Whats ideal? you and I have no concept what ideal is. What we are talking about is what is instinctual to hognose.
So ideal, what on earth is that? by definition, Ideal would be conditions that did not cause egg binding or held eggs. perfect, no problems, etc. So again, you confuse yourself.
Your theory is not even a theory, its a rationalization to explain something you do not understand. Does egg binding occur in snakes, YES, that is not the problem. what is the problem is frequency. Exceedingly rare in nature, and common in captivity. THAT IS THE PROBLEM. The TASK, how do we reduce the frequency in captivity. Troubleshooting, focus on the problem, not on clutter.
over the years on the internet, its common to hear the words, ideal, and optimal etc. The problem is, what's normal to the animal, is IDEAL to us. Ideal is an illusion. These animals are selected for performing well in normal conditions, In ideal conditions, they preform exceedingly well, like heavy multiclutching or superior growth etc. Our problem is, lets first get to what is normal for the animal. Ideal can come later.

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