Climbing Branch

[Jay]

Originally Posted by knox

No, I didn't do anything at all to them. I doubt misting would be much of a problem.

But I am not as sterile with my snakes as some are, nor do I try to keep everything "perfect". They encounter so much in the wild, including temperature fluctuations as much as 15 to 20 degrees every day during the summer. They aren't as fragile as people seem to believe.

But back to the dowel. It is pretty dense, so water simply rolls off when I mist.

Have you noticed that your snake is not in the wild.
Very poor keeping, and irisponsible. Please do some more research.

[Shmoges]

Originally Posted by jay0133

Have you noticed that your snake is not in the wild.
Very poor keeping, and irisponsible. Please do some more research.

Would you mind elaborating on his very poor keeping? It looks a bit sparse but clean. Are you referring to the light being the only visible heat source?

[knox]

Originally Posted by Shmoges

Would you mind elaborating on his very poor keeping? It looks a bit sparse but clean. Are you referring to the light being the only visible heat source?

Thanks for the vote of confidence!

[knox]

Originally Posted by jay0133

Have you noticed that your snake is not in the wild.
Very poor keeping, and irisponsible. Please do some more research.

I understand you responding out of emotion. It is a knee-jerk reaction. Oh, and it's "Irresponsible".

I have kept snakes for over 30 years. If you can teach me something that I haven't learned over the years or from other experienced snake keepers; or even from books such as The Art Of Keeping Snakes by Philippe de Vosjoli or The Corn Snake Manual by Bill and Kathy Love, I am certainly open. I am involved in a network of snake keepers who have even more experience than I do.

If you could elaborate on why a dense, hardwood dowel is bad, yet hardwood shavings that are chipped and spread over the bottom of an enclosure is good, I would be happy to entertain your ideas.

I don't pretend to know everything. I don't claim to know all there is about keeping snakes. Hopefully, we are all learning new things as we grow in the hobby.

Seriously - if you are aware of something I am not, I am listening with an open mind.

Thanks.