Dude you are ignorant of this species and their natural history. Tom is not reinventing the wheel here at all he is copying an old style, this is the standard method of keeping diamonds in Australia. Read a book, or actually read that research paper you referenced, look into their natural history, ask someone in their native range. Why anyone would be amazed that this method of keeping these animals worked and was successful toward breeding them is beyond me, there is a guy that does this in the Netherlands and has breeding success!!!

This is not a new method of keeping them, the Ozzies suggest the only way to avoid "Diamond Python Syndrome" is to keep them outside with full sun access and deep cool down. Some Australians in warmer areas say they worry about being able to keep Diamonds outside because it gets too...HOT!! If they are right then Tom is out of luck come summer if they can not get to AC. At any rate you are completely wrong.

Jason

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