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Is this a suitable substrate?

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Attack Iguana
What I've been doing is putting a few layers of paper towel on the glass bottom of the tank so that my corn can't burrow down and lay on the UTH pad, and then I run more paper towels through a paper shredder and put the shredded paper towel down as another layer of bedding on top of the uncut towels. So far, my single corn loves burrowing through the paper towel more so than actually using her hides. The tank is aprx. 25 gallons long, and the corn is only about 12 inches long, give or take an inch.

Assuming I don't feed her in this terrarium, and I clean/change the substrate at least weekly, is there anything wrong with this?
 
Not at all, paper towels work just fine as a substrate. You can also use newspaper or aspen if it's easier.

~Katie
 
Paper towel won't stop the corn from burrowing under if it feels like it, and if your UTH is unregulated the snake could get burned.
 
I just recieved a homemade regulator that works quite well. At the moment I'm trying to come up with a lamp/UTH combination that won't raise the temperature above 85 degrees at the substrate level.
 
I use exactly the same set up for my hatchlings and have had no trouble at all. If the paper towels are laid down correctly they can be prevented from getting to close to the UTH. but getting a themostat is the best thing to do for knowing 100% the snake is safe. As snakes dont need UV light or a basking spot why are you trying to use a lamp? not picking on you just currious.
 
sarah s said:
I use exactly the same set up for my hatchlings and have had no trouble at all. If the paper towels are laid down correctly they can be prevented from getting to close to the UTH. but getting a themostat is the best thing to do for knowing 100% the snake is safe. As snakes dont need UV light or a basking spot why are you trying to use a lamp? not picking on you just currious.
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I'm using a lamp to keep the terrarium relatively well lit, so I can replicate daylight. It's not a heat lamp, but the bulb does give off a relatively high amount of heat, so I'm trying to find a balance between that and a UTH.
 
Your snake will unless your room has no windows or is extra dark get all the daylight it needs without a lamp. If you want to veiw it without heat complications try using infra red light or blue light, I think someone also said that the moon lights used for fish set ups work well as well.
 
My room is the basement, and the only window is blocked by a bush that grows in front of it. The only light this room usually gets is from my reading lamp or my computer monitor.

Right now I'm using one of those 5 year halogen bulbs and it's not causing problems with heat. substrate temperature is at 85 on the warm side with the UTH and light at full.
 
For lighting, I recommend a fluorescent aquarium lamp. They give out plenty of light, with little heat.
 
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