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There are a lot of people on here who do. They parrot out stuff they have heard other people say without ever encountering it themselves. A lot of times on here we tend to try to condense the proper way to keep a species down to one way. Then when we get a "something went wrong and I followed your advise to the letter" post we chalk it up sometimes they just don't make it.
I was just pointing out how often two keepers can have really different experiences that both work. We likely keep a lot of the same species slightly different.
If I had to guess one big factor on my Ts is I run 3 big humidifiers throughout my house. I'm prone to dehydration so it helps with that and helps me sleep. Most people likely do not. I wouldn't doubt there are a lot of differences like that for a lot of different keepers. That is why I think it's helpful when different people post their experiences instead of the generic "board approved" message.
I've seen you post similar info before about Avics not drinking and it'll be used if I need it. Multiple view points are always helpful.
The worst ones are the people who are inexperienced and quote as the gospel, and they don't have any experience. NOW, it's OK to do that IF you cite your source. For example, one can mention anything I write, but it's helpful to the reader if said person cites me, that way the reader can get the info straight from me if they have questions.
Yep I mention my Avic issues because we all say "drop a bowl down there it will be fine", that's not the truth though. It may not. They aren't dogs that go to the water all the time. I've had too many Avics that if I left them up to their own devices, I think they would have died post-molt as I described above.