From the sound of your post you only have one snake???? IMO racks are lame. I guess if you are gonna be a breeder and have hundreds of snakes then tanks are not practical, but I want to be able to see my animals. I dont want them to be in a tub all there lives. Granted this is just my opinion but I would never ever get a rack system. If you are only going to have the 2 snakes them buy a nice open front tank(door on front) and stack them both. Much nicer than some rubbermaid tubs. Like I said just my opinion and I dont mean to sound like im attacking people with racks like I said they are practical in certain situations.