Corn Snake Heat Mat Setup

If you are using a wood or melamine terrarium place the heat mat inside the enclosure underneath a thick layer of substrate.

Corn snake heat mat setup.

This was controlled via a microclimate evo lite thermostat. The heat mat is buried under around an inch of bedding the sensor for the thermostat is then rested on the bedding. Tips for corn snake heating. A range of different heating sources may be used though arguably the best heater for corn snakes is a heat mat.

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. But for a heat mat any mat stat will be sufficient. 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.

I used a lucky reptile mat on the underside of the box for her hot basking area. The aim when heating a corn snake enclosure is to make one end of the cage much warmer than the other. There are other ways to go about it these are just the most common strategies. These can be placed under a glass tank or inside a wooden enclosure and provide a gentle background heat.

Trusted heat mat brands include fluker s and ultratherm. The vivarium setup for my young corn snake. You can also heat the habitat from the ground up using a heat mat tape or pad. The heat mat will warm objects around it providing a warm patch of ground for the corn snake to rest on.

While she was still in her exo terra plastic box as a young corn snake i used the following setup.