Things I've read and things I've heard...what to believe??

[Aleks]

Originally Posted by Snakewitch

Does that mean corns don't need a heat mat at night? I have a basking light during the day and at night, turn it off but put on the heat mat instead -- that is what the pet store recommended.

in Canada u NEED a heat source... if your room is not REALLY hot....
it gets cold her at night in winter... u cant let if get that cold...

people from hot place in us can do it but not u,,,,

need 28 degree....
22 degree is good for a cool down....

my female that I put in cool down I get the heat source off and I have my room at 22.8 and I cant put them ready for breeding... but all others have a heat wire on a thermostat....

[Gungirl]

I keep my house at 64f ( 18c ) all winter. I do not use a heat source for my corn never have and never will unless it is proven needed. Corns do well in lower temps they do not need to have a heat spot. Will it hurt them to have one? No but you do not NEED one.

[poison123]

The best way to see if you need heat is to test it out. See how your corn reacts to heat and no heat.

[Gungirl]

He had heat for 1yr .. I took away his heat and nothing has changed.

[Aleks]

u normaly put them in pre cooling around 18 to 20 degree

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by Aleks

in Canada u NEED a heat source... if your room is not REALLY hot....
it gets cold her at night in winter... u cant let if get that cold...

people from hot place in us can do it but not u,,,,

need 28 degree....
22 degree is good for a cool down....

my female that I put in cool down I get the heat source off and I have my room at 22.8 and I cant put them ready for breeding... but all others have a heat wire on a thermostat....

Corns are found as far north as New Jersey. I'm fairly certain that they do well in most of Canada's climate.

Not saying it isn't advisable to have some heat but it's not as life and death as you make it out to be.

[Aleks]

if u calculate that we have some -30 -32 and I don't heat my house at 24 all around... so yes some time it’s kind of cold... and heat help them digest! So I always keep their hiding spot over the heat system around 27.5 (heat wire for me) rest of their cage is around 24. They will survive at 22 but not the best way to make them digest well. (Like always doesn’t mean they will and badly digest…._)

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by Aleks

if u calculate that we have some -30 -32 and I don't heat my house at 24 all around... so yes some time it’s kind of cold... and heat help them digest! So I always keep their hiding spot over the heat system around 27.5 (heat wire for me) rest of their cage is around 24. They will survive at 22 but not the best way to make them digest well. (Like always doesn’t mean they will and badly digest…._)

Uhh you should have two hides so they can choose cool or heat.

Also, I understand our temperatures. I'm just saying they survive just fine in MOST, not all, of our climates. We don't have negative 32 in Ontario.

[Aleks]

I have enough subtract fort hem to hide anywhere,,,, and plant (fake) .... all my animal are in super shape... there like my baby's!