In some spots at higher elevations or in more northern regions it might get cold and stay cold for a while, but in most areas it does not.

where I am it only freezes a couple times in winter and we have a ton of warm days where snakes can be found basking in January.

near me are the sonoran caverns which are about 71 degrees year round at even 155' down. so the air isnt cold, the ground isnt cold, and deep beneath the ground it isnt cold for nearly the entire year, yet people will cool desert kings for 3 months.

In many areas of central america it simply never gets cold and yet a lot of milks are chilled down every year.


The question i'm asking is "why do many folks expose so many animals to conditions that so few would ever actually see in the wild? and why is it required for some and not others?"

seems like there has to be more going on... snakes dont have to be cooled to breed in the wild, so what part of our husbandry is lacking that cooling them is making up for?

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