Quote Originally Posted by anatess View Post
"Attractive display for the world to see" is for YOU, not the snake. The snake could care less what it is housed in as long as it has what it needs - temperature, humidity, security, and food. They want to be left alone.

They're not like dogs who has "feelings" and gets attached to their owners.
P.S. We know this becaue of studies/observations of the nature/behavior of the species in the wild.