The only people that seem to think this is a controversial issues are those that do not use tubs, and from my experience, they are the minority.
Upon making that move it took me all of about 48 hours to realize the change in keeping constant temps and humidity.
As already noted, I have adopted/rescued numerous snakes that were being kept in tanks, most are thriving after being moved into tubs. Not to say that is the only element, but I personally will no longer take on animals that have been kept in glass tanks.
Elements as simple as the need to decorate them... everything you put in has to come out and be disinfected when cleaning. That heavy tank has to moved, wiped, rinsed, washed, etc. How is that going to hold up over the next 20-40 years?
A tub takes nothing to clean, and is not cumbersome to attend to.
By the time someone moves a snake into a tub, and gets it set up, there tends to have been a fairly steep learning curve occurring. Which *insinuates* to me that there has been more attention to what I would consider proper husbandry.
Just my 0.02 cents.
Bruce
PS: Not saying there are not attentive keepers that keep snakes in great vivs, I just feel that maintaining a tank falls under "advanced husbandry" and I think they should be worked towards, and not be promoted as starter projects.
