How long do u have to leave a corn snakes heat mat and heater lamp on for?

Question

How long do u have to leave a corn snakes heat mat and heater lamp on for?

Answer 1

leave your heat mat on all the time and give them about 5-6 hours of heat/light from the heater lamp.

My corn snakes have been fine and have recently started to breed,I'm doing some thing right.

Make sure they have plenty of fluid

Answer 2

leave the heat pad on all the time and leave the heat lamp on for about 12 hours a day.

Answer 3

When you smell it cooking is about right.

Sorry, I don't really know.  

Answer 4

SOunds like your cooking your snake to be honest and corn snakes don't need it that warm despite what people think.  I kept all 5 of mine ambient temps , no problems in shedding or regurgitation.  I live in the NE, a breeder who I got my snakes from who has been breeding for 30 years never used a heating pad, or light either.  He lives in NY.  

Answer 5

heater lamp probably all day and heat mat 12 hrs a day not really sure just makeing a guess

Answer 6

I always leave the heat mat on for mine (unless its huge and covers the whole floor, I only do this if the mat covers a small section of the terrarium)

The heat lamp I turn it of at night, and I turn it on at 9am....unless it's a hot day I suggest on hot days you keep it off all day

Snakes are very sensitive to temperature changes

Answer 7

snakes don't really need the light, and you shouldn't have it on at night. they only need it to be around 80-85 daytime, night can fall closer to70-75. they also need a cooler area in their tank in case they get to warm. i don't use lighting for mine i just have a heat mat on one side of the cage, i depending on the temp of my house i keep it on low to med. this depends on the cage size as well.