Troyster, I certainly can't tell you what to do with your snake if you so choose. I'd say that most people with common sense know when is overkill. What worries me is what I kind of mentioned in my last post. Maybe common sense is not enough, snakes are more complex to read than say dogs which can bark, whine, grovel, shiver, yelp, wag tails etc. In which case I'd like to know more about correctly reading my reptile.