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I was wondering if you guys could tell me some other types of cages that i could use to house my 70-80 gram snakes I currently use 10 gal. but want to switch to something a little better. Thanks,
Derek

Depends what you mean by "better"...Glass aquaria are nice, but as you go to larger sizes they are heavy and therefore hard to lug around and clean. I have some of these, but I also have some large Sterilite boxes (Rubbermaid is good, too). These aren't as transparent, although I feel that I can observe my snakes through them fairly well. They are light and inexpensive. They tend to stack easily. You can put holes in them with a woodburner or soldering iron very easily (make sure you have proper ventilation). I have several of my larger ratsnakes in 50 gallon Sterilite boxes that I found at Super Wal*Mart for only 10 bucks each. That's value for my $$!
Duffy

Could i put a heat pad under a sterilite or rubbermaid and not worry about it burning the tubware

Thanks Derek

........That would be fine. Just make sure that the heat pad only takes up a small percentage of the tub so the snake can have a cool spot. Duffy