Quote Originally Posted by Hotshot View Post
I'd go with number 2 thats just me thoe
So, you would rather appeal to your own sense of aesthetics rather than provide what's best for the snake? Some good morals right there..

Ball Pythons don't live behind cold glass in Africa, they live in warm, humid, dark burrows and termite mounds. A tub simulates this burrow-like habitat, and makes the snake feel secure and confident rather quickly. Plus, while glass may be a good conductor of heat, it's an awful insulator, so you're wasting so much more electricity heating a big tank than you do heating a plastic tub or enclosure. The glass sides are always going to try to be the same temp as the outside air. So if your room is 65 degrees, then the glass is going to be that temp, regardless of how much heat you put into the tank. I don't think I want my snakes resting on something that cold, for health's sake..

You can always switch to a small plastic tub right now, let the snake settle in and get happy about eating for a few months or a year, and then switch back to the tank if you feel it's necessary(or it's just important to you for some reason..). At that stage, the snake will be bigger and more confident, and might be able to handle the stress that living in a glass box incurs. Just my $0.52(gas prices rose..)