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ben11
Egg

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Posted - 03/12/2009 :  10:58:06  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
my corn nearly always basks in the cold side which is normally around 17-20 degrees now its winter

the warm side is 30 degrees

he has coconut hides on both sides, why is he doing this!!

Ben

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Posted - 03/12/2009 :  11:27:48  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Maybe it is because the warm side is a little too warm, it should be about 28 degrees.

Also, unless you spend 24 hours a day watching the snake for movement you will probably be missing the snake moving to the warm side, which i am sure it will be doing.
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Blackecho
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Posted - 03/12/2009 :  11:59:28  Show Profile  Click to see Blackecho's MSN Messenger address  Send Blackecho a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
Remember that they expect it to be cooler at this time of year too, so could just be mimicking natural conditions.



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Gaz_1989
Yearling

United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/12/2009 :  13:06:22  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
My snake seems to prefer the cold end too.

I have got identical hides in hot and cold side.

She is always cold to the touch when i get her out of the cold end, is this normal? Im guessing if she was cold then she would go to the hot end?

Gaz

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Karl
Hatchling

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Posted - 03/12/2009 :  13:54:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I've got hides in hot middle and cold, and mine spends 99% of the time in the cold end, unless digesting

ooops, I bought another.........
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ben11
Egg

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Posted - 03/12/2009 :  14:04:56  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Gaz_1989

My snake seems to prefer the cold end too.

I have got identical hides in hot and cold side.

She is always cold to the touch when i get her out of the cold end, is this normal? Im guessing if she was cold then she would go to the hot end?

Gaz



Thats the same with Murray... wierd.
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Posted - 03/12/2009 :  14:11:46  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Gaz_1989
She is always cold to the touch when i get her out of the cold end, is this normal?


Snakes are cold blooded animals, so they are always going to feel cold to you... it is perfectly natural and nothing to worry about.
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Gaz_1989
Yearling

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Posted - 03/12/2009 :  14:36:24  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Cool, maybe we should stop worrying, lol.

She always goes in hot end to digest food, and stays there for a couple of days. Then she usually stays in cold end for most of the time.

Thanks

Gaz

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Posted - 03/12/2009 :  14:53:29  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Gaz_1989

Cool, maybe we should stop worrying, lol.

She always goes in hot end to digest food, and stays there for a couple of days. Then she usually stays in cold end for most of the time.

Thanks

Gaz



Worrying is understandable, it gets you nowhere though!

You just have to trust that the snake knows what is best for it and will move when it sees fit.

Also, the behaviour you describe about your snake after a feed is also perfectly normal. :)
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Gaz_1989
Yearling

United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/12/2009 :  15:06:57  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Cheers Bio, i guess it is natural to worry, shes my first corn so ive got alot of learning to do.

She seems really happy and healthy though so i must be doing something right :-)

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gingerpony
Queen Bee

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Posted - 03/12/2009 :  22:11:18  Show Profile  Click to see gingerpony's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
another reason a snake might prefer the cold end is to reduce symptoms of an RI (Respiratory Infection).............

(not that i want to get you worried again )

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Kellog
the nice one

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Posted - 04/12/2009 :  04:33:22  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Gaz...as newbies, and corn lovers, and human beings, we cant help but worry.

Bio is right when he says that it doesnt get you anywhere but that doesnt stop us worrying...and it does lead us to ask questions (and drive the forum insanse sometimes!!). I bet even GP worries sometimes, even with all her knowledge!!

xxx


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gingerpony
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Posted - 04/12/2009 :  12:34:01  Show Profile  Click to see gingerpony's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
i do!! its true!!

one of my 'old boys' has a chronic recurring RI, he sits in the cold end a lot so i have to monitor him very carefully......
unfortunately i bought him with an RI years ago and despite trips to the vet it does keep coming back every now and again, there must be some underlying bug that the Baytril doesn't quite kill off, but most of the time he's fine

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Kellog
the nice one

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Posted - 04/12/2009 :  13:14:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by gingerpony

i do!! its true!!




See, even the experienced GP worries, which is a great reassurance to us newbies that we are not just being neurotic when we worry about our loved corns!

xxx


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Gaz_1989
Yearling

United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/12/2009 :  13:42:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Haha, its all good then! Lol.

I worry alot, just wanna do the best by my corn and try to learn as much as i can without making too many mistakes. Im worrying less now though, at first i worried if she licked her tongue out, haha.

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Posted - 04/12/2009 :  13:54:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
actually my corn, digests in the warm end, and spends most her time at the cooler end, i just assumed she is regulating her own body temp as we would lol


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