Wow this forum really went dead after the facelift. But that is a different subject. I've had my BP for quite awhile, and have little if any questions about their care, however I would like to challenge something. We all say that the temps are suppose to be at 90F hot and 80F cool side, but how many of us have actually seen their BP come out and bask? I don't expect BP's to be particulary active during the day, but when my BP occasionally comes out and clings himself to the glass to cool down when he already is on the cool side, it makes me wonder. I Don't care what the temps are, when they are in the wild. I just want to bring up the point that maybe, they don't like it that hot, regardless of the temps they have to deal with in the wild. Sure, my bp will cruise around his cage at night, but even at this time, where he is the most active, and his cage the coolest, he never basks. Just cause some guy wrote down 90F hot side, don't make it true. I once asked a similar question a very long time ago, and the answer I got was that it is their default behavior to go the collest spot possible. I have a hard time believing that bp's are that stupid, and won't bask if they really need to. I also read a few caresheets for green tree pythons, and they all stated that although the temps are quite high in the wild, it is better to give a lower temp since they don't seem to like it that warm. Why isn't the same true for bp's? Are we just stubborn, or is there a real reason for it?

I am only raising the question, I'm not saying that, that is how it's suppose to be. Sorry for the long post.