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was wondering what the proper nighttime temps are for my little corn? the room usually stays around room temp 69-72..Is this ok for a corn at night? or should I still keep his blue moon bulb on the warm end? that keeps the heat around 80ish on the warm end, and from what i read, the corns cant see that bluish purple light...Im debating wether I should just shut that off completly and go with no heat at night, as im sure in the wild it drops to the high 60’s low 70’s...any info would be great..thanks, Pete

You're using a 20 Gal tank for a baby corn. You might as well leave the light on. If it's a bit warm it'll move to the cool end, a bit cool and it'll move to the warm end. You've got plenty of room for thermoregulation so you're good.

Those temps are too cool at night, especially if it is trying to digest a meal. In nature, they will seek areas where the temps are warmer than ambient air, like road surfaces, under sheet metal, etc. I would recommend leaving your blue light on at night so it always has a warm area to go to and be comfortable. If it has been dropping at night like that since you bought it home, that may be a reason its not feeding yet. Its getting too cold at night.

>>was wondering what the proper nighttime temps are for my little corn? the room usually stays around room temp 69-72..Is this ok for a corn at night? or should I still keep his blue moon bulb on the warm end? that keeps the heat around 80ish on the warm end, and from what i read, the corns cant see that bluish purple light...Im debating wether I should just shut that off completly and go with no heat at night, as im sure in the wild it drops to the high 60’s low 70’s...any info would be great..thanks, Pete

what you really need to do is get an under tank heater. That way you can turn the light off at night and the snake can have a thermal gradient night and day.
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