>>The truth is, that is how a large portion of herpers keep their snakes. That's how it was always done before the freedom breeder era. Only a few were stepping out and using the heat tape method, and I congratulate them! There are many that I know still use room heat, but won't say it here, cause they don't want to be confronted and labeled as I was. If it's working for you, then stick to what works. Like I said before I may switch over to heat tape, but frankly, I don't feel too comfortable with all the fires that have been happening in reptile rooms. But hey that's just me. I don't expect everyone to follow me.





The ones that did provide thermal gradients back them are Bob Applegate, Ernie Wagner, Frank Retes, Lloyd Lemke and others......True pioneers of our hobby before this so-called "freedom breeder era" you speak of....These pioneers used heat cables made for water pipes mainly and made their own cages with many options to learn from their snakes.......In a snake's enclosure you put a hidebox, clean water weekly, a moist hide, substrate, feed them correctly and know what temps are dangerous for them, etc. BECAUSE of them.....



I think the freedom breeder era just brought about the rack system way of keeping snakes like Brian Barczyk, Rainer, Mark Bell and others....



But you are VERY correct is stating....."If it's working for you, then stick to what works."
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John Lassiter

Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

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