On multiple care sheets I have read that Corn Snakes and Ball Pythons and other Snakes like that could live in Transparent plastic storage Boxes but how would you use heat mats and humidifiers.I also went to an animal rescue and they said,you could keep them in boxes long term and they have rows of these with snakes in and they were at Gullivers World with a species of a Young Boa Constrictor that was about 4ft long and in an approximate size box of 2ft x 1 1/2 x 1/2ft.
Aren't you the equal character who mentioned your vet stated that snakes want bubblers and lovers? Simply seeing that anybody has long gone to veterinary school does now not make them a reptile informed, and your vet is an effective instance of this. A snake does no longer need an enclosure longer than them, nor do they must be able to look outside. Even in the wild, they discover a tight little situation to hide and stay curled up, now not stretched out. A plastic bin is a lot better than an aquarium with a reveal lid at keeping warmth and humidity. They may be additionally more cost effective and simpler to wash. The one advantage of a tumbler aquarium is it makes a greater display, which couldn't topic to the snake one bit. If I were you, i'd give up being attentive to your vet and i'd give up accusing people of animal cruelty who're more proficient than you and who take higher care of their animals than you. But go ahead and switch in some breeders for animal cruelty so that after animal manipulate says their snakes are being effectively cared for, they can sue you for harassment.
unless they are designed with proper air ventilation unlike aquariums, etc they are NOT good to use long term ... EXO terrarium or wood with glass fronts proper air vents are better, wood the best ! Electric heat tapes, mats, rocks are NOT good to use tho if placed on a wall the tape mats are OK just not the best - anything a reptile has to lay on for warmth is dangerous to them. In a store or rescue they don't plan on keeping them long so it's a little different then when you own them as pets and many breeders use the plastic etc for temp housing as well but when you have a lot of reptiles most just heat the rooms they are kept in rather than trying to heat each individual habitat / vivarium !! A lot of smaller snakes can live in vivariums of 24x24 inch their whole lives , it's when you get into bigger like Red Tails, etc that you need 5 - 6 foot vivariums ( NOT, aquariums or plastic containers < unless you add proper vents to the plastic kind - which cannot be done with glass aquariums ! ) TC
As long as they are big enough, ventilated properly, and heated properly, they can be used permanently if you'd like for almost all species. 2'x 1.5' is a bit small for a 4' boa in my opinion. You need to make air holes in them. Humidity is rarely a problem, as they are closed with limited air flow, they don't dry out quickly at all (that's actually one of the main benefits to this type of enclosure). For heating, the easiest way to heat a single fib is with a heat mat. But, your must likely going to need a thermostat or rheostat. They are eat to heat, and easier to overheat. For example, I have a few 64 litre plastic tubs (about 3' x 2', 14 high) for quarantining new animals, with the small zoo med heat pads for 10 gallon or less aquariums, and when the room they're in gets below 60°F, I still don't need the heat pad on full power. I have them hooked up to plug in lamp dimmers from home depot. Just make sure if you rig something like that, the rheostat is rated for more than the maximum wattage of whatever heat pad your plugging into it. The only animals that don't do well in these long term are animals that need a high amount of air flow, i.e. chameleons, emerald tree boas, etc... Unless of course you wanted to adapt the whole tub with large cut out screens for extra ventilation, or something like that.
