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Lighting, Heating and Humidity for the Corn Snake & Ratsnake
Lighting
Rat snake and Corn Snakes are basically nocturnal and do not have any special lighting requirements. You may use a fluorescent light for better viewing of your snake.
Heating
Maintaining the enclosure at the correct temperature is vital to the care of any reptile. Under tank heaters or heat tape can be used , but placed only under half of the enclosure so there is a gradient from cool to warm and a ambient air temperature of 80 to 85 degrees. An overhead incandescent light may also be provided as a supplemental basking spot.
Humidity
The humidity level should be raised when your snake is in shed (eyes turning blue)