What is the big DEAL ABOUT USING GLASS TANKS?

[KMG]

ok so lets say in your car you can blow hot air on the glass with snow on top and be ok but if it has a chip it will help the glass to pop or crack. If the tank is made with glass that has a lot of chips under the black plastic it will help the glass to pop. I have seen a few pics on google of ppl with glass tanks for a bp and they have the heat light half over the tank so the side is geting heat on it. Now yes you can keep a bp in a glass tank and I may be wrong but the op posted asking what the bid deal is. So to me they are asking about it all /hot glass/glass cracking/humidity/heat transfer/cleaning/and so on.

Now I'm worried!

Are you suggesting that the next time it snows in my house my heat lamps could make my tank explode?


I think you are going alittle far with this. There is just as many things that can go wrong in a pvc cage or a tub that can with a glass tank.

Tubs and pvc are just easier to keep the desired numbers steady. You can still get them wrong.


I just can't wait to get the pvc cages I ordered, I'm entering week 10!

[Mike41793]

Hey, that's my saying, LOL

Sorry, it kinda just popped into my head. I probably subconciously stole it from you though lol.

Do i have to pay royalties everytime i say it???

[DooLittle]

Do i have to pay royalties everytime i say it???

Lol....:p

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[Michelle1221]

Our first ball came with a tub and after doing some reading I felt it was the better option for our other snakes. Our snakes are not really display snakes. We hardly see them they prefer to hang out in their hides with just their heads poking out unless its getting close to feeding night then some are out looking. I'm having a rack made to save space and in the winter I will need that second heat source to bump up the ambient temps a coupe degrees.
My daughter has a tank for her corn snake. The snake eats like a pig and never had a issue with spilling water and cracking the tank. JellyBean seems quite happy in there but when it came to housing her hognose she choose a tub. She said its just easier to clean and she can see him just as well and the tub has locking sides. Jellybean escaped once so now he has 4 clips on his cage so she finds the tub to be less fuss in getting him out.

[kitedemon]

ok so lets say in your car you can blow hot air on the glass with snow on top and be ok but if it has a chip it will help the glass to pop or crack. If the tank is made with glass that has a lot of chips under the black plastic it will help the glass to pop. I have seen a few pics on google of ppl with glass tanks for a bp and they have the heat light half over the tank so the side is geting heat on it. Now yes you can keep a bp in a glass tank and I may be wrong but the op posted asking what the bid deal is. So to me they are asking about it all /hot glass/glass cracking/humidity/heat transfer/cleaning/and so on.

This line of thinking is silly if you allow a tank to get too hot and suddenly chill it sure it can crack. If you run flexwatt unregulated a tub can melt and catch fire. If you run flexwatt unregulated on a pvcx enclosure it can release chlorine gas and poison the air. Unregulated heat is a problem period it has nothing to do with glass personally I'd rather a crack over fire, chlorine gas...

I don't think tanks can be dismissed out of hand. Can be be difficult sure they can but so can a tub and rack as well. The conditions under which any enclosure is kept makes it a challenge or simple. I have commercial enclosures I love, custom made enclosures I love, side turned tanks that perform the EXACT SAME as the custom enclosures and a bare tub and a rack. In cool rooms (68ºF and below) tanks are easier to heat a rack is very hard to get correct ambient temps in a cool room mostly due to the fact UTH don't change it and what other heat source works with it? The same for tubs you can add a bit more but limited effect.

Open top tanks have a difficulties, tubs do enclosures do racks do nothing is take it home and presto it is perfect with no flaws. Every method must be balanced and maintained based on the location and ambient RH and temp therein.

My personal pick of what I own is the enclosures designed to house snakes, side turned tanks, rack and tub. This is mostly due to the room temps I see most of the time, cool. The tub is a nightmare to keep a reasonable temps in. The rack took so much extras to keep correct temps it is silly (5 T-stat probes, 2 Tstats (HS pro and hydrofarm failsafe) 10 strips of flexwatt 10 hours of physical changes and a small fortune for a five slot rack) Racks save space and the rest is about the same.


FYI side tuned tank DIY...

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...arium-Solution

[WarriorPrincess90]

I use tanks, always have and have never had a single issue save for the occasional battle with humidity, but even that has been rectified. Previously, I had to use heat lamps to keep my ambients right, but now I have a separate room for my snakes which I keep heated to 78-80 at all times. Being that I live in Florida...that's super easy. By heated, I just mean the air conditioner vents are closed. Now, if ever it gets cold...I open those vents and turn the heat on. As to humidity, I'm good there too. I don't actually need to spray when there are no heat lamps on as my humidity in every tank is usually 55-58%. Again...FLORIDA. If you do not live in Florida, maintaining a tank will not be as easy for you. But it is doable. With regular spritzing, damp towels and possibly heat lamps during winter in addition to your UTH on a thermostat, you'd probably be just fine. It's just a little more work.

[barbie.dragon]

I have a glass tank because its way cheaper than a PVC cage and it doesn't help that I'm not handy at all. I mean I would love a boaphile cage for the snake I'm picking up but I can't afford it till later. Hell I want a boaphile cage for myself with a UVB basking at 87 degrees a huge water bowl and a lot if sand and a nice bed/hide but I jut can't afford it. But all I have is my fish tank that was on sale at petco for $1/gallon.

[snakesRkewl]

Sorry, it kinda just popped into my head. I probably subconciously stole it from you though lol.

Do i have to pay royalties everytime i say it???

LOL

Thanks for spreading the word

[astrordinary]

i went with a terrarium just because of the ability to see in all the time and see the snake. im having no problems maintaning temperature, humidity is a little bit of a pain though. i will definitely switch over to a tube once little Gustav grows and is ready for something bigger!

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I use tanks, always have and have never had a single issue save for the occasional battle with humidity, but even that has been rectified. Previously, I had to use heat lamps to keep my ambients right, but now I have a separate room for my snakes which I keep heated to 78-80 at all times. Being that I live in Florida...that's super easy. By heated, I just mean the air conditioner vents are closed. Now, if ever it gets cold...I open those vents and turn the heat on. As to humidity, I'm good there too. I don't actually need to spray when there are no heat lamps on as my humidity in every tank is usually 55-58%. Again...FLORIDA. If you do not live in Florida, maintaining a tank will not be as easy for you. But it is doable. With regular spritzing, damp towels and possibly heat lamps during winter in addition to your UTH on a thermostat, you'd probably be just fine. It's just a little more work.

i can agree with that, i live in Michigan(far from favorable python conditions lol) and at first it was tough getting my heat pad and lamp adjusted correctly to keep the right temperature, but now they are nice and consistent. the only thing i have to do is mist a bit of moss on the inside once a day, and mist some paper towel i have on the screen top a few times a day to maintain the humidity. im a college student so i really dont have that busy of a schedule, so i dont mind the "housekeeping"

[MrBrute]

Thanks for the info lol I already have tanks tho and I stay in the DC METRO AREA...The weather out here is cool one day and hot the next lol well this time of the year.