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Originally Posted by Mikeyv2009
On the majority of research I have done says that a heat mat is better recommended for Kings and corns as they need belly hest to digest and really aren't a basking snake which would call for a heat lamp
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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.
And hey Danny, long time.
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