@MiniJ - Most of the answers that Deborah were giving me were not 100% relevant to what I had entirely asked. It, sadly, ended in an arguement that probably devalued one another in eachother's eyes. Plus I probably could have worded this post a bit better, and made it seem a bit less... grouchy and insulting, but I was just trying to give my view of the act of racking snakes in my eyes, hoping that someone would give me some reasons as to why the racks work better than cages (after all, its easier to inform a person when they state why they think something might be bad).

@Bruce - I assure you that the places I have worked and volunteered at knew their stuff with the animals that they took care of.

If I weren't lacking knowledge in the area of racks, would I have made a post stating how I felt about them and asking for opinions on them by people that use them? No. I believe not.

However, I am looking down my nose at no one other than on feeding, because it is something that ALL the herp societies around me believe in. Maybe it works different for you, but its always worked for me to remove the snake from its normal cage before feeding it. I do, however, feel that many have looked down their nose at me simply because I am -OWNING- my first ball python.

@Shadi - Thank you, that was EXACTLY the type of response that I was seeking out. Thank you for telling me about how it helps the snake instead of, as I originally viewed, hurts it.

However, the only 32 quart tubs I have found by Sterilite claim the dimensions to be 16.5" W x 23.5" D x 6" H... am I looking at the wrong one, if you claim yours to be three feet?

@TMoore - Actually, I was going to house mine in a 30 gallon, and only claimed the 20 gallon to be a "lowest recommended size" for BPs according to most of the research I did...
everything I read stated that a full grown snake should be in, at least, a 20 gallon tank, better, a 30 long.
But that doesn't entirely matter. Thanks for the math; I think I calculated my own square footage a bit off, or perhaps I was looking at some different-dimensioned tanks, but they all came out to be about 3 foot.

@ Amanda - Do you mean the humidity got lower? Or higher? All the research I did stated that bps were pretty arid in clime needs, with an average desired humidity of about 50%. Of course, that could be wrong as well, we've all seen these apparent BP geniuses floating around the internet... I laughed at the vagueness and bad wording of the "top" guides in the google search results (I always try to dig back a few pages, due to it.)

@ Mr. Constrictor - Thank you for that. I guess, once my BP gets a bit older and I have a bit more experience and more of a relationship with him, I'll set up an experimental rack space and see how he reacts... if all goes well, then a rack might be in order instead of this uber-complicated cage setup I have in my mind, and if he reacts well, then heck, I'll think about getting serious with it.