Hello folks,

I'm back again with a couple more questions.
I'm looking into getting some BPs within the year and have been looking at racks, etc. I was talking with my non-herper husband about getting a rack and how they are more economical to house the BPs, take up less space, easier to clean, etc. I did not expect his response, which was that he thought racks would only be for "keeping lots of snakes to breed" and that "you wouldn't be able to see their natural behaviors" like you can in a tank setup. Now, granted we don't keep BPs yet (KSBs, hognose, and soon a BCA), so I wasn't sure what to say to his response. I KNOW for a fact that he will not enjoy the higher cost of housing BPs in cages vs. a rack.

All that said, I'm trying to keep my husband somewhat interested in my snake hobby and he does enjoy watching our current snakes in their (crummy) glass tank enclosures, so I've got a couple questions for those of you that do use cages for your BPs.

1. Do you think that you can observe a lot of natural behavior in a cage, more so than in a rack, or is the BP inactive 95% of the time (i.e. it doesn't make a difference)?

2. What size / sizes of cages do you use for your BPs and what do you think the most economical type / size of caging would be? (I'm planning on keeping about 3 female BPs to start, then adding a male or two down the road.. Breeding will be many years from now)

If you have any arguments that might help sway my husband to thinking a rack is actually better (i.e. for the animals) that would be great too.

Thanks for your time and help!