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temperature regulation

phazei

phazei

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My corn is 4-5 years old. About 5feet long. 24"x24"x13" tank. I recieved him about a year ago. Since I live in the desert it's usually pretty warm, even inside.

I actually prefer the temperature in my house to be 75-80F (i shiver below 73F). This leads me to a problem with my snake. Most of the recomendations I've seen say the gradient should go from 65-75F.
I assume many people in other places have their homes around 65F so a heat lamp or head pad would work well for them. The gradient in his cage is 75-80 and he spends much of his time under his large doggie water dish. He doesn't quite fit all the way under it, he slides under and it sits on top of him.

Anyway the point is I don't need a heating pad here, I need to cool half his cage to provide the proper gradient since the ambient temperature is already at the upper end of the gradient. How can I do that?

I was thinking of getting one of those little 12v mini-coolers that hold like 6 sodas and just putting it face down and open on the top of the cage, but that just seems tacky.

I found the "Thermocare Vivarium Heatmat" on this page http://www.toppetshop.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Accessories_74.html
It says it also comes with a "Cool Mat" but I couldn't find any reference or more information on that anywhere, and I'm in the US, not the UK.


I could really use some help.

Thank you,
Adam
 
Actually, the best temp gradient for a snake is said to be 85-75. I keep mine at 83-73 personally. 80F is a little cool for your warm side, the snake could have some problems digesting. I would actually see about raising that a little. Other than that, your temps sound good, IMHO. 75-65 are good temps for night time.
 
From what i have herd corns can actually digest meal as low as 76*-78*F. i am not saying that it is recommended though. Your temps seem high enough and well you really do not need a cool side. i think it is in the FAQs that joejr14 says that he lives in Florida and he only heat his during the winter. you should be fine with what you are at, we just do not want someone with a whole cage at 89*F. i correct me if i am wrong but i think you need nothing to cool the cage.
 
I was thinking he was hot since whenever I take him out of his tank and he crawls around my room he always seems to go into the back corner of my walkin closet. In the winter it's in the 60's in there since it's not insulated. In the room it's usually about 80.

It doesn't matter if the light is on or off and with all the junk in my room there's more small/dark places places he could crawl through in it than in the closet. In the summer it gets around 110F and it's about 90F inside, so I'll need a way to keep him cool

Any suggestions?
 
I 'd like to hear from some of the veterans on this one. :poke:
I also would like to know, since I live in central Texas. It is warming up already, and I have been turning the uth's off for much of the day. I'm thinking that in the summer, I may not be using them at all.
 
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