What heating should I provide to my corn snake?

This care sheet focuses on the heating requirements for corn snakes, as well as the techniques that can be used to meet those requirements. This is an ... If it's too warm or too cold, the snake will suffer -- plain and simple. So let's talk ... Make sure you get the cage setup all situated before you bring the corn snake home. read more

Corn Snake Water. Fresh water should always be available in a shallow, heavy bowl. Clean out the bowl every few days or sooner if it is soiled. Place the bowl in a cage corner so it can be easily found as the snake cruises the cage perimeter at night. Corn Snake Handling and Temperament. Hatchling corn snakes are naturally nervous and defensive. read more

Corn snakes rely on their environment for heat and body-temperature regulation. So it's important to have some kind of supplemental heating system in the snake's cage / habitat. read more

We recommend UT heating, since it more accurately simulates how corn snake achieve proper body heat in the wild, and is the safest way to heat your snake. Yes, on cool days, wild corns will bask in light, but for most of the year, they achieve necessary body heat via lying on/near warm entities in their natural habitat (i.e. the ground or tree branches). read more