Quote Originally Posted by zina10 View Post
The VOC from plastic that are used in tubs is extremely low and once out gassed you would have to heat to a melting point to release toxic fumes.

PVC, used in just about every display or larger reptile cage, is another matter. PVC is the most toxic plastic there is.


PVC – the Poison Plastic

VC is the most toxic plastic for our health and environment. No other plastic contains or releases as many dangerous chemicals. These include dioxins, phthalates, vinyl chloride, ethylene dichloride, lead, cadmium, and organotins. There’s no safe way to manufacture, use or dispose of PVC productsi.


Here is the entire article. Take note of the references to studies that were done.

There is no need to heat up PVC floors, vinyl etc for the out-gassing to take place.

http://www.chej.org/pvcfactsheets/Th...n_Plastic.html


That said, there are just about hundreds of thousands of these cages out there now. I have yet to hear that people that use them end up with sick snakes. But it IS a concern.
Another reason why I love my Neodesha display cage and wish it hadn't been discontinued.

Take note, most racks are also make of PVC.

However, Glass and wood tanks can make husbandry so difficult (keeping a perfect balance of heat and humidity) that you can end up with sick snakes far quicker even, simply from substandard husbandry.

So everyone has to make a informed decision based on what seems to work for these snakes and keep them happy / healthy. Having used every form of caging there is (other then PVC display cage, but use PVC racks) I have had healthiest / happiest Ball Pythons in tubs/racks. Not to say its the only way to go, obviously.

Every method has its positives and negatives. It also needs to be taken into consideration what kind of species we're talking about. One that hides most of the time and is happiest crammed in a tight dark spot might be harder to keep happy in a large glass tank, while a species that is large and loves to be out and about, climbing and moving around a lot, might not do well in any kind of tub.

That's why you need to buy the metal framed racks that this snekless dude is.