Corn snake info o_O

[green_man]

Ya know I remember seeing a 2 headed king snake at the zoo when I was little. Pretty cool. I bet it doesnt happen too often...

[Alkaurkharim]

Do I absolutely NEED an incandescent basking light?

As for being put off by a troll's thread, never. I still want a BP very badly. But I would feel much much more confident in my ability to care for a BP if I can prove myself with a lower maintenence snake like a corn or king.

[green_man]

You do not need any UV lighting for corn snakes. They do however need 12 hours light 12 hours dark. So I would recommend getting a light.

[Alkaurkharim]

Right now I'm looking through Eastbayvivarium.com listing of corn snakes and king snakes. I kinda like the snow cause its pretty much all white. And I kinda like the ghost one too.

But the king snakes, the only one I seem to be interested in is the Mexican Black Kingsnake and the Desert Striped.

Anyone have good websites with kingsnake morphs?

[Alkaurkharim]

Normal light? Cause I have a snake light *not a light for snakes, a light thats like a snake ^_^* That I could put right next to the tank to shine light in it.

[hhw]

Well, I say incandescent because fluorescent lights don't put out much heat and since they don't need uv lighting a simple incandescent bulb can handle both your heating and photoperiod requirements.

[Alkaurkharim]

Oh ok I gotcha ^_^

I already have a UTH providing heat.

I'm assuming I need to have a cold and hot side just like BP's? Its a snake thing not a BP thing correct? Has to do with them not being able to self regulate their internal temps?

[hhw]

Yep. There's just more leeway with a corn snake, since their habitat includes temperate climates (as far north as Maryland and southern New Jersey).

[green_man]

Yeah, it could be normal light.
If you like snow corns you'll love the blizard corns.

[Alkaurkharim]

hhw have you seen my setup pictures in the BP husbandry section? I'm assuming that is going to be way too big for a baby cornsnake >_<

I heard Corns go from 2.5-4ft in length? How big are they as babies?
Same with Kingsnakes? Same lengths?