What happened to discussion/debate in the reptile community?

[jjhill001]

People can combine theories and methodologies of care. If you go with a slightly larger than standard tubs you can actually run bio-active in them. I've never done it personally but I remember reading about it. For example I keep my snakes a little cooler than some people. I think 90 is way too hot for many snakes for a hotspot. My ambients are much more important to me and my snakes.

Some people literally freak when I say I don't really have that hot of a hotspot. I've found that this produces fewer shed problems and less reliance on overly high humidity. Now I make this work for me personally based on my house temps and climate I live in. Some people need that high hot spot just to keep their ambient temps within reason.

[dannybgoode]

Originally Posted by jjhill001

People can combine theories and methodologies of care. If you go with a slightly larger than standard tubs you can actually run bio-active in them. I've never done it personally but I remember reading about it. For example I keep my snakes a little cooler than some people. I think 90 is way too hot for many snakes for a hotspot. My ambients are much more important to me and my snakes.

Some people literally freak when I say I don't really have that hot of a hotspot. I've found that this produces fewer shed problems and less reliance on overly high humidity. Now I make this work for me personally based on my house temps and climate I live in. Some people need that high hot spot just to keep their ambient temps within reason.

A proper hot spot is essential to allow for proper digestion of food and is somewhat species specific. There's European species that require much cooler hot spots and ambient temperatures than say a sub Saharan or Australian snake.

Often times a snake will only use the hotspot whilst digesting preferring other areas of the enclosure the rest of the time so absolutely ambient temperatures and a proper temperature gradient are important but so is a proper hot basking area.

If corns are local to you and you see one in the wild basking in a nice warm spot, grab your temperature gun and measure the temp and that'll give you a good idea what to aim for.

Of course temperature fluctuates through the season and day to night and I cycle my temperatures accordingly also.

[Andy_G]

Originally Posted by jjhill001

People can combine theories and methodologies of care. If you go with a slightly larger than standard tubs you can actually run bio-active in them. I've never done it personally but I remember reading about it. For example I keep my snakes a little cooler than some people. I think 90 is way too hot for many snakes for a hotspot. My ambients are much more important to me and my snakes.

Some people literally freak when I say I don't really have that hot of a hotspot. I've found that this produces fewer shed problems and less reliance on overly high humidity. Now I make this work for me personally based on my house temps and climate I live in. Some people need that high hot spot just to keep their ambient temps within reason.

I've actually found the opposite with a lot of species in regards to basking temps...but if it works for you then that's that!