In closet?

[pavlovk1025]

I don't want to hijack your thread, but it seems silly to open another for the same type of question.

Can I keep one under my bed? I know it's not a good idea to hide a snake from someone in the house, but my stepfather will not move on the idea and my mom says it's okay as long as she never gets blamed if he finds out. Which he won't; as my stepfather as a rule never EVER goes in my room.

I have a 30 qt container that fits under my bed no problem, and have a solid plan for getting food in without being noticed, etc. So the snake going without a home or getting kicked out is not an issue.

If the snake needs a day/night cycle, can I just put something like an LED light that creates no heat or fire hazard under there too?

If so, could I also reverse the day/night cycle, so he is most active during the day? It would be dark under the bed unless the light was on, so I could put the light on at night for his "day" if it's not a bad idea.

Thanks in advance!

They dont really need a lot of light. Under the bed he'll still receive a little bit of daylight and that should be sufficient, because in the wild they spend most of their time in burrows underground anyway.