Hello all,
I was wondering on what you all think about housing snakes in a strictly utilarian fashion, that is instead of having them in a fancy tank with all sorts of stuff for display purposes - I have been mulling over going to a perhaps a "rack system" where I could have my collection of Ball Pythons and my other snakes neatly tucked away in my room. As it is now they are taking up a lot of space and to be honest they are too visible which makes me somewhat nervous because I am living in an apartment and I am not sure how delighted the management would be to discover that I am the neighborhood snake nut right under their nose. Not that they really ever come into my apartment but you really never know what may happen when you are renting.

As far as being housed in a simpler fashion, does it really matter all that much to the snake ? I have been noticing at the reptile store that I frequent that they even keep Green Tree Pythons in this manner. Just a sterile enclosure and a perch. Does this sound acceptable for Ball Pythons??? I do not want to stress the animals by putting them in an unnatural enviroment but it sure would make things easier.

EyelashViper