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I was reading about the black milk snakes and they do great at room temps. Are there other snakes that will do good at room temps? I always want more but running out of electrical outlets.

learn the basics of electrical wiring lol. milk snakes do well at room temp but that determins what your room temp is. if your'e like me nad keep the house at 68 degrees you will need a heater.
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Current snakes:
0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat (Lola)
1.0 Neonate Black Rat (het for Lic Stk's) (Frankie)
1.1 Texas Bairds (Jose and Rosa)

While the ideal setup for most snakes involves a heat source, there are several others that seem to do fine without. Think of it from a geographical point of view. The snakes from areas that are not warm year-round not only tend to brumate, but have had to adapt to digesting food at lower temps in general. My black rats do fine with no supplemental heat. I don't keep the house cool in the summer, however, so they get warm summers and cool winters. Some of my other North American Ratsnakes seem to do OK under these conditions, also. Even the cornsnakes. They eat smaller and less frequent meals during the cooler weather, and some of them go off feed altogether. I usually offer my very young snakes extra heat during the cool weather, and also those from farther South. Always keep in mind that under these conditions (which are not, in fact, ideal) you must be watchful for any individual animals which are not faring well and willing to offer them the chance to thermoregulate if they are having problems. Duffy

I offer all of my snakes some sort of heat source just so they have it. They'll bask if they like it. I also keep my house at 75 degrees or a little over so it makes it easier. As for the electrical sockets, get those surge protectors with the extra sockets. They're great and will protect that (sometimes unnecessary) heating equipment from electric surges.
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3.6 ball pythons
1.2 king snakes (1 chocolate, 2 albino)
1.0 columbian red tail boa
1.1 pueblan milksnakes
2.2 african house snakes
2.2 striped albino applegate gophers
1.0 watersnake
1.2 burmese pythons (1 albino, 2 hets)
2.1 pygmy rattlesnakes
1.1 dumeril's boas
3.3 corns (miami, okatee, snow, caramel, 2 creamsicle)
1.1 jungle corns

we keep our home in the 76-77 degree range most of the year. living in arizona anything below 75 is cold to us. as for the surge protectors I use them on all my 5 snakes and anole lizards. I was just wondering if any snakes can do with out the heat pads and still be ok at 76 degrees. thanks for reply.

Rubber Boas have a reputation for liking it cool. Garter Snakes often do well at room temp but they still benefit from a warm spot to aid digestion.

i'm from seattle, i guaranty you any snake that can be found in my neck of the woods does not need a heat source!