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Viv Help Please (Urgent)

Poshey

Poshey

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I bought a Viv And A Cornsnake Today Got 2 Hides for the corn 1 on the left and 1 on the right in the viv (ill show pic at the end) the pet shop says i need to put i heat lamp on the left side (as Seen In Pic) and heat mat on the right and put the heat lamp and heat mat on timer so the lamp comes on during the day and the heat mat at night... im really comfused if im doing the right thing the corn i got is only a few months old i think if that at all.... There is Only A small Heat Mat On the Right hand side of the viv Under Bark....

1...... does the Viv Look Ok??

2..... Do i go ahead with what the pet shop told Me?

im in urgent need to find out :cry:

Pic Viv --> http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=17&pictureid=123

Another Pic Of Viv -->http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=17&pictureid=126

Lamp Pic --> http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=17&pictureid=127

Ps Must Take Out Sand In Few Days After Corn Settles

Badly need Advice :cry:
 
If you have sand in there now, just go buy aspen and take the sand out and put the aspen in. It won't disturb the snake that much.

You only need the heat mat, and you need to put it on a thermostat so it doesn't get too hot. You measure the temp on the glass, under the aspen, under the warm hide.

You don't need the light at all. The pet shop is just trying to get you to buy more stuff.
 
yep, you can take your snake and sand out now. Just don't bother him too much.

You don't need that light at all, that's really weird advice. Snakes need to thermoregulate, keep the UTH on ALL the time and he can pick weather he want's to be warm or cool himself. If you can't get/find a thermostat, a regular thermometer (an indoor/out door one, it will have a probe you can place on the warm spot) and a table top lamp dimmer to adjust the heat pad with will be fine. It's what I do.

The inside looks fine, except for the sand of course.

Here's some links so you can see what people are doing:

http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59625
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50268
 
The viv Is 60 x 40 45 centimeters and the heat mat under the right hand side is 142 X 272 mm what ever that is in centimeters.... so will i leave the lamp off?? it seems the heat mat is small like Im lost
 
Just to be clear, the tank is 60 x 45 x 40 cm (23.6 x 17.7 x 15.7 inches) and the UTH is 14.2 x 27.2 cm (5.6 x 10.7 inches).

Your UTH seems to be fine the size it is.

Return the heat lamp if you can and get your money back.
 
Should i move the Hide on the right hand side over the heat mat or move the heat mat near his hide?? or is the hide ok where it is?? hate the heat mat right over the the right of the viv
 
Place one hide over the heat mat and the other one on the opposite side of the viv.

Don't worry about moving the hides around. Your snake will always find it. :)
 
Poshey said:
142 X 272 mm what ever that is in centimeters
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I'm sorry, what?! Are we really the same age? Isn't Ireland metric like Canada? That just really threw me for loop. Anyway.

As long as the heat pad is large enough for the snake to curl up on, it's fine. But do you have any way of measuring how hot it is? That's REALLY important. The UTH isn't supposed to heat the whole viv, only provide some belly heat to aid digestion and keep them a little warmer when they want.
 
ya same age man.. should i move the hide over the heat mat?? and should i keep the heat lamp off for good ?? i tought the corn has to be warm alot of the time ??? no just to digest
 
Poshey said:
should i move the hide over the heat mat??
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Yes, one hide should be over the heat mat.

Poshey said:
and should i keep the heat lamp off for good ??
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Yes. Unless your room is extra cold (in the 60's or colder), the heat lamp is not needed and could actually get hot enough to be dangerous to your lil snake.

Poshey said:
i tought the corn has to be warm alot of the time ??? no just to digest
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Corn snakes need a choice of a warm area and a cool area. This way they can regulate their own body temp.
 
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