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headlow
Hatchling
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 Posted - 17/01/2010 : 19:57:41
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Hello all. Today I bought a lovely little Snow Corn hatchling. At the minute I have him housed in an Exo Terra Faunarium, with kitchen roll as substrate, a water dish, two hides and a little rock formation for him to climb on. Heat is provide by a Mat Stated heat mat and is monitored with digital thermometers.
However my other 3 snakes are housed in viv's, and I'm wondering if the Faun is suitable? Even with the heat mat the ambient temp is quite low. I wouldn't want to put the little fella's health at risk.
Will he be OK for the time being?
I do plan to put him in a viv when he's a little older, probably towards the end of the year.
Thanks for any advice you can give |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17/01/2010 : 20:01:41
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| Heat mats dont change the ambient temperature at all, they only heat surfaces they are in contact with. |
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headlow
Hatchling
130 Posts |
Posted - 17/01/2010 : 20:03:20
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Originally posted by matty18714
Heat mats dont change the ambient temperature at all, they only heat surfaces they are in contact with.
Will he be ok with a low ambient temp though? |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 17/01/2010 : 20:05:36
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| Yes, he will be fine aslong as its not freezing in the room he's in. |
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headlow
Hatchling
130 Posts |
Posted - 17/01/2010 : 20:12:49
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Originally posted by matty18714
Yes, he will be fine aslong as its not freezing in the room he's in.
Mmmnnn. I'm in a converted atic and it can be quite cold at times |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17/01/2010 : 20:14:07
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| I personaly wouldn't use just a heat mat if the ambient temperature was below 18-20*C. |
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headlow
Hatchling
130 Posts |
Posted - 17/01/2010 : 20:22:00
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Originally posted by matty18714
I personaly wouldn't use just a heat mat if the ambient temperature was below 18-20*C.
I think I'll get him into a 2ft viv as soon as possible then. |
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HannahB
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17/01/2010 : 21:02:36
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get some towels and put them around the faun and over the top of the faun leaving a small space for ventilation..it warms it up a bit when its cold  |
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headlow
Hatchling
130 Posts |
Posted - 17/01/2010 : 21:57:48
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| I got a very good deal on a 2ft viv on ebay, so he'll be in it by the end of the week. He should be fine until then. |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17/01/2010 : 22:34:51
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| TBH he's probably better in the faun, a 2ft viv will be MAHOOSIVE for a hatchie........ |
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headlow
Hatchling
130 Posts |
Posted - 17/01/2010 : 22:45:07
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Originally posted by gingerpony
TBH he's probably better in the faun, a 2ft viv will be MAHOOSIVE for a hatchie........
He's grown on quite a bit though. He's a touch longer than the length of the faun. |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 17/01/2010 : 22:48:39
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| when he's the total of the length and depth of the faun added together then it's time to move up generally speaking, but how big is your faun? |
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DannyBrown91
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17/01/2010 : 22:51:36
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| As a rule of thumb the length and width of the faun or viv should be around the size of your snakey. Im guessing your snake isn't even 2 foot long yet never mind 3 foot ish long. If you were to move him up to a 2 foot viv is there anyway you could partition a section off for now. If not then maybe it would be best to keep him in the faun for a little longer, maybe you could fut the faun in the viv, or atleast pack the viv out with lots of hides and plants so that your snake can move under cover and dosnt have to be visible. |
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headlow
Hatchling
130 Posts |
Posted - 17/01/2010 : 22:57:21
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Originally posted by gingerpony
when he's the total of the length and depth of the faun added together then it's time to move up generally speaking, but how big is your faun?
It's the large flat Exo Terra one. |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18/01/2010 : 21:41:13
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| lol that means nothing to me, feet and inches preferably but centimeters at a push! |
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Edited by - gingerpony on 18/01/2010 21:41:26 |
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
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Posted - 19/01/2010 : 06:55:05
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Originally posted by headlow
........ is monitored with digital thermometers.
....... Even with the heat mat the ambient temp is quite low. I wouldn't want to put the little fella's health at risk.
Know I am coming in part way through conversation but you havent said where you have the digital thermometers placed (I dont think, if you have then I apologise for the brain fog moment  )
Are they down at the level of the kitchen roll as that is where he will be getting his heat from, rather than from the ambient temperature?
Sorry if this is a really stupid question  .
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Lilpunk
Yearling
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Posted - 19/01/2010 : 07:18:39
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Not stupid Kellog, I was wondering the same thing  |
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headlow
Hatchling
130 Posts |
Posted - 19/01/2010 : 10:22:19
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| The thermometer is taped to the probe, and both are taped to the heat mat outside the viv. I have an analogue thermometer place on the kitchen roll at the hot end and that shows that the temp is as it should be. |
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headlow
Hatchling
130 Posts |
Posted - 19/01/2010 : 10:25:32
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Originally posted by gingerpony
lol that means nothing to me, feet and inches preferably but centimeters at a push!
Gingerpony the faun is 18x12 inches |
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