Things have changed

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I'd agree with evolution, research, and information dissemination.

However, I think its also important to bear in mind the stricter standards used today are to the animal's benefit since a lot of keepers sit around the fringes of proper husbandry. If we say 70% humidity, then people will let it drop to 65% and not panic. But if we solicit the bare minimum an animal needs, say, 30%, then there will be keepers letting it sit at 25%. There's a reason phrasing like "creeping normality" exists, since it's common enough to require terminology for it.

At the levels given now, it seems preventative. Not every animal may need it, but it helps protect the animals of people with more lax husbandry practices and less experience/concern for their animals. If we get everyone accepting a "bare minimum" of a 20G tank on care sheets, maybe then we'll stop having adult animals crammed into a 10G.

A lot of this will prove out later on, b/c this is a new hobby. A lot of the oldest BPs in the hobby as the same age as I am. When they die at 20 or 30 and these new ones more commonly make it to 40, we'll finally have proof. Not as quickly as say, rodent keepers, would be able to pin down ideal husbandry between generations, but it's a work in progress.