Let's Discuss Dietary Requirements for Ball Pythons

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Of course this all makes sense. In a world where common sense is closer to an oxymoron than a standard, I was under the impression that much of this was pretty straightforward information. To be honest, I'd have been surprised if the studies had found

If it's so straightforward, then why are people over feeding their snakes? We've been dancing for five pages and no one drew that simple conclusion. Sometimes common sense and common practice are not the same.

Drymarchon bask, but many people who keep them don't provide them with basking spots.
Ball pythons don't normally bask, but many people who keep them provide them with basking spots.

We advise giving a ball python three thermoregulation zones in captivity, but in reality they by and large choose one site in the wild that changes slightly as the day progresses....then they emerge to cooler temps at night.

Ever thought that since temps and digestion go hand in hand that we are stimulating them to consume more by providing them 92 degree hot spots to lay on?