Corn Snake Heat Mat Temperature

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Corn snake heat mat temperature.

There are other ways to go about it these are just the most common strategies. A heat lamp to create a suitable basking spot and a heat mat to produce a gentle background temperature. Generally speaking the best corn snake heating is likely to consist of two parts. Now you know what temperature your corn snake needs it s time to choose a heat mat.

Corn snake setup vivarium heating uv and substrate advice. The heat mat will warm objects around it providing a warm patch of ground for the corn snake to rest on. Choosing the right heat mat for corn snakes. Heat mats produce warmth without light and are only good for heating the bottom of an enclosure not the air.

It will keep your snake warm without confusing its body clock. To make sure that the heat mat remains the correct temperature it is controlled by a simple on off thermostat set to 80 o f. The heat mat is buried under around an inch of bedding the sensor for the thermostat is then rested on the bedding. Corn snakes need a hot area of about 90 f 32 c with a background daytime temperature of 80 f 27 c.

Corn snakes need a light pattern that mimics normal daytime so leaving the heat mat on is the best option for heating your corn snake vivarium at night. Heat mats are the still the most widely used method of maintaining correct temperatures for corn snakes although i believe that they are an inferior heat source compared to heat lamps. At night the heat lamp can be turned off while the heat mat remains on to prevent the cage getting too cold. Tips for corn snake heating.

How you heat the cage is not nearly as important as achieving the proper temperatures. Videos care guides resources merchandise and more. By pete hawkins 24 nov 2017 the corn snake pantherophis guttatus is a colubridea species native to north america. One of the best methods of heating for corn snakes is an exo terra heat mat should be used with heatmat holder if using in wooden vivarium.

At night the temperature should drop to about 70 f 21 c. You can also heat the habitat from the ground up using a heat mat tape or pad.