Hey from the ball python side of the forums! :D (got a legit question for the corns)

[wendhend]

What is the tank set up like for a corn snake?
My ball python requires SO MUCH MAINTENANCE... like... temperature gradient and heating pad and humidity and all that jazz... are corn snakes just... a hide... water bowl... and bedding and then basic snake room temps? I would have a lamp above the tank... for ambient heat... would the corn snake need a heating pad? Multiple hides and security like a ball python? Their food prey would always be small right? Like even at full growth... still a medium or large rat, right?
please correct and inform me!
Peace

Trey Yeoman

Corn snakes are really easy to care for. They are ground dwellers and do best with an under tank heater. Heat lamps are not necessary. 83 degrees for the hot spot is considered ideal. I would provide them with at least one hide on the warm side. If they want to hide on the cold side they tend to burrow under their aspen or squeeze under their water dish. They almost always take frozen / thawed prey and should never need anything larger than an adult mouse, or else they can get too fat. There are countless affordable morphs and many bright colors available. It might be hard to choose just one!