>>I made a suggestion to a new snake owner on a certain corn snake forum about using heat lamps to provide heat for corns and was attacked by more than a few regulars. They were all in agreement that under no circumstances should a heat lamp be used to provide heat - only under tank heaters.

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>>EVERY care sheet and book that I've read on corns and rats has suggested heat lamps as well as UTH's with no apparent drawbacks to either. I use both to provide heat for my animals but if I had to choose one, it would be heat lamps, for a number of reasons. I believe either can be used to provide heat but it comes down to personal preference. I know some on here even use room temperature and have never had any problems.

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>>My question is: Does it matter which method is used? Snakes in the wild get their warmth from the sun - what is wrong with using this idea at home?





some use one some use the other, some use both and some use neither.

If set up properly a "heat" lamp or simply a light on top of the tank can work but an under tank heater is probably the better and more efficient of the two.

never say never.

A lot of people keep snakes long before there were under tank heaters.
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