I had posted an interesting article about this exact thing. There is research that shows that a reptiles brain is not as different from our own than we once thought.
https://massivesci.com/articles/liza...e-brain-human/
This kind of stuff is super interesting to me because ever since I joined the forum almost a year ago, I was told they are simple, instinctual, not complex animals. It is interesting to read stuff stating the contrary. I think the jury is still out on a lot of the information and we still have so, so much to learn. And my huge AP10 for my single male BP may be overkill.. But I love him and want to provide the best that I possibly can for him.