IMHO, once you provide ETBs with the proper enclosure and needs,

Cage, heat panel, proportional thermostat, bowl of water, perch, you put them on autopilot and thats it....They always seem to want to eat, but only have to feed them every 2 weeks and maybe, just maybe, you will have to clean their dumps once every 6 - 8 weeks.....no eggs to incubate....no brumation...no scenting of prey.....their position at night tells you if they are ready to eat.....just a few simple rules to know and obey .

but they are not for beginners IMHO, because of their expense, and because beginners make mistakes, and we all learn by our mistakes, and it isn't fair to "learn" at the expense of the most beautiful snake on the planet (I guess I am prejudiced!).

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• calm down CraigC - eunectes4, Mon Jun 7 15:14:40 2004
• RE: calm down CraigC - beljam1, Mon Jun 7 17:01:28 2004
• RE: calm down CraigC - Karen Clark, Tue Jun 8 14:40:30 2004
• RE: calm down CraigC - Karen Clark, Tue Jun 8 14:19:44 2004
• RE: calm down CraigC - eunectes4, Tue Jun 8 18:56:42 2004
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• RE: calm down CraigC - coolhl7, Wed Jun 9 06:02:19 2004