my experiences as a new owner of a corn snake i hope this helps.
guys one thing i learned heat mats are dangerous you must use a thermostat on the heat pad it came with the kit zoo med a rheostat won't cut the power enough to go below 93 but with a thermostat will work great.
i been using heat lamps 1 blue and 1 red both 60 watts on a 30x12x12 glass tank i got 3 hides,i was going to install my heat mat with the zilla thermostat to range between 80 to 87 degrees for extra heat,but i went and bought a infrared thermometer and i found out i don't need a heat mat my temps are awesome on the cold end is 76 f inside the hide is 75 then towards the middle 77 to 80 and the hot spot on the aspen is 82 to 85 but on top of the 2 hides that my snake Daisy likes to bask 1 is 89 f the other is 85 f Daisy seems to love it.im lucky that i have a small kids room empty so with my central heat /air i can keep a good ambient temp when im at work in the evening if the bulb ever burns out the snake Daisy has enough heat while i come back from work as i keep that room 75 to 78 f.
in my opinion snakes like to bask in the wild you always see them on top of tress,on the ground or on a rock right underneath where the sun is shining Daisy is not diferent m always at work in the afternoons so i dont see my snake doing anything but sleeping on the cold side but today i saw her basking late afternoon 3pm she basked for about 2 hours then right now shes on top of the hide in the cold side lol i would recommend lights unless the tank is in a very cold room then you would need a heat mat with a thermostat.
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