Corn Snake Heat Mat Setup

Tips for corn snake heating.

Corn snake heat mat setup.

The heat mat will warm objects around it providing a warm patch of ground for the corn snake to rest on. There are other ways to go about it these are just the most common strategies. But for a heat mat any mat stat will be sufficient. If you are using a wood or melamine terrarium place the heat mat inside the enclosure underneath a thick layer of substrate.

Choose a high quality heat mat that will cover about 1 4 to 1 3 of the terrarium s floor space. While she was still in her exo terra plastic box as a young corn snake i used the following setup. This was controlled via a microclimate evo lite thermostat. To make sure that the heat mat remains the correct temperature it is controlled by a simple on off thermostat set to 80 o f.

The vivarium setup for my young corn snake. These can be placed under a glass tank or inside a wooden enclosure and provide a gentle background heat. A range of different heating sources may be used though arguably the best heater for corn snakes is a heat mat. Trusted heat mat brands include fluker s and ultratherm.

The heat mat is buried under around an inch of bedding the sensor for the thermostat is then rested on the bedding. If your enclosure doesn t have a lifted base the rubber feet included will be useful to create airflow between the heat mat and ground surface. How you heat the cage is not nearly as important as achieving the proper temperatures. There should be no risk of your snake burning itself on the pad if you re using a thermostat but if.

This heat pad is ideal for corn snakes offering a twenty four hour primary or secondary heat source with optimal mounting on the base or side of the terrarium.