Why is this considered acceptable?

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

I think this has less to do with enclosure size than it does with diets and moronic people overfeeding snakes. A lot of snakes in general are obese.



Well said. Nothing to add to it. I simply agree that as long as the animal is properly cared for then I don't have a problem with a tub, enclosure, aquarium etc.



I will say however, for those who weren't around 2 decades ago tubs are a huge reason that the hobby is where it is today. It really helped get a lot of "hard to keep", "hard to acclimate" and "hard to breed" species in the mainstream.

Here's how it works...tubs and rack systems streamlined keeping. It allowed keepers to dial in humidity, heat, security and diets to learn how to keep species alive and eventually breed. It took out the variables of different substrates, trying to heat too much room or keep humidity up with an overhead heat lamp (one of the few ways to heat an enclosure 20 years ago), sickness and illnesses and etc.

Since then, especially in the previous 5 or so years, there's been a marked increase of people starting to go back to a more naturalistic environment for their charges. It's fantastic to see and I hope it continues.

Well said Aaron. We have been agreeing a lot more lately, that is scary. LOL