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I've had this mean little gem for about two months now. I got him/her sort of cheap because he seems to have a bit of a wobble but that doesn't keep him from biting me.

I've been keeping him pretty cool like I was told. My room stays under 82 during on the warmest days but he burrows a lot and I don't use supplemental heating. I was wondering if there is an exact range they prefer, I keep getting vague descriptions like "room temp." I really just want to know out of safety concerns. I heard that it starts being detrimental to them at around 84 degrees. I've been told not to worry about it but he's a living thing so of course I do worry. I'd rather have a second opinion than a dead snake.

They tend to thrive best in the lower to mid 70's with a relatively high humidity. But I would imagine upper 70's would be okay for helping with digestion though if they can also find those temps.

Temps into the 80's are a bit too high for those from what I have always understood, unless it can escape those temps and get cooler at will(self-thermoregulate). They are from a high, cool moutainous region similar to Mandarin Ratsnakes. Mandarins also do much better at cooler temps than most other colubrids.

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Great, Thanks. That's what I've been keeping him at. My room does get a little warm but his tank has never been above 78, and it's always much cooler under the moss. I always keep the substrate (sphagnum and ground coco husks) humid. I'm glad to know I'm doing it right.

Coxi do great at temps around the mid 70's. We try to keep all our porphs and Mandarins in the temp range from the high 60's to the high 70's. They can and will feed and digest at pretty low temps. The high temps seem to be much more of a problem than temps that are lower.