I'm sorry but this is something that has been bugging me for weeks. I just have to get it out now, ugh! I cannot believe the bad information that chain pet stores and small uneducated mom and pop shops give to new reptile owners. for instance, a local shop here where i live Had two adult ball pythons that they bought from someone in a 40 g breeder tank with nothing but a mild heat lamp. The heat lamp was so cool i could touch the ceramic part at the top of the light. This kind of stuff really really bugs me and makes me sad. Another thing that blows my mind is that places like petco and petsmart don't sell any sort of heating thermostats! I have only ever bought one snake from them, my very first ball python 5 years ago, and he went 4.5 years with a unregulated heating pad. I didn't know about needing a thermostat until i joined on here! It just seems so darn ridiculous to me now that they don't properly inform people how to care the the animals they sell. DON'T EVER BUY FROM CHAIN STORES OR STORES THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING! My local pet shop just got two cornsnakes that someone brought in. Neither of them have any heating element and have been being kept on sand. I don't think either of these adult corn snakes have had proper heating ever in there life. When I was in the store the owner asked me how she should heat it and if she really needed to!!!!! Those poor snakes and neglected beardies at that place make me so upset and mad. I just wish i could buy them all and save them from the crappy life the live right now. Anyways, sorry for the big rant, and for the bad punctuation, Anyone have any other thoughts on situations like this? Have a good day yall!