Stress ?

[chadcite]

Don't B.Ps get stressed when their in a rack system, so far all i see is no hides just a water dish ( NOT BIG ENOUGH TO WOKE IT) and news paper substrate, so how do you breeders keep ur snakes in shape, with seeminly bad setups ?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

so how do you breeders keep ur snakes in shape, with seeminly bad setups ?

Well I don't breed yet but do have a rack.

No BP are not stress in rack system.

Fact is BP do better in smaller enclosures, and I can assure you that people keeping their BP in a rack have BP as healthy as anyone else.

Their is not only one way to keep BP and as long as a BP is healthy, stress free and feeding this is what matter.

So how much better is your setup since rack are bad setups ?

[chadcite]

Mines is standard, I don't breed was , but I was looking into collecting and thought about a rack and maybe even some breeding. I allway wondered if the rack setup affected the snakes health negatively....

[AzureN1ght]

Mines is standard, I don't breed was , but I was looking into collecting and thought about a rack and maybe even some breeding. I allway wondered if the rack setup affected the snakes health negatively....

I don't own a rack...but I imagine since most breeders, who have healthy stock year-to-year use racks almost exclusively...they're a-okay for BPs

The idea is that because of the secure, dark environment, the tub itself acts like one big hide, so there's no need for hides in a rack system--and because it's like the're perpetually living in a hide, they feel safe.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Mines is standard, I don't breed was , but I was looking into collecting and thought about a rack and maybe even some breeding. I allway wondered if the rack setup affected the snakes health negatively....

No it does not it offer more security then other enclosure and you can still provide them with hides in a rack I do, I provide them with one hide, not everyone does, it is just a question of preference.

[Schlyne]

Acutally, I've found that one of my ball pythons did much better in a rack system. I have an enclosed rack system and it seemed to provide more security than the rubbermaid she was in before.