Given this is one of the forums where there are more succesfull monitor breeders and that as some people have said this is the las frontier in reptile keeping, I just wanted to know what are your thoughts on appliying the proven to work principles with varanid husbandry, to other big carnivore reptiles, like giant snakes, (basically reticulated pythons and burmese pythons). My two biggest concerns are about the temperature range recommended for this species, and feeding regimen. Do you think that they should also have acces to extremley hot temperatures, like monitor lizards, or is a 90ºF hot spot enough? and regarding feeding, I know that you say that it is important to always give animals a choice. I have read comments were Frank Retes himself said something like this: "A snake in nature would try to grow as much and fast as possible. If the snakes eats on its own when she/he is hungry, there is nothing unhealthy about it. If they consume a high quality natural diet (whole, properly fed mammals)" So, based on this reasoning, once the snake reached a sexually mature size, lets say 30kg for females and 15kg for males (for burms and retics), they should be given the opportunity to breed so they can use the energy from their diet for something like egg production and incubation.

I know that my conclusions are not based on expereince, thats why your insight is greatly apreciated. Thanks in advance

Pd: Frank, sorry if I am putting words in your mouth

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