Uvb light yes/no?

[Emmykitty111]

My friend has recently acquired a snake and he has a heat pad for him but no uvb light. Do snakes require uvb lights? I know torts do, but torts are diurnal and need it for calcium intake. I am no snake expert, but I do not want him to be doing the wrong thing for his new little guy. Thoughts?

 

[ShannonC]

Snakes do not require UVB lights. If he needs more heat than the heat mat provides, he can use a regular heat lamp during the day and turn it off at night, giving the snake a day/night cycle.

Also, if he just wants light without heat, a small regular fluorescent bulb would be fine. But the snake probably won't care about that either way.

 

[Emmykitty111]

Okay thanks I appreciate the information