Reptile & Amphibian Forums

My Corn Snake likes it cool. I recently finished a new vivarium that allows my snake a temperature variance of 68 degrees to 85 degrees. Even after he eats, a day later I find him down in his den at about 68 or 70 degrees. He turned a year old on 7/22/05 and is about 33 inches long. I give him an adult mouse every 6 days. He just seems to like it cool. Is he out of range or what? Any thoughts?

1.0 Corn Snake "Motega"
0.0.1 Baby Leopard Gecko "Zubi"

does he have a hide on the warmer side? if you only have one hide and its on the cool side chances are he'll spend all his time there.
i have a ghost corn in a 40 gallon breeder size tank with only a light for extra warmth and he doesn't seem to care one way or another. then i have an amel who uses his whole tank and will spend time over his UTH.
as long as your is eating/deficating he's doing fine.
personall mine don't seem to like it over 80 degrees anyways so maybe 85 is a bit warm for yours also.
just my thoughts.

Thanks for the response. Yes, he has hides all over the place. It is a 42" long by 24" deep and 27" high with a tunnel leading to a den 3 feet below the bottom of the viv. (I should post pics). I use aspen and lizard litter with natural rock hides and logs, with a curl of bark and some plastic plants. I have the curl of bark on a wooden ledge half way up the side at the back. I also have a "tree" he can climb to get the ledge. He has used all of this stuff but often ends up in the den on the floor. The main level is about 78 degrees. It only gets up to 85 if he climbs the tree to get to the ledge.

1.0 Corn Snake "Motega"
0.0.1 baby Leopard Gecko "Zubi"

wow. that sounds like a cool house you have there for your snake. could be your snake just likes the dark den. that would be great to see photos of it. i keep mine simple since i have 6 snakes.

1 6 plus foot jungle carpet python
3 corn snakes
1 tangerine dream honduran milk
1 soloman island ground boa

also 3 dogs, 4 cats, 3 fire belly toads

Thanks for the response. I got the film in my purse. The I have to scan and post. I hope the pics come out okay. I don't have any pics of Motega though, just the viv. I'm going to get them developed tomorrow.

1.0 Corn Snake "Motega"
0.0.1 baby Leopard Gecko "Zubi"

wow awsome enclosure, sounds like you care alot about your snake
-----
my addiction:
2 normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1 amelenistic corn snake (mazy)
1 wc eastern milksnake (psycho)

Yeah, he is cool. It is whatever he wants. The more natural the better. After all, I caged him up. His choices about what he has to slither around on and what temp he can be at are all up to me. I don't have pics of Motega, but I will post pics of the viv maybe tomorrow.

1.0 Corn Snake "Motega"
0.0.1 baby Leopard Gecko "Zubi"

my ball python likes it cool too
-----
my addiction:
2 normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1 amelenistic corn snake (mazy)
1 wc eastern milksnake (psycho)