Reptile & Amphibian Forums

I'm about to have to move my corn from our apt to our new house. It's cold outside, and I was wondering if I needed to put some kind of heat source in the container i transport him in. Probly will be some sort of rubbermade container. Any advice is well appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Steve-O

>>I'm about to have to move my corn from our apt to our new house. It's cold outside, and I was wondering if I needed to put some kind of heat source in the container i transport him in. Probly will be some sort of rubbermade container. Any advice is well appreciated. Thanks in advance!
>>
>>Steve-O

nope
You're not going to have it outside for the transport are you?
(back of pickup truck, hanging out window...etc)
If you are fine in your vehicle, it will be fine in your vehicle

-----
Corn snakes and rat snakes..No one can have just one.
"Resistance is futile"
Jimmy Johnson
(Draybar)
Draybars Snakes

_____

what is the corn in that photo? its beautyfull.

>>what is the corn in that photo? its beautyfull.

that is a hatchling cinnamon
a cinnamon is a corn snake/emoryi rat snake cross expressing hypomelanism.

a couple more

-----
Corn snakes and rat snakes..No one can have just one.
"Resistance is futile"
Jimmy Johnson
(Draybar)
Draybars Snakes

_____

When I am transporting snakes in cold weather I line a small box/tubberwear container with either old towels (clean old towels, nothing that was used as rags etc), and wrap a hot/cold pack (kind of a ice pack to keep things cool, but its a gel and it can hold heat or cold (either freeze it or heat it up in hot water or boiling water) I just use hot water from the tap, wrap it in a towel and put in with the snake...(usually snake is in a snake bag as well).

For short trips this setup works fine...depending on how cold it is where you are. I live in Canada, and sometimes it can be below freezing or close to it...(though I avoid moving reptiles at all once it is below freezing).
-----
PHLdyPayne

all are good suggestions. How far a drive is it? I had to drive my corn for about 40 min on a cold day. I placed him in my snake bag and on the front seat. and with the regular heating not blasting heat he was fine.

Thank you everyone! The trip went fine. I used a shoe box, with some aspen inside, and the hand warmers you put in your pockets underneath the aspen. All went exceedingly well, and Lebowski is doing just fine.

Thanks again!

we all knew you could do it! way to go.