Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
No snake should be in the dark all the time, & please do be careful about heat building up to an unsafe level with lights & heating for a snake. There are closets that have room to do this safely, but I'm not making any assumptions. Just remember that clothing & other things in closets are flammable...

Also, you should probably put your established snake in the closet, IF the clothes you'll be wearing will be coming from that closet...otherwise, you could be spreading germs & mites from your new snake throughout the house via what you're wearing, ya?
Oh for sure, you make a very good point! No worries, I'm actually going to take all my clothes and everything out of the closet so it's only her and her supplies in there. The ceramic heater has a digital thermostat and overheat safety shutoff/fuse, which I will only be using for ambient, and using her UTH on a thermostat for a hotspot. I don't have any lights for her, but you make a good point that she shouldn't be in the dark all the time. I may consider getting some LEDs with a day/night cycle.