I had both of my firsts in tanks. My large female loved her tank but my male who was a semi rescue hated it. He never came out and started having really bad sheds so when i got my rack system he was the first one to go in. He has a hide and newspaper and he spends all of his time under the newspaper under the hide lol he does NOT want to come out or be seen at all. My big female is in the rack system now and she does okay but we'll see if i keep her there for too long she seemed to like her tank and spent a lot of time out and about in there. She never used either of her hides besides laying her head on them she would lay next to them the silly girl. I kept her temps perfect and all she was just an oddball of sorts. I like my rack system since I'm in a small apt and don't have room for five different tanks. Do what you want but I honestly was running out of room and my male is doing much better so in many ways it depends on your situation and reptiles' personalities.