One of the most common arguments is, We cannot give them everything natural. An A or Z argumentative and insane(hahahahaha)
lets look at that. A high percentage of their behavior and adaption in nature is based on;
1. predator avoidance. hmmmmmmm We keep predators out of our cages, no need to worry about this.
2. avoiding adverse conditions such as floods, fire, drought, etc. Hmmmmmmmmmm does not apply in cages, normally.
3. acquisition of prey, again much of their behavior and adaption is based on this, we feed them, no worries here.
What the heck is left? oh, social and reproduction behavior and selection. Guezzzz it's what, 10% of total behavior. This should be easy. All we need to think about is this. Oh and maybe habitat type and materials. That adds to the fun.
So what can we do in our cages to help with how they go about selecting mates and laying eggs, How do they do this in a sane manner, instead of an insane manner? So kings occur in colonies and do not eat members of their own colony. Kings pair up and lay eggs, they do not eat their own eggs. That is a simple model. When a snake eats its mate, its acting in an insane manner. Its not because its a king. When they attempt to eat themselves or parts of the cage, or you for that matter, its insane. Our task is easy, return some manner of sanity to them, if we want to. And no one is forcing anyone to do anything. Yet insane arguments occur. Most are about keepers not wanting to appear less then or different, or some other BEHAVORIAL abnormality, not anything to do with snakes. Which really gets in the way, when discussing snakes. And is, insane, if you want to learn about snakes. Discussion anyone?

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