honestly i appreciate your guys' thoughts and opinions but ima do what ima do, like either way ima get it and take care of it cause if im this passionate about wanting it, ima make sure i take care of it and keep things proper, i got piercings and tattoos, aswell. My parrents said i had to wait till i moved out. i came home ears pierced, then told my mom i was getting my eyebrow done, eventually and total iv'e had 6 piercings, 4 remaining, they're tolerant of them now but i went off and did it anyways, same with tattoo i went off did it and came home. So either way im going to get ANOTHER snake, seeing i already have 1 and hes in fine condition and everything. Id love to wait till i move out, buuut that could be a long time and i really dont want to have to wait for possibly years seeing my town has the highest unnemployment ratings in the state.... That being said, like i stated, i appreciate your thoughts and concerns, but im getting it anyways, now seeing im getting it regardless, can i just get tips/info about a plastic tub. Thats the reason i came here, to get as much info as i can so i dont have to worry about making mistakes and all the things u guys listead that could happen with the snake itself.