Hi again, hmmmm the problem with working or not is based on supporting the test in the same way. In you case, you mentioned basking spot of 87F, my test, as mentioned was elevating the room, the whole cage, as in, the ambient temps to 87F. or above.

Also, who knows what will wrong on any individual and longterm captives, its behavior. If you are no longer sensed by the snake as harmful, It won't do that display. your no longer a predator. Its behavior.

As mentioned so many times below, the temps the snakes are using in nature are far above what most are using in captivity.

In a street sense, common keeper sense. 95% of the hogs I see in nature, are warm or hot to the touch(hot reptile wise) My captives in a 87% room, are cool to the touch.

As mentioned below, the individuals that are really hot in nature, well, you can't get them to stop. hahahahahahaha

Also as mentioned, not all hogs in nature do this, no matter what the temps. So the behavioral trend is, the hotter they are, the more often and the more vigorously they do this behavior. The cooler they are, the less vigorously and a lower percentage utilize this behavior. In captivity, it proved out. But, let me mention, I do not have enough numbers to make a conclusive statements. But enough numbers to cause us and other keepers to question many things. Best wishes

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