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#424927
David31337
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New Snake, Climbing 
I just got my first snake, a 2ft orange and white corn. He’s lovely but it’s in a 5ft glass aquarium. The light is a normal tube, but he seems to live on the light. If you’ve ever seen a big fish tank it has 3 glass braces along the top, the snake climbs up and wraps arround the light and sleeps there. Im affraid to turn the light on as it get hot, like I can’t touch it hot. Should I just turn it on when he down and figure that he won’t go near it coz it’s to hot, or leave it off all the time? If i do this he will get very little light. There is not really much I can do for stopping him going up there. I could try build a gaurd but thats not likely I’d have to drill meatal etc...So should I just turn it on? Or leave it off?
Thanks and Hi!
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08/02/05 06:31am
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#425071
Gabriel
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Message To: David31337 In reference to Message Id: 424927
New Snake, Climbing
dude if your worried about the cage top whicjh you should be buy a flat 1 or build 1 and have a light on top here look at mine 
you can sorta see the light at the top
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08/02/05 10:18am
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#425075
Mitch78
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Message To: Gabriel In reference to Message Id: 425071
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Nice set up I like it.
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08/02/05 10:21am
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#425084
Cornsnake Kid
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Message To: Mitch78 In reference to Message Id: 425075
New Snake, Climbing
Just out of curiousty, what substrate is that, Gabriel?
-Jackson
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08/02/05 10:33am
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#425140
Scott14
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Message To: Cornsnake Kid In reference to Message Id: 425084
New Snake, Climbing
my garter climbs on top of its UVB/A light bulb tube thingy all the time and sits there for a wile but it doesnt get hot atal! but no corns wont know the difference it will probably just stay on the bulb and get severe burns depending on how hot the bulb gets cant u take the light out leave it on for say 12 hours and see how hot it is if its not hot then you can keep it in the tank without a worry.
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08/02/05 11:31am
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#425308
RePtiLOVER
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Message To: Scott14 In reference to Message Id: 425140
New Snake, Climbing
They dont need UVA/Uvb at all so there is no need to have them in the cage except for showing your snakes off. You could add some branches to your snakes enclosure since he obviously likes to climb.
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08/02/05 01:21pm
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#425353
Lozzer
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Message To: RePtiLOVER In reference to Message Id: 425308
New Snake, Climbing
I don’t even reccomend any type of light or heat lamp at all.It saves a lot of money if you just buy a reptile heat mat and cover half the viv with it.And then use a thermostat to control the termperature.
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08/02/05 01:47pm
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#425361
Cornsnake Kid
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Message To: Lozzer In reference to Message Id: 425353
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I agree about the UV but I like to use a heat lamp. I use an infared bulb and saves mony. I like how there’s no way that your snake can get burned.
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08/02/05 01:54pm
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#425408
Gabriel
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Message To: Cornsnake Kid In reference to Message Id: 425361
New Snake, Climbing
aight yeah my sub is mountain cat it works great iam useing news paper in my milk snakes cage rite now gay mites once i rid of them it will all be good yo ill get you guys some pics of my other setup its sooo dope
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08/02/05 02:40pm
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#425442
Scott14
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Message To: Gabriel In reference to Message Id: 425408
New Snake, Climbing
I have UV with my garter because i was feeding it fish for a little while and it was young when it was born and yes it does help with growth of bones especially as it was on a diet of fish anyway that doesnt matter what i was saying is that they dont get hot so if he wanted a bulb that didnt get hot get one of them...?
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08/02/05 03:18pm
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#426702
David31337
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Message To: Scott14 In reference to Message Id: 425442
New Snake, Climbing
Thanks all! I got some nice climbing braches, and he loves them, Took out the light and put in a blub. Thanks again.
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08/03/05 09:57am
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#426943
David31337
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Message To: David31337 In reference to Message Id: 424927
New Snake, Climbing
One more question, can UBV light hurt the snake, I got a 40w repti glow for desert reptiles. Should I use it, makes the tank look nice, but don’t want to hurnt snake!?
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08/03/05 01:32pm
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#426978
David31337
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Message To: David31337 In reference to Message Id: 426943
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Im sorry for the double post, but theres not edit button!!
It’s UV not UBV. Is that any better or worse?
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08/03/05 01:49pm
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#427106
Joshsnakeman
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Message To: David31337 In reference to Message Id: 426978
New Snake, Climbing
a 40 watt reptisun has UVA. UVA reptisun bulbs are just normal incadescent bulbs, the ones you can find for a buck at a hardware store. It doesnt harm the snake, but it is not beneficial to corn snakes. Corn snakes need heat coming from below them to help them digest prey, so an UTH is better. I use a low wattage bulb for my cage as well just so the snake will have a natural day/night cycle, the snake is kept warm from the UTH.
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08/03/05 03:15pm
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#428597
David31337
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Message To: Joshsnakeman In reference to Message Id: 427106
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http://www.david31337.co.uk/myherps.htm
Have a look!
Thanks for all the help, he seems happy, and so am I!! Thanks again!
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08/04/05 04:09pm
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