Batttle Of Glass And Plastic!!!!!

I am the proverbial "square peg" when it comes to this subject. I prefer using tanks for cages; I set them up pretty with cypress mulch, fake plants, etc.
BUT they are only good if your reptile room is the right temp.

All my cages at the moment are glass, but the only reason for that is that I had no knowledge of plastic before I purchased my tanks. I totally agree that plastic is the way.

Another plastic convert here. :D Sobe had his best shed ever since I moved him to plastic. :)

I also prefer homemade with glass doors, but the question was a choice between glass and plastic, so I didn't get into melamine. : )

We have 5 ball pythons in sterlite and 1 BCI in a glass tank. That darn glass tank takes more time daily to manage than all 5 sterlites!

For me with my busy daily schedule the plastic just wins flat out, hands down for all the already stated reasons. The sterlite bins with use are fairly clear so actually I can see in quite nicely and since they open on either end (without removing the whole big lid) they are super easy to spot clean w/o throwing off the whole environment (or getting nailed by Bran the Witch LOL).


~~Jo~~

i have my bp in a 20 g glass tank and i have to say its workign out fine for me. my bro has his bp in a large rubbermaid contianer and its also workign out great. from what i have seen the plastic is more practical so i will be switching to it when my bp gets larger.

i have also gandered this topic. the one thing keeping me from plastic is having a scientist friend of mine in the plastics industry. he will not have plastic anywhere near him for eating or drinking. he drinks water out of mason jars when he hikes. he told me that all plastics leech. they are toxic. period. i wonder what the long term affects of this could be on our snakes in say ten years or more. i am in limbo on the subject.

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Originally Posted by landofthelost

i wonder what the long term affects of this could be on our snakes in say ten years or more.

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I have snakes that have been kept in plastic cages for over 10 years, they are fine. I know others that have snakes that have lived 20+ years in plastic cages and they are fine.

In quantity anything can be toxic to some degree ... I think your friend might be a little extreme.

-adam

plastic is better

Unless you are keeping fish...

.....no contest there.... plastic is the best :D

I have all my snakes and my mice in plastic tubs...works great...would never waste my money on a tank again ;)