions and NOT just "trust" newbies blindly. :)
 
JalapenoPeeps said:
Im sorry for being ignorant.
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That's not what I meant, and I hope you know it. What I meant is that if you go looking for help from people with more experience than you, you may not realize WHY they ask certain questions. If you are in doubt, ask WHY they want to know - or just provide the information. In other words, help those with more experience to help you.

~90% of the problems I get via email are due to improper temperatures, so don't be upset that people asked you SPECIFIC questions about your temps AND how you record them. It is MUCH more common for people to do it the wrong way than the right way in their first attempts. It is VERY, VERY common for people to insist their temps are correct....until they do what I say and find out their temps are not what they thought they were!

NOW, if you want to know the ACTUAL temps the snakes is experiencing (which is what you should want to know), take my advice on placement of the temp probes, and take everyone;'s advice (mine included) on getting the $15 max-min thermometer in that cage ASAP.

KJ
 
KJUN said:
That's not what I meant, and I hope you know it. What I meant is that if you go looking for help from people with more experience than you, you may not realize WHY they ask certain questions. If you are in doubt, ask WHY they want to know - or just provide the information. In other words, help those with more experience to help you.

~90% of the problems I get via email are due to improper temperatures, so don't be upset that people asked you SPECIFIC questions about your temps AND how you record them. It is MUCH more common for people to do it the wrong way than the right way in their first attempts. It is VERY, VERY common for people to insist their temps are correct....until they do what I say and find out their temps are not what they thought they were!

NOW, if you want to know the ACTUAL temps the snakes is experiencing (which is what you should want to know), take my advice on placement of the temp probes, and take everyone;'s advice (mine included) on getting the $15 max-min thermometer in that cage ASAP.

KJ
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I will. as ive said before im going out today to pick it up.
 
FWIW, I have an old 10 gal tank with a ZooMed UTH stuck to the bottom. I have a thermometer probe right on the glass over the UTH.

It was running without a thermostat for a few hours, and it reached 143 degrees! Luckily there was no snake in there, just some feeder dubia roaches and I guess they can tolerate the heat better than a corn snake =)
 
Those UTH's can really get cooking, that is why a thermostat is not optional it really is a must no question about it. Or else your amel would turn into a charcoal . . . hehe
 
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