Quote Originally Posted by Miko View Post
There's a difference between animal abuse and a plain set up. A plain set up is fine, but so is a more decorated one as long as the animal is properly taken care of. I know there's a big conflict about tubs VS tanks, but I think they're both fine as long as the husbandry is good.
Sure, more large decorative tanks are a bit harder to maintain. However, if the owner is willing to put effort into it, I think they shouldn't be criticized, neither should the people with more simple set ups. It's all about proper care, not how it looks.
Unfortunately, I can't access a picture of my set up, but I do have my ball pythons in a reptile basics cage, it's a bit big but I put enough things in it for my ball pythons to feel secure. I use hides because of this, if they're in a rack I don't see it as necessary, although I plan to use both in the future, I like putting the snakes I will most likely keep forever in that type of cage.
Anyway, I think we shouldn't fight about whether a flashy cage is better than a non-flashy one and vise versa unless these things get in the way of proper husbandry.
word miko.word.marleys herp vet has a slew of snakes in tubs done minimilistacly.he keeps his reptile room 78degrees and uses uths and aspen substrate and just a water dish.he doesnt even use thermos or hygros and his snakes thrive and he has one snake in a super enclosure with everything on display.i just put myself in the snakes mindframe.where is my jungle jim at night ahhhhhh?????my bp goes on adventures during the night in her enclosure its funny.then she watches me play cod black ops for a bit then goes to her nightly business.i wish i got into this earlier in life.the bond between a snake and caretaker.i think an old fashioned navajo would frown on all of us keeping snakes.they believe its taboo to handle em or watch them eat.