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outcast99

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Hi guys I started with 1 corn snake a Female Amel that was 8 months old that is now almost 2 years old and now have a male and female stripe both 6 months along with a 8 month old female Florida King snake. I have them all in 20L tanks except for the king which is in a 29g(tall, i'm assuming). They each have a 60W red light that are 24hr lights except the king which is a 75w basking light that is only on 12hr at a time.

They all have a wood hut, water dish, and aspen bedding. The oldest corn and the king both have a branch to climb on. Should I add anything to their vivs or is this a decent setup?
 
Welcome! Your vivs sound okay, but do need a little tweaking. You are good with the aspen bedding and branches.

Lights are not recommended for corns. They are drying and depending on the type of bulb can damage Amel's eyes especially. They can also raise the temperature to a very uncomfortable level if too hot. Corns need UTHs, taped to the underside of the glass at one end of the viv, covering about 1/3 of the bottom. A thermostat should regulate the temp with a probe thermometer placed directly on the glass over the middle of the viv, it should be about 87° to make the top of the substrate around 85°. They need belly heat to help digestion.

You need a hide at each end, one on the warm and one on the cool side so the snake can decide where it wants to be.

Corns love ground cover, so some plastic plants or aquarium plants are a good option.

I want to recommend two books, each written by members here, they will tell you all you need to know and explain why this is the best way to care for your corns. You can download them or buy the books themselves.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=corn snake kathy love

http://www.amazon.com/Corn-Snakes-C...r=8-1-spell&keywords=don+soderbeg+corn+snakes

Good luck, and let us know how the changes go!
 
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