The biggest thing to consider is how many snakes do you plan on getting? And don't say one, cuz you won't stop at just one, I promise. If you only get like 2 or 3 then go ahead a build a pretty 'tank-like' enclosure. Something you'd be proud to display in the living room.

But if you think you'll end up with more than 5 or so, might as well build a rack system. So much easier. I'm almost as excited about my new rack system as I am about my balls pythons themselves! And about your post below. The heat tape will not melt the plastic. The heat tape only needs to be somewhere around 88-92 degrees, depending on the room temp.
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1.0 Pastel Ball
1.1 Het VPI Axanthic Balls
1.1 Het Albino Balls
0.0.2 Red Tail Boas
1.0 Albino Nelsoni Milksnake
1.1 Room mates
2.2 Dogs
0.1 Cat

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• Rack vs. tank - songwriter, Thu Nov 13 06:40:44 2008
• RE: Rack vs. tank - primevalbeauty, Thu Nov 13 08:01:31 2008
• RE: Rack vs. tank - RandyRemington, Thu Nov 13 08:41:36 2008
• Nicely done! - Maki, Thu Nov 13 09:05:08 2008
• RE: Rack vs. tank - j3nnay, Thu Nov 13 09:37:18 2008
• RE: Rack vs. tank - songwriter, Thu Nov 13 12:08:00 2008
• RE: Rack vs. tank - fatjay, Thu Nov 13 14:09:41 2008
• RE: Rack vs. tank - ziggenz67, Thu Nov 13 17:39:08 2008
• RE: Rack vs. tank - fatjay, Thu Nov 13 17:49:09 2008
• RE: Rack vs. tank - ziggenz67, Thu Nov 13 18:24:33 2008
• RE: Rack vs. tank - dmasio13, Thu Nov 13 15:58:17 2008