Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
While it may seem cool that a snake can "turtle" around with their hide & stop over the temperature they prefer, I'm not convinced that they're actually selecting the right temperature, or just landing on it by luck?
I agree with this! The only true advantage I saw when I used paper towels/newspaper as substrate was it’s easy to clean. Paper towel substrate in my opinion also doesn’t help with the smell and at the time when I had all mine in tanks it smelled god awful. In tanks, they hardly hold humidity either and I found myself misting multiple times per day which made it a pain when I had 7+ all around my apartment. In racks it held humidity a little better but I still found myself misting at least once per day. I’m not saying paper towels are bad for substrate, it’s just what works for each individual persons animals. I have since switched to cocoblox in all my racks and I wonder why I didn’t switch years before I did. I can’t really comment on the thermoregulation part because I hardly catch any of my animals on the cool side unless my breeder females are building towards ovulation. Like I said, it’s just what someone prefers for their animals. That’s why there’s so many different substrates available


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