Like I said, the pet industry don't really care. Most people are perfectly content with having a pet for 10-13 years with cause of death being liver diseases, kidney diseases or bowel diseases, rather than letting them live the full lifespan of 15 to 20 years with old age or cancer.
Either way, we don't have to worry about this with herps since they should be on a diet of whole food. However it is not always easy to give a BTS what it need in one sitting as whole food.
Haha... davo, I hate the ones that are kept outdoors as well. My cat is kept indoor, but I hate it when a neighbourhood cat go through your yard and mess up the garden and leave its mess all over the yard.