Its good stuff your up to. Interesting. I agree we need to give snakes options and just watch. We don't learn much when herpetoculture consists of snakes in rubber-maid boxes!

I suspect most of us have noticed the radical behavior changes when we bring long captive snakes out into the sun. Something is happening there, we just don't know what.

And how does it effect (especially big, active) snakes when they are cramped all there lives with limited movement and stimulation. Imagine how different the smells in the tropics are to the smells of a pine shaving filled cage.

I think too often the emphasis has been on controlling the environment rather than providing a diverse environment. And with all the emphasis on color morphs and breeding for profit, people don't want to take chances - rather just nail the most profitable practices.

joe

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