To be honest, it's been a while since I looked at the forum's care guide (as I no longer keep BPs); it was written in 2010 & I remember thinking at the time that it could use some updating.Originally Posted by Homebody
I think most of us have been going with 88-90* as the safe upper limit these days, to error on the side of safety. In part because there can be some inaccuracy (a couple degrees) when taking temps.
Safety has to come first when bumping up a few degrees when a snake is fighting an infection...which yes, is something that's done, but not if it puts a snake at risk of thermal burns. If a BP has 89* for the warmest temp & needs a few degrees more for an infection, then trying 91-92* max isn't so bad, IF you keep an eye on them (which you'd do if they were sick, right?). But I would still be cautious if going over 90* because some BPs can be very slow to catch on that they're too hot. Who knows why that is?
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