I know you don't freelance for proproducts. I was just having fun. I too frequently "endorse" a certain product or products that has worked or is working well for me. The latest has been these Reli-On cool mist humidifiers. But I am about to change all of that real soon. While the cool mist aspect is perfect,. this particular brand only seems to last about 2 months when used constantly 24/7. And that is just not long enough. I am going to try the Vicks cool mist humidifier next and see if that works any longer. I just hate having to replace equipment frequently.



As for thermal gradients,.. I do agree with you. Giving them a choice is best. I was just pointing out that I don't think it is "necessary". I would certainly set up all of my cages to have more of a gradient (though not quite the range you often have) if I weren't so paranoid about fires. I have this concern about having too many electrical components increasing fire risk. And one good fire and I am wiped out. So I keep it real simple and run as few electrical components as is possible. Even so I have many smoke alarms, fire extinguishers on hand, and never is my place left unattended. I'm hoping when I build my future breeding facility to have not only mostly non-flamable materials as the main construct, but to also have fire sprinklers in the ceilings. I have already looked into it and there is a lot of regulation in having it installed, but I should be able to swing it. Maybe then I will go nuts on providing nice, multi-temp environments for my babies. Unless in the meantime I can invent a simpler system involving heated water in continuous plumbing throughout adjoining caging. Wow,... that just popped into my head. I should get offline and begin sketching.





>>Absolutely Brian, I assumed that the building was also heated in addition to providing a gentle heat such as pro products (and no, I don't get commission and rarely give endorsements on products unless I really believe in them). And as far as providing thermal gradients go, once again, I think it is just a personal philosophy that I adhere to but at the same time realize that a number of folks have had long term success with unilateral thermal gradients at moderately high temps. Burms and other large constrictors are fairly sendentary and spend most of their time in underground burrows that maintain steady temps (but since there is so much we don't know on preferred thermal zones, I like to err on the side of giving a few choices). Each person must decide what works best for them.
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