Hi everyone,
As some of you may have noticed I am new to this forum and haven't gotten my snake yet but he should be here in the next week or so depending on when the breeder ships him. I want to be as prepared as possible for his arrival so I have a question about lighting/heating... The snake I am getting is a male Mex Mex Kingsnake yearling so what kind of heating method would be best for him (UTH or overhead heat lamp)?
Currently, I am testing the temperature created by an overhead basking lamp alone and my thermometer is reading between 95 and 100, which according to the breeder will be too hot- he says his animals thrive with the cold side being more about 70 and the hot side around 85... Should I just get a dimmer so the light won't be as powerful? Or should I switch to the UTH I have? (I haven't tried the UTH yet because I got it used so I don't yet have a thermostat or another method to adhere it to aquarium since the initial adhesive is no longer usable. On the other hand, I already had the light from experimenting with a chameleon setup so I figured I would try it out first). Any advice would be appreciated!
Thanks!
-Chandler
PS- sorry for the wordy post. I just wanted to include everything
What is the proper heating method for a kingsnake?
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