The problem is that these issues have been largely resolved. It is the few folks that are trying to reinvent the wheel and distract from these critical factors that are holding husbandry back. While its great that you feel that there are others factors involved in egg binding, critical observation of thousands of colubrids and pythons has shown that the factors that matter are nesting and the chronic dehydration syndrome that plagues captive snakes due to the obsession with air flow. By the way, while you may feel that these afore mentioned general families shouldn't be compared, critical observation has shown that their general care requirements are quite similar, within a few degrees of temp actually, and nesting requirements are nearly identical, with all colubrids and pythons favoring dark chambers with light textured substrate with humid, but dry conditions.

Also, I'm not picking on new keepers because of their lack of experience, that is what makes them new. It's not condescending, it's fact. While reading is great, it does not equate to actual experience, which is painfully gained thru mistakes that unfortunately kill snakes. That is how we learned, the hard way. Your dismissal of these hard learned conclusions (not theories), implying that are other factors at play in egg binding, forces others to learn the hard way, when they could simply darken their cages, add more substrate and maybe a few boards or glass sheets to add years to their females lives, improve the vigor of their babies and hatch rates. I've been dealing with "wheel re-inventors" for decades. They usually claim to be disciples of the scientific method, yet in their zeal to make a name for themselves, they try to reinvent techniques and strategies that only kill more animals. End pt. 1

Will

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