Questions about my daughter's new BP

[dr del]

Thanks for this, what I meant in terms of temps is that most breeders will run an entire room at 80 simulating a perpetual summer environment, where as I believe most hobbyists will run at whatever their house temps are being somewhere around 75 which would be on the much cooler. I have read that slower steady growth is better than fast growth in the long term. Please correct me if I'm mistaken.

Also I do know there is no summer or winter in their natural environment its just easier for my brain to translate

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Indeed, VPI keep their facilty at a flat temp and only change it per animal when there is a reason to like follicle development or other parts of the breeding cycle. Their book is, frankly, one of the best books there are on understanding and keeping ball pythons. It isn't a cheap book however. And most hobbyists starting out can find themselves in real difficulty following their how without understanding their why. The main goal of the forum always has been to help new keepers and their snakes as well as we can until they understand what can be done and why it might be right for them.

We understand this can come across as "our way or the highway" but our main focus has always been to keep your snake and yourself on track until you know enough to pass beyond the basics.

It's a hard thing to judge ( someones experience and understanding ) through text posts. So forgive us if we recommend do this, this and this. And someone replies I did that, that and that and it worked out fine. We might have a few questions to find out if it really is fine or not. You really would not believe the number of posts we have seen saying " he loves his new huge enclosure - he's exploring constantly" followed the next week by "my snake won't eat".

You really wouldn't believe the total years amalgamated by the members on here working with these animals ( I tried to work it out once and gave up ). And every year we learn more through articles, shared content, and practical experience.

It's a lot of wisdom to give up because tone is read wrong through a text based medium.



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