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Lovin' the cold

Cuddles

Cuddles

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I dont know what it is about my corn, he really just doesnt ever move. Well it has been a few days and he has been on the cold side. I recently replaced a hide on the warm side with a box. I also put an identical box on the cold side. I dont know what it is but he has been on the cold side for the past few days, even after a feeding. I picked him up yesterday and he felt really cold. Is there anything to worry about? Or will he actually move if it gets too cold for him?

PS: Temps warm side - 80-84
Unknown on cold side
 
what is the temp of the heating pad? It might be too hot for him. And make sure you're measuring the pad temp, not the ambient temp. A thermometer with a probe will do that nicely.
 
Cuddles,

A snake will feel cool to the touch because their body temperature will not be greater than the environment they are kept in. Even though your warm side temperature is 80-84 believe it or not, that’s still cool to the touch.

I would check the accuracy of your warm side temperature probe and as v_various suggested, check the temperature on the glass. I would also get an identical one to check the cool side temperature at the substrate level as well.

Regards,
Steve
 
Sorry I didnt specify. The temps are probed at the glass right above the UTH. Well I took him out yesterday and went to change his water. I put him near the bowl because I wanted to see him drink and he ended up going for a swim! It looked like he was sleeping while he was in there :bang: . When I put him back he went to the warm side. No worries. So for future, snakes going to the cold side has nothing to do with any kind of infection blah blah going on?
 
So for future, snakes going to the cold side has nothing to do with any kind of infection blah blah going on?
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Typically not. Roxanne ate last night and I found her on the cool side of her enclsoure this morning. You'll learn, they're kind of goofy :crazy02:

Regards,
Steve
 
I had wondered that myself the first two days my Toulouse was home. He seemed always to prefer hanging out on the cold side of the tank (70-72 degrees on any given day) rather than the warm, which remains at 82-86 degrees. I think part of it might've been that it takes a snake time to get used to his new environment, and to want to move around. When I first put him in his tank, he moved around, then settled into a corner on the cold side and I didn't see him leave that cold corner for about two days! I was worried, but then discovered he was just slowly getting used to moving around the tank. Finally he started hanging out on the warm side. :rolleyes: I'm with ssmith on this one: snakes can be goofy little creatures at times.
 
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