Cryptic Basking Questions

[FLUGATRON]

Hello!
I was reading through some forums and saw some interesting Info on Cryptic basking by @TRD , And I was wondering how one would provide this kind of arrangement. Is it possible that I could see some pictures of how people set up their tanks to allow for this type of basking? (So that the snake is comfortable and preforms this action)

Sorry for any weird wording I wasn't really sure how to ask this question.

Originally Posted by TRD

Also, I like to add to this that my kingsnakes are active during daytime, they bask and thermoregulate constantly.

The thing with kingsnakes is that they are small, they have no real defenses against predation (f.e. venom, or size for that matter). They will not bask/thermoregulate normally in a typical kingsnake terrarium where there's too much open space and no cover.

If you make your basking site covered, like f.e. putting fine branches overhead, leaves & etc. around, they will utilize it properly. They will not openly bask, that is not their nature. This behavior is called cryptic basking and is employed by many of the smaller colubrids as safety precaution.

I wish one day they purge the internet of the 10+ year old information being copy-pasted as current .. :\ I fell for that same trap too, I changed all my understanding in the last year, I now have a bunch of snakes that are active during the day being a snake, and not just hiding until lights-off.

Thanks,
Caden