The point of this is, how well do the snakes perform. If they are dehydrated, they stop feeding. Extremely dehydrated, they have organ failure. We all got that part. But what happens with chronic dehydration when its at low levels?
This part is a mess, as most folks call it normal. For instance, people say its bad to allow a snake to grow fast. oddly that is controlled by genetics, you cannot make them grow faster then their natural design. But you can make them grow slower. Such things as poor temps, poor diet, health issues, etc, all contribute to slow growth. Fast growth, superior recruitment, are the animal functioning on all cylinders, NORMALLY. The absolute reality is, anything less then normal is less then normal. ITs normal for snakes to excel as best as possible, and the reason is simple, In nature, When conditions support great progress, its almost always temporary. The great part about captivity is, we can support them to their potential, there is no reason for drought conditions, or lack of food, or poor weather, or animals eating them, parasites or cars running them over. There is no reason for less then normal performance, is there? Chronic dehydration contributes to less then normal performance.

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