Housing. Tanks tubs .......

[PolishPython]

I have noticed on this website ALOT of people have many BP's and other herps. My question is do you all have seperate tanks for each, do you house 2 together , plastic tubs ,etc. I am moving into an apartment with my fiancee in 2 months and she is worried our place is goin to look like a zoo. Currently I have 3 tanks my normal BP in 20 gallon , my leopard geckos in a 20 gallon and I have my other two baby male BP's in a 20 gallon long tank(i know alot of people dont believe in housing bp together ). I am currently looking for a spider female and thats going to be another tank

[Prophet]

Tell her that a zoo has a vast assortment of animals and you only have 2 diffrent types

[PolishPython]

yeah i could do that but i might be sleeping on the couch

[Prophet]

yeah i could do that but i might be sleeping on the couch

Is a few nights on the couch is worth keeping your snakes?

[cinderbird]

invest in a rack system perhaps? every snake gets its own enclosure and you get to keep your free space?

[Lolo76]

I had mine in separate tanks, but recently switched them all into tubs (except the geckos) - and now I'm preparing to order or build a rack system. If you really want to save space & money, and provide the best environment for the snakes, I'd suggest getting a rack.

[PolishPython]

where do you get the tubs and how do you keep the snakes alive heating lighting etc. I apologize for my inexperience but thats why I joined this forum

[Elise.m]

You can get the tubs from wal mart. I'm not sure about the heating, but I think most people use Flexxwat tape from Reptilebasics.com. Ball Pythons don't need any special lighting.

[Shadrach]

www.reptilebasics.com email Rich he's great to deal with.

[Argentra]

My snakes are all in display cages (or tanks while some cages are being built) that are either part of one unit or are stackable. I very much dislike tubs, mainly because they NEVER work right for me.

Stacking cages are a great way to save space and still have your snakes in a nice-sized enclosure. Currently, we live in a rather small 2 bdrm apartment and I have 8 snakes and a Blue tongue skink.