Yesterday on "The Howard Stern Show", Nick Cannon admitted that not only do he and Mariah Carey get it on to her music . . . but when she's not around, he TAKES CARE OF HIMSELF to it.

 His favorite song to pull to?  "Hero".

 He said, quote, "I don't, like, light candles and . . . you know.  It's like, sometimes you gotta be reminded of what's at home." By the way . . . Nick also revealed that he and Mariah didn't even go past SECOND BASE before were married.