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New corn help

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kasidee

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I got a baby corn yesterday, i had to travel 2 hours to get it from the pet store i wanted to simpy cause i know they are well knowledged and take good care of their animals... so i went in friday and picked it out and went back sunday to have them feed it in front of me and he ate right away no probs, so i took him home and i have him in a large enclosure cause i dont want to have to upgrade all the time and i want him to have lots of exploring room (he loves to crawl around all the time already) but my problem is that he is hiding in the cold end of the tank and when i touch him he is freezing, so i will move him back to the warm end thinking that maybe the cage is too big for him to find his way back, but he goes back over there, i think cause its dark.. is this ok? i dont want him to get too cold, hes a chunky little guy, much thicker than the other babies that he was born with, and hes very active, but im afraid of the large size of the tank.. i can keep him in a smaller tank within the tank but then he wont have the heat gradient, and i find that when hes in a smaller tank he spends all his time trying to get out.. the tank has plenty of hides (about 7) and is covered with plants and such so he shouldnt be afraid, it only took him about 5 minutes before he crawled out of his little house and moved around... i just want to know if i should be worried or not that hes getting so cold

thanks
 
I wouldn't worry - if he moves from the hot part to the cold part then he could want to be cooler. It's suprising how cold corns feel when you touch them - remember they are cold blooded.

What's cool for us may be warm for them, so the fact that he's cold may mean that he's just cooling off.

They also change their temperature if they are doing different things (i.e. when digesting food they try and warm up).

If you can try and limit the tank size and see what happens, but you'll probably notice the same thing.

Suzy often sits in the cool end and is cold to touch!

HTH
 
I also wouldn't worry. If hides and the correct temperatures are provided then your snake will use them when it feels the need. After feeding, you'll probably find that your little friend spends much more time at the warm end :).
 
also consider the body temperature of humans. 98.6ºF isn't exactly cool.
:) I used to worry all the time about EVERYTHING but they know how to take care of themselves.
 
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