High-tech husbandry equipment

[simplechamp]

While the idea of 'high tech' enclosures may sound interesting, what benefits will it actually offer the animal?

A reptile's life is about options....not about controled parameters. Create an enclosure that offers every possible 'option' native to the reptile's natural range then monitor how the reptile uses those 'options'.....that could be high tech...but it could also be achieved with low tech methods. I guess I have always considered reptiles to be 'low tech' pets.......saltwater aquariums are 'high tech'

I see any hobby as being whatever you want to make of it. In any hobby some people will go above and beyond to have the latest and greatest. Sure, a PLC -controlled rack system would be considered overkill by most, but it's something that really interests me, and I have the skills to do it. Once I give the snakes what they need I can try to make things easier on me. And I most definitely believe being able to check and adjust environmental settings remotely would be beneficial to the animals, and could give early warning to problems, also beneficial to the animals. Saltwater aquariums didn't start out high-tech I'm sure. It took years of experimentation and innovation to get where they are today. You may be content with the bare-bones, but I'm interested in one day being able to go above and beyond. Some of the husbandry supplies and techniques we call standards today were cutting edge advanced husbandry at one time. Where will our hobby be in 5-10-20 years? Exactly the same place unless we innovate and try new things.