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Interesting hognose data...

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Posted by: JustinMitcham at Tue Feb 5 13:20:58 2008   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by JustinMitcham ]  
   

Tell me what you think..

I researched the Temps from March to Sep for hognoses and cornsnakes ranges..I think you'll find this interesting..



Setting aside isolated northern populations in both species..



Cornsnakes had a mean temp in there range of 72-81 with an average of about 77'F



Hognoses had a mean temp in there range of 77-84 with an average of about 81'F



Neither species on average experienced lows lower than 60'F during these months



Hognose experience an average of 3-10'F higher summer temps(highs) than cornsnakes depending on location.



Hognose seemed to have more variation in temps due to range and habitat , at overall higher temps.



I got this info from a weather almanac selecting zip codes within several known major localities.



Now there is one major difference that needs to be accounted for..most of cornsnakes range falls in heavily forested areas with little light reaching the forest floor..so mean temps are probably cooler and/or day heating is slower.

Hogs tend to live in more open areas with more direct sunlight, higher surface and ground temps and those temps being higher longer.



Unless I missed something this is direct evidence that they need higher temps than what your average keeper keeps them at.

Now the temps I have are mean temps, (lows highs averaged)..

I think optimum temp is the highest averaged mean temp, so corns do best at 81-82 and hogs at 84-85...
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