Tub People vs Enclosure People

[EDR]

Racks allow me to have 10 plus ball pythons and not have a house full of fish tanks which is nice. I used to use tanks heck i still got them. If i had on or two bp's maybe i'd go back to tanks but i love all my babies so i'm all in on racks. Somebody already mentioned it and i agree that as long as you keep your bp's healthy that should be good enough for tank and tub people to respect each other. Some people think its important to have a nice display tank while others don't to each their own. Just recently somebody on these forums got a new bp that they claimed was living in a shoebox for the last two years. I'm guessing they are referring to tubs or racks. If so i felt that was ignorant.

Take this picture for example people really believe this is terrible. It's not. What i see is a relaxed healthy ball python that was probably getting a drink and to me that equals a happy ball python.


At the end of the day i've realized that's just the way people are gonna be. People just have to be needlessly hostile to each other over simple differences in the reptile world also in general and it's a shame to me.

[Bmocken]

If the needs of the snake are met it shouldn't be an issue. I choose a tub because I wanted a younger ball and didn't want to keep changing enclosures as he grows. Eventually I want to have a pvc enclosure so I can have somewhat of a display while still keeping the husbandry benefits of a tub. I've had my Ball 3 weeks now and so far I've had no issues with him in a tub.

[kevall1]

If the needs of the snake are met it shouldn't be an issue. I choose a tub because I wanted a younger ball and didn't want to keep changing enclosures as he grows. Eventually I want to have a pvc enclosure so I can have somewhat of a display while still keeping the husbandry benefits of a tub. I've had my Ball 3 weeks now and so far I've had no issues with him in a tub.

Bmocken it sounds to me like you have a good plan. Tubs do make it much easier to provide your ball python with proper care. I don't use them at the moment but that just means more work for me. It doesn't mean my snakes will suffer as long as I do as I should. Besides, I enjoy that part of the hobby and my collection is small enough to easily maintain.

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[kevall1]

Racks allow me to have 10 plus ball pythons and not have a house full of fish tanks which is nice. I used to use tanks heck i still got them. If i had on or two bp's maybe i'd go back to tanks but i love all my babies so i'm all in on racks. Somebody already mentioned it and i agree that as long as you keep your bp's healthy that should be good enough for tank and tub people to respect each other. Some people think its important to have a nice display tank while others don't to each their own. Just recently somebody on these forums got a new bp that they claimed was living in a shoebox for the last two years. I'm guessing they are referring to tubs or racks. If so i felt that was ignorant.

Take this picture for example people really believe this is terrible. It's not. What i see is a relaxed healthy ball python that was probably getting a drink and to me that equals a happy ball python.


At the end of the day i've realized that's just the way people are gonna be. People just have to be needlessly hostile to each other over simple differences in the reptile world also in general and it's a shame to me.

Thanks for your input EDR. I really like what you said about respecting each other. I personally use custom melamine display cages but I plan to also have racks when my collection grows.

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