Quote Originally Posted by Argentra View Post
Don't listen to pet store employees. 90% of them know NOTHING about snake care and will give you info they read off the outdated care sheet, heard from someone, or that applies to lizards.
True story that just happened a couple days ago:
I went to a pet store (PetSmart or PetsPlus, something like that) in search of a thermostat... so the child working behind the counter handed me off to their "reptile expert" who supposedly owns reptiles himself. Out comes an older man, maybe 50s, so I actually had a glimmer of hope. I ask him about proportional thermostats for a UTH that will regulate a preset temperature. He then explains (in a slow, demeaning tone) that heating pads are pre-regulated. So I again explain what I'm looking for. The guy looks me in the eye and says, "Nooooo, I don't believe they even make such a thing."

I just thanked him for his time and left. Why bother?

As it turns out, I had to drive an hour out of the city to a Reptile Zoo to pick one up.