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DMong
at Sun Jul 6 23:37:36 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DMong ]
Whatever you choose for caging, just remember to allow for a temp gradient that we talked about earlier, cool side 75-78, and the warm side 81-85...with a hide on each side for good measure.
Forget about the vitamin light..LOL!,....the store employee is told to "push" these extra items by the manager to make the store more money, and/or they don't know what they're talking about in the first place. This happens ALL the time in pet stores, many pet store employees don't know the first thing about many of the animals they sell. Since many inexperienced customer's are clueless about their new animal's needs, they make tons of extra money doing this. UV light is ABSOLUTELY necessary for Iguanas and such for proper vitamin synthesis, but is not needed at all for colubrids such as corns in the least.
The underneath heat is a good idea,....just remember to monitor it closely at the substrate level where the snake actually IS!,....also, keep in mind that any hide box will act like a tent, and retain more heat from the underneath source, so monitoring temps in the hide itself is smart too. If it gets too warm inside, the snake won't be able to benefit from the hide on the warm side if it doesn't want to go in it.
Just basic common snake sense really!..LOL!
Get yourself a cheap booklet or two about cornsnakes and other Ratsnakes too. They will be very helpful, and you can refer to them whenever you want. I think everyone involved with snakes should own some good literature on the animals they choose to keep. This way you get some handy information you might not have known about before hand, and can also prevent certain things from happening before they occur..........sound familiar??..LOL!
best regards, ~Doug
best regards, ~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"
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RE: Annika update - DMong, Sun Jul 6 23:37:36 2008