Is there any downside to plastic tub caging besides that it doesn't look good?

Submit your thoughts.

Thanks.

nope get over the ugly part and nothing wrong!

If you don't pick out the correct tub, and properly secure the lid, it's not escape proof.

Of course, this assumes it's not in a rack, plus, the same rule applies equally to tanks(even sliding top tanks, you have to be certain you click it shut or it can also be pushed open).

Sooo.. no, I guess not.

Plastic tubs in racks are actually pretty ideal for snakes. They maintain temperature and humidity pretty darn well and they give a good sense of security to the snake.

They may not look as nice as tanks, but for me, the pros are:
-Cheaper than tanks. My boas will eventually be housed in 4 X 2 permanent enclosures. It's more cost efficient for me to raise them in tubs, and save the money that I would have spent on glass enclosures to put towards the final product.

-Easy for me to keep the temps and humidity stable.

-Easier to clean. The way I have mine set-up, the only thing actually attached to the tub is the Acu-Rite, which is velcro'd on. When I have to do a full cleaning all I have to do is remove the snake and furnishings, dump the substrate into the trash can, wash out the tub and then put everything back in. It goes alot quicker than a tank does because it's lighter and easier to handle than a tank. It doesn't require some of the extra clutter that a tank does, so, less stuff to clean. And, if I accidentally drop it, it won't break.

-Recyclable. As each snake outgrows their tub and is upgraded, I now have an empty tub that I can store stuff in, instead of an empty tank sitting around.

Just my opinion...

Cant see into it without opening it so it would be a show pet

I use both for various species. I use them as grow-out cages, but I don't like them for most adults. Plastic cages (such as animal plastics, RBI cages, and boaphile cages) are superior IMO even for ball pythons and other common "tub snakes", but they come with costs.

I currently have all of my crested geckos in plastic tubs, but want to switch them all out to glass cages, and make planted vivariums with bioactive substrate. I find maintenance/cleaning required with a naturalistic/bioactive setup to be so much easier with frequent poopers like crested geckos.

None and I am pretty sure snakes don't care about how it looks ;), I don't either all I care about is that their needs are met and that they feel secure.

I just switched from tanks to tubs best decision of my life!!! no more humidity wars and constant temp monitoring

i had a 20gal long at first, but then i switched to a tub and never looked back. i cant think of anything bad about it.