corn snake lighting? HELP

[Lawnmower599]

do corn snakes have to have any lighting at all
uvb
heat lamp
or just a plain lamp
please help

 

[Madratter]

Corns can live without UV but some say they are healthier with the use of it . I personally don't use it for my corns. A heat lamp would be fine as long as it doesn't get too hot. I don't use heat lamps for them either but the room they are kept in is warm enough to go without.

 

[Lawnmower599]

ty man
abit off subject but among corn snake owners is a snow corn snake a nice morph and if not what are some nice morphs
(im not saying there are horrible morphs im just saying which morphs do you guys prefer)

 

[BQC123]

My corns have been fine with ambient room lighting only.

 

[Lawnmower599]

cool so all the specialist equipment is just heat

 

[skar]

cool so all the specialist equipment is just heat

Just use a heat mat under the outside of the tank, aspen bedding, water bowl,
no spec lighting required and feeding your call.

 

[Caramell]

Under tank heaters are the way to go, but if the temp still isn't high enough, maybe a ceramic heat emitter would be a good addition. They last a pretty long time compared to the heat lamps. But if you're going with a heat lamp, I heard that an infra red one is best to use.

 

[bigjej]

nope as far as UV is concerned but some ambient lighting, if no heat lamp is used, so they can regulate their day/night and seasons cycle.

 

[pitbulllady]

I do not use specialized UV lighting with any of my snakes, and I've been keeping/breeding snakes for nearly 50 years now. Only the tropicals get auxilliary heat, like heat mats or heat lamps, but then, I live in SC. It's a struggle even with central AC to keep my room below 85 degrees during some parts of the summer, and many of my natives will go off-feed if it gets warmer. Whether you need an undertank heater for a Corn will depend on the average ambient temperature of your home. Corns seem to do best around 75 degrees, insofar as feeding, regular shedding, weight, activity, etc. If your room is between 70-75, you won't need additional heat. I find wild Corns almost entirely at night, well after sundown, often following a rain that cools things down. During the day, wild Corns retreat to shady, cool places, often underneath old lumber or inside a barn. They don't like it hot.

pitbulllady