Just because the majority of the people do it doesnt mean its right deb. The majority of people do it bc they come on here looking for advice and get told "12 qt tub for baby." Im just curious what about your background makes you qualified to say its not needed? Is exercise not needed for all animals to remain healthy? I was under the impression that the more exercise an animal gets the healthier it will be. Is that not correct? Deb you can run right? What happens when you run and trip on a pot hole or rock? You fall... does that mean you dont run? To say the shouldnt be offered something to climb on bc "they're clumsy" is silly. Aboreal means they spend the MAJORITY of their time in trees... Does that mean they dont come down from time to time? Abosultely not... Just like a ground dweller will climb from time to time... Where do my snakes spend the majority of their time? In their hides. Just because thats where they are the majority of the time doesnt mean when they arnt in there they wont use the extra space.