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Outdoor Corns

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KingCornFlakes

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Hi every one, I'm new to the corn snake forum and i have a question. I plan on getting some cornsnakes but I want to keep them outdoors in my yard! Here in florida the winters get cold but we only get freezes 3 or 4 time a year! I was wondering would it be possible, or better yet, would it make sense? I have a rack that holds 4-55g aquariums. It is 9' long by 6' high and about 18" wide. I was wondering that if I could place this outside next to my shed, out of direct sunlight would that be an exceptable place for me to house these snakes. I can wire everything so its waterproof, and in the space for eack tank there is a locking cover for each tank as well as 2 locks for the whole rack! Anybody think this will work? Just an idea, any reply and or comments will be appreciated! Thanks in advance!
 
I suppose...

Make sure that it is immposible for them to get out- or they will be gone forever. It sounds like a decent idea.

I have always thought about having a little outdoor snake penn to farm and raise the common garters... it will probably never happen though.
 
As long as they can't chew through silicone then they'll never get out. The rack is very secure, and all of the tanks have hinged, locking lids. I just basically wanted to know if i would have to bring them in in the winter because only heating is gonna be coming from the undertank heating pad. I recently found a hatchling baby corn on the inside of my barbecue grill outside it was about 6" long and was a very feisty critter!
 
I went to Florida once

Florida is probably warm enough were you could keep them outside with a undertank heater. You might not even need the uth during some of the hot summer months!

Florida is rich with incects and parasites, and since the snakes are outside make sure they are not exposed to them.
 
well

Be carefull!
Glass aqauriums heat up like ovens in the sun.
You could cook a snake in a matter of a couple of hours.
You must definitely follow your own statement and keep them out of direct sunlight. Way out.
 
agreed Jimmy.

It can get unbelievably hot in a glass tank, unbelievably quickly. (If anyone doesn't believe me, just sit in a car with the windows shut in the heat of summer.)

How would you get a temperature gradient in the cages, or would you not offer one?

I think that it would be perfectly possible to keep them outside, but would need full setting up and monitoring for at least 24 hours, better a week or two before the snakes were added to the enclosures, and careful thought about design. I wouldn't use glass.

Skye
 
I agree with Skye.

Keep in mind that what can be in shade at one point in the day, can be exposed to full sun at another. You'd want to make sure that it is a shady area at all times. Depending on your yard and where the animals would be situated in relation to shade providing objects/trees, you may not have an area like this.

Also, I would make sure the snakes have lots of places to hide... as even though they may be protected from danger, they will be well aware of predators, etc. outside, and otherwise, will have nowhere to go (stress).

You would probably have to monitor temperatures a lot more as well, however corn snakes are more tolerable of temp. variants than other species.
 
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