Heat tape and Plastic Tubs

[jemmett]

Originally Posted by craigafrechette

A properly regulated heat source will not melt plastic. Think of it like this: if you want a hot spot of 90, and set your tstat to 94 to achieve that temp, then the absolute hottest the tape will get is 94. Our bodies maintain a temp over 98....will plastic melt in our hands? No, so 94 will not melt plastic either.

I'm not trying to rain on any parades here, but it does raise some concerns when somebody is asking entry level heating questions, then says they are starting to breed. I know you said you're just getting started, but there's a LOT to learn about basic husbandry and keeping practices before even considering breeding.

"in the next few years" ... YEARS.. try reading the entire post next time. But since you brought it up, why would you not want people asking questions? Would you prefer that they purchased animals and then either killed them or let them go in the wild to die because they couldn't take care of them? Or would you prefer that the person ask a perfectly legitimate question about properly taking care of the animal?

I actually have raised/took care of/handled snakes, I just haven't ever used plastic tubs to do it. They were in custom built cages at a local Audobon, until the center closed.. I also took care of fish, turtles, lizards (both legged and no-legged), salamanders, and a sparrowhawk (aka Kestrel).. a 12 year old cat, two 1 yr old cats, and a 21 yr old boy, none of which have died.. So I'm not a complete noob.

It's people like you that keep people from asking questions and cause animals to be killed.. or inadvertently neglected.. So why don't you answer with out the tone..

I appreciate the actual answers from the rest of the people on this post. I'll probably get kicked out because of this response, so, pfft who cares. lol

[craigafrechette]

Originally Posted by jemmett

"in the next few years" ... YEARS.. try reading the entire post next time. But since you brought it up, why would you not want people asking questions? Would you prefer that they purchased animals and then either killed them or let them go in the wild to die because they couldn't take care of them? Or would you prefer that the person ask a perfectly legitimate question about properly taking care of the animal?

I actually have raised/took care of/handled snakes, I just haven't ever used plastic tubs to do it. They were in custom built cages at a local Audobon, until the center closed.. I also took care of fish, turtles, lizards (both legged and no-legged), salamanders, and a sparrowhawk (aka Kestrel).. a 12 year old cat, two 1 yr old cats, and a 21 yr old boy, none of which have died.. So I'm not a complete noob.

It's people like you that keep people from asking questions and cause animals to be killed.. or inadvertently neglected.. So why don't you answer with out the tone..

I appreciate the actual answers from the rest of the people on this post. I'll probably get kicked out because of this response, so, pfft who cares. lol

Wow, over sensitive much?

I never said anything at all about not asking questions.
Nor did I give any tone. That's on you if you read it that way. Questions are great, that's how we learn.
All I said was if you're unsure of basic husbandry practices then learning that should come long before breeding.

I've helped countless people on this forum and others. And I actually encourage questions. So, try again.

My reply was actually thinking about the animals. Far too many people get a snake and all of a sudden want to breed. It's important to have years of experience keeping snakes before breeding them.
That's all I said. I even mentioned that you said you were years away, so yeah. I read your whole post. Seems like you didn't read my whole reply though. Either that or you just picked out the parts you wanted to focus on.

Any which way, I'm here to help. If you took my tone a certain way, well that's on you.