AliceE, I'm glad you were able to find a good home for the snake. To those complaining about derailment, wasted time, etc.. AliceE asked for advice on how to setup a snake. Their was a conflict of opinion on a discussion forum. I'm not sure what you were expecting if not a... discussion?
Seems to me the original poster would have been interested in hearing the reasoning behind differing opinions in regards to bedding adequacy. Besides a few outlying posts I think the thread stayed pretty on topic and pertinent. Fie on folks for trying to take a bit of dull out of a dullard in the process. I doubt it would have gone so far if the antagonist hadn't thrown the first "veiled" insult.
On one side we have several keepers with many years worth of experience keeping snakes on pine. I'm also sure many here have observed the abundance of thriving reptiles in pine forests.
Then we have "credentials" with zero firsthand experience preaching the gospel. Seemingly fond of regurgitating outdated nonsense that's been recycled since antiquity without question. It wouldn't surprise me if it all started with some "pioneer" keeping a snake on shredded fat lighter with a turpentine filled water dish.
If there was any part of the pine antagonist's argument that wasn't dealt with I'm sure they'd still be here posting away. I think we all can agree now that pine is fine, why else would it rhyme? -TM
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