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BrianSmith
at Fri Dec 12 22:10:51 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by BrianSmith ]
Go easy there man, you can instruct without being so harsh. And besides, I think a lot of what you said here is inaccurate. You really honestly believe that the temps all throughout the ranges where burmese are indigenous to never drop below the upper 70's? I am not a geographical expert, but I'd wager that there are certainly extreme temps that burmese have to cope with in the wild that are outside of the 79 to 94 degree range so often suggested as the end all-be all perfect gradient. So I totally doubt that it is just that the snake "doesn't know how to react to it" lol. Besides, he never said in his post exactly what temps the snake was at. You assumed that they were below the ideal low temps. Maybe the snake just felt cold to the touch which can be the case even when they are in the mid 80's.
Why don't you try instructing this guy without too much criticism. And find out more facts before going off the deep end and assuming that the snake is freezing.
>>Those comments are pretty offending to me since my wildlife center does a lot of work with special populations. The snake isn't "retarded", only the inept owners when they make those types of comments. Remember, burms like all wild snakes are hardwired to do certain things. They are genetically programmed to do certain things. When you look at the environment that this species comes from, they are not normally exposed to such cold temperatures and as such, don't know how to react to it. So, it is the owner's fault for not providing the proper thermal gradient (which means that the coldest those temps should ever get is in the upper 70's/low 80's). Take a close look at your set up and make the necessary corrections. Don't take this too personally, I just tend to say things like they are.
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Wake up on the wrong side of the bed today Rob? - BrianSmith, Fri Dec 12 22:10:51 2003