Down below its apparent you have some belief that temps do not effect feeding choices. I would like to question that.



We all understand that if you have a snake thats feeding well then lower the temps, it will first slow down feeding, then stop. Is that true? with that in mind, its only logical that if you have a snake(reptile) thats not feeding because the temps are too cool, and you raise its temps, it normally feeds again, Is that also true. (A question here is how much and how fast do you lower or raise the temps).



With that in mind, may I ask why you think temps are cannot be responsible for feeding aggression and how feeding aggression cannot include a wider range of prey types.



I understand that temps alone will not cause a hognose to eat fruit or something out of its natural prey range(instintual range of prey) I will ask, why don't you think optimal temps will not open that prey range to include more then a few types of prey. Or open that range of prey to larger prey items.



Simply put, snakes do not tackle something they cannot tackle. That is, if their physical ability is limited by temps, they do not engage in activities that take that ability. I have hundreds of examples here if your interested.



I would also like to ask you, why you do not think rodents are included in a hogs natural diet, however small a percentage????



So before I go on and on, hahahahahahahaha please explain why you think temps will not alter feeding behavior. Thanks and best wishes

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