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Celestine8
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Eh, I use a 75 watt bulb. One thing though. Snakes need a photoperiod, a period without light or they get stressed. So make sure that you get an infrared bulb or a ceramic heat emitter for night time or you will have one upset snake being that they're nocturnal. Also, get some of that fancy tank paper backing, like people get for their fish tanks, but in earthy colours and not blue like the fish ones and wrap it around three sides of the tank so that the snake feels protected.
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Oh my goodness, I don't check the forum for a couple of days and come back to "Poshey Spam".
In all seriousness, interest in corns is great..posting a zillion things a day in multiple posts is a little bit annoying however. Not trying to be mean here, just suggesting that perhaps you restrict your newbie-type questions all to a single thread?
Like all of your 9 posts with one question each could theoretically be put into a single post. It keeps the forum cleaner, and also allows other people's posts to be seen as well. The more posts you make, the farther their's gets shoved to the bottom or next page entirely and may be missed altogether. Plus people don't have to look around and answer things individually, they can answer all of your questions here.
Have you gotten the Corn Snake Manual yet? If not, I suggest doing so. We can only answer so many questions around here and the book details everything you need to know about keeping corn snakes happy and healthy. We can't be around all of the time to tell you everything, sometimes its best when people take the initiative to research the issue on their own. This forum is a great resource of information, all you have to do is look it up.
To answer your myriad of questions here:
Corn snakes in general are popular because of their docile nature and ease of keeping. I've only had two in my collection of 25 be "monsters"; a charcoal ghost and an okeetee. The rest of mine are as calm and easy to handle as can be. I've found corns will only bite when they feel threatened, so I make the best opprotunity to let them know I'm not there to hurt them.
As long as your room has light from the outside coming in, it shouldn't really matter if you have a light or not. You don't really want a ton of direct light into the room anyway or it tends to get too hot. I use lights on some of my reptiles mainly for the heat issue. Always put the light unit on top of the wire lid to avoid thermal burns and other injuries to the snake. Never let the snake come in contact with the bulb.
I prefer older snakes for first snakes. They're more established, less likely to nip, calmer, eat well, and if anything in your cage isn't right they're easier to adapt instead of dying.
As long as you're needing just light, a 30 watt should be fine. If you're planning on utilizing a heat pad that'll provide all the heat that you need. If you get too hot of a bulb you'll get the entire enclosure too hot and kill the snake. So a low wattage bulb coupled with a heat mat should be ok. I always go by the assumption of "one or the other", its either a light or a heatpad, but not both. Make sure that you invest in a thermometer, it'll be the only way to accurately tell what temp the cage is at.
Never use heat rocks, they're dangerous to reptiles. Animals sometimes don't have the intellect to move off of something when they're being hurt. Many animals have perished on heat rocks.
I've already touched on this before. I prefer older snakes and generally recommend them to people when they're getting their first snake. The older the snake gets the better it'll adapt to handling. Younger snakes generally tend to nip with frightened more than older snakes. a 5-6 month old snake should be ok for you.
Your tank sounds great for a corn snake. They're very adaptable to whatever you keep them in. Just make sure that the lid is secure as they are well known escape artists.
Again I URGE you to get the corn snake manual. It answers these questions and more when you think of them. Here's a link to it on Amazon.co.uk: Link
In all seriousness, interest in corns is great..posting a zillion things a day in multiple posts is a little bit annoying however. Not trying to be mean here, just suggesting that perhaps you restrict your newbie-type questions all to a single thread?
Like all of your 9 posts with one question each could theoretically be put into a single post. It keeps the forum cleaner, and also allows other people's posts to be seen as well. The more posts you make, the farther their's gets shoved to the bottom or next page entirely and may be missed altogether. Plus people don't have to look around and answer things individually, they can answer all of your questions here.
Have you gotten the Corn Snake Manual yet? If not, I suggest doing so. We can only answer so many questions around here and the book details everything you need to know about keeping corn snakes happy and healthy. We can't be around all of the time to tell you everything, sometimes its best when people take the initiative to research the issue on their own. This forum is a great resource of information, all you have to do is look it up.
To answer your myriad of questions here:
Corn snakes in general are popular because of their docile nature and ease of keeping. I've only had two in my collection of 25 be "monsters"; a charcoal ghost and an okeetee. The rest of mine are as calm and easy to handle as can be. I've found corns will only bite when they feel threatened, so I make the best opprotunity to let them know I'm not there to hurt them.
As long as your room has light from the outside coming in, it shouldn't really matter if you have a light or not. You don't really want a ton of direct light into the room anyway or it tends to get too hot. I use lights on some of my reptiles mainly for the heat issue. Always put the light unit on top of the wire lid to avoid thermal burns and other injuries to the snake. Never let the snake come in contact with the bulb.
I prefer older snakes for first snakes. They're more established, less likely to nip, calmer, eat well, and if anything in your cage isn't right they're easier to adapt instead of dying.
As long as you're needing just light, a 30 watt should be fine. If you're planning on utilizing a heat pad that'll provide all the heat that you need. If you get too hot of a bulb you'll get the entire enclosure too hot and kill the snake. So a low wattage bulb coupled with a heat mat should be ok. I always go by the assumption of "one or the other", its either a light or a heatpad, but not both. Make sure that you invest in a thermometer, it'll be the only way to accurately tell what temp the cage is at.
Never use heat rocks, they're dangerous to reptiles. Animals sometimes don't have the intellect to move off of something when they're being hurt. Many animals have perished on heat rocks.
I've already touched on this before. I prefer older snakes and generally recommend them to people when they're getting their first snake. The older the snake gets the better it'll adapt to handling. Younger snakes generally tend to nip with frightened more than older snakes. a 5-6 month old snake should be ok for you.
Your tank sounds great for a corn snake. They're very adaptable to whatever you keep them in. Just make sure that the lid is secure as they are well known escape artists.
Again I URGE you to get the corn snake manual. It answers these questions and more when you think of them. Here's a link to it on Amazon.co.uk: Link
