I'm in your same situation (I currently just increased my collection to 3 snakes). It really depends on whether or not you want to have a large display-type permanent home for them in the future or not. May times people grow thier snakes to adulthood in sterilites and then move them to a fancy display.

This largest issue with buying 2 ten gallons is how expensive they are. The sterilites are like 5 bucks with the locking lids that are virtually escape proof, they're secure for a small snake and it's really simple to regulate temperature and humidity. Tanks are much harder to achieve control with, and the sides being clear often confuse my snakes, whereas my little guy in the sterilite has never tried to crawl thru the plastic.

Heating pads on the plastic is a large issue of debate. I think the most important things to watch out for are ventilation and temp control. The dimmer is a good idea, as well as not mounting it directly to the bottom of the drawer-many have lost snakes and burned holes in the bottoms from this. You can choose to side mount your heat or run heat cable (which seems the easiest with rack like these, though I have no experience with it) zigzag along the back. That is not difficult to learn and these guys could certainly help.

Also, if you are going to be mobile in the next few years, racks are much easier to move than four glass tanks. Also something to consider.

I am by no means an expert, but I think I've been listening to these forums long enough to help a bit (I hope!).

Have fun with your new buddies!

~Jasmine

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