I have one snake, but it's not a corn. It's a rat snake and prefers cooler temps around the mid 70s and a higher humidity range, so I keep it in the same room as my dart frogs, who also prefer those temps, and only adjust the entire room temp. Because of this, I don't offer a basking light. He's almost a year old and has always had a great appetite and sheds normally.

I try to strictly adhere to the temperature and humidity ranges specified for any animal. With that being said, and with my non-existent noob knowledge of other snakes, I see basking as, 'let me chillax here and warm up.' Kind of like laying out on the beach (except they do it to regulate their body temps obviously). Offering a temperature range that is higher than they are normally use to, I would think, could be harmful. No? I'm thinking of it as stepping out of my house on a super hot summer day and getting quickly scorched by the sun (or once your skin touches hot leather seats!), which would leave me with feeling uncomfortable, too hot at once, and no time to properly regulate my temp.

Which leads me to ask:
Does your corn snake ever bask in that area?
What should its temperature and humidity range normally be?

If that basking area isn't too high of a temperature difference from what he would normally need (within 5 degrees-ish?), he has the option to come and go to cooler temp areas as he pleases, and he willingly spends time there, I don't see how that could be problematic.

I'm assuming this is a highly debatable topic then on snake forums? I have yet to join one. :P

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