Quote Originally Posted by Momokahn View Post
Temp guns, digital thermometers, space age this, space age that.....I wonder how my snakes survived all of these years with no temp gun, regular non space age thermometer, etc. My room is 68 to 72 in the winter. Summer 76 to 78. My cage has an under tank heater with outdoor carpet as flooring. Incandescent light bulb on 12 hour timer. Humidifier runs in the house during the winter. Total success since 1980 with all of the snakes I have ever owned. Plus I successfully accomplished this without the internet. Are BP"s different and need "space age" cage conditions? To those that say yes, well I guess I got a couple of dud snakes. Mine eat every 4, 5, 7, or 10 days (no schedule here) and are very happy snakes and oh by the way living in the same cage. No horror stories here since 1980.
This is refreshing - thanks for toning things down. I do think it's very important to have a thermostat with UTH though, I was shocked to find out how hot those things get. I would just like to say I bought my baby when she was in a shed from the pet store and she shed in one beautiful piece. Strive towards proper humidity for the next shed. No bath, no special solution sprayed on her, just high humidity. I can appreciate everyone has a different way of caring for their pets just as people raise their children differently. As long as you provide them with food, water, and proper shelter they should be okay.

Not trying to to be rude but since Valentine has been decided to be our only pet probably ever I have a hard time understanding why people would want to go get 10 in less than a year... What's wrong with having one or two pets lol but hey who am I to judge I just hope none of them ever have to be rehomed or given to rescues because that seems to be a very large growing problem. These pets are lifetime commitments what happens if something unexpected happens to you and instead of 1 snake needing care 10 need figuring out.