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Corn snake heat mat or lamp.
Corn snakes are cold blooded creatures and need all the heat they can get.
I used a lucky reptile mat on the underside of the box for her hot basking area.
This allows you to dial down the amount of electricity going to your reptile lamp or heat mat thereby controlling the output and the cage temp.
You might have to use a rheostat or thermostat with your corn snake heating device in order to reach the desired temperatures.
The vivarium setup for my young corn snake.
We try to provide this heat over 1 3 of the enclosure while letting the rest of the enclosure cool to 70 o f on the opposite side.
This is controlled by a dimming thermostat to make sure that the temperature is.
Heat mats are preferred because they provide no light meaning that they can keep your snake warm 24 hours a day.
It depends on the type of snake and what material you mean by snake tub.
Heat mats are the still the most widely used method of maintaining correct temperatures for corn snakes although i believe that they are an inferior heat source compared to heat lamps.
To achieve this we attach a basking lamp to the ceiling of the enclosure on one side.
Heat lamps dry out the air inside the enclosure so they work better for snakes with low humidity requirements such as hognose snakes and corn snakes.
Most snake owners choose heat lamps heat mats or both.
Make sure you research what temperature your species of snake needs.
That s why ultraviolet heat lamps and top of the range heat mats are perfect for your pet corn snake.
An ultraviolet heat lamp is great if you want to view your corn snake at night and not disturb it corn snakes are not.
In this video i outline the basics in providing the correct heating and lighting for your corn snake.
Corn snakes are generally seen late in the evening.
Naturally corn snakes would be experiencing temperatures of around 90 o f in the sun.
Heat mats produce warmth without light and are only good for heating the bottom of an enclosure not the air.
If you use a heat lamp you ll need to use a different heat source during the.
Snakes from tropical countries like ball pythons require higher temperatures than snakes from more temperate climes.
But for a heat mat any mat stat will be sufficient.