So all the time people will blame pet store employees for spreading terrible information about reptile husbandry, especially when it comes to heat sources/temperature measurement... But I have never seen anyone talk about companies like Zoo-Med or Exo-Tera who's product packaging has the same misinformation printed on them that pet store employees spread?
For instance the Zoo-Med UTH packaging clearly states that a thermostat is not required unless the room temperature gets above 80 degrees.... which we all know is a bunch of crap, this UTH's can easily fry a snake if they are not regulated properly in a room below 80 degrees.
On the same packaging it said that you should use their stick on thermometers to monitor temperatures when using their UTH's... and once again we all know that UTH's do not change the air temperature in the cage rendering those stick on thermometers useless.
These are just 2 of countless examples that I could come up with when it comes to products that are marketed as designed for reptiles. Why don't we as the reptile community hold these companies accountable for things like this that inevitability will lead to numerous reptiles getting seriously injured, or even possibly killed.
I know that business is business and that there are far worse things happening in this world right now, but when it comes to the wellbeing of thousands of animals that are effected by these companies who claim to know what's best I can't stand by and let things like this happen.
Does anyone else feel the same way?
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