Rack tub sizes? AKA: Am I reading all this right?

[stevenkeogh]

People need to realize that a tub resembling a hide is exactly that.
In the wild the snake will move to look for food, water and a mate.
In captivity they do not need to "go explore" they are not Magellan or Frost.
If all of their needs were met in a hide then I can assure you that you would see them out and about even less than you currently do.
A tub is a hide with heat, humidity, security, food, water... and sometimes tail.
I wouldn't leave home either and I LIKE exploring.
-Steven

[Brandon Osborne]

However, I am looking down my nose at no one other than on feeding, because it is something that ALL the herp societies around me believe in. Maybe it works different for you, but its always worked for me to remove the snake from its normal cage before feeding it. I do, however, feel that many have looked down their nose at me simply because I am -OWNING- my first ball python.

Most of the folks I know in herp societies also keep their animals in racks. In fact, EVERYONE I know personally keep their collection in racks, with the exception of adult chondros....and even some of those are kept in racks.

As for feeding outside the enclosure, I never quite understood the concept behind this. I was always told it was "so the animal didn't mistake the opening of the enclosure as feeding time". So my response was, "so instead, it thinks everytime it's out of the enclosure it's feeding time, right?".

As for rescues, some of the "rescues" I've seen are nothing more than people that just do not want to pay for animals. They call themselves a rescue just to get free animals. Not saying that about all of them, but quite a few.

Sometimes experience is the best teacher.