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.