I used to think the same as you, that it was mean to keep them in such a small enclosure. Butttttt... after my collection has grown from 2 to 17 in a 6 month period I realized that paying 10$ for a light bulb, 15$ for a lamp, 10$ fr a bag of bedding... and the list goes on just isnt affordable and takes up a lot of room. I built my racks myself so i felt more comfortable putting them all in it because I got to pick out what size bins and stuff. I also handle all of my animals on a regular basis. I find my two very cage aggressive snakes have gotten SOOO much better just from being in the rack for even a short time. Its fine if you like terrariums, and i agree that they look nicer, I have a king snake and a boa in terrariums rather then in my racks but its just more convenient to keep them in racks. to each their own
02-18-2013, 02:01 PM
PiercingPrincess
Re: stacking system
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Originally Posted by 771subliminal
I stand by what I said to start with, bps are not climbing snakes. You claimed that yours climb because you saw it on a little branch in its tank. I say thats not climbing, thats the eqivilent of them steping over something in their way.
Would you say that your dog is a great climber if you saw him jump up on the trunk of a fallen tree? Not likely, nor does a bp slithering up on a little branch a few inches off the bottom of its tank.
If you were to go to africa and look for bps where would you look inside small holes in the ground or up in the trees?
And I'm not sure about the birds in your area but I see thousands of birds in fields, in yards, and parking lots all the time walking on the ground. My neighbors cat brings home dead birds all the time that it caught in a field. The cat is declawed so I can promise you that they were not caught in the trees.
to add onto that, most snakes that you get from breeders are kept in tubs all their lives until you bring them home and they don't really even get how to climb. its funny to try and watch them, but I agree with you. They don't need a lot of space or stuff to climb.
