Racks vs. Terrariums

By: Wyatt P.

 

 

Does a dozen reptiles dying sound good?  Even if you are a reptile hater, this can’t sound good to you.  The person it happens to could have lost hundreds if not thousands of dollars.   With the rack system, this can happen fairly easily.

Rack systems are when there are vertical tubs.  This does maximize space, but it minimizes other more important needs that the reptile requires.  One of these things is that it minimizes the space given to the animal inside.  It mostly provides little enrichment for the animal to play and have more climbing space.  With all this, if a thermostat fails, the animals that you have on the rack will be cold.  The reason for this is because all the tubs on the rack are connected to one electrical source and thermostat.  This might be good for people with large-scale breeding, but only one in four hundred people do large-scale breeding.  The other negative is that racks are hard to find.

Terrariums, on the other hand, have a lot of good uses.  They are easy to find at pretty much every pet store.  If you go to the reptile section you can find a great range of sizes and types for your individual pet needs.  Racks, on the other hand, are not found at your average pet store, so you would have to get them online.

            Terrariums have good viewing, so you can put all kinds of cool plants and logs to make it look good, and it will also make more enrichment, which will be good for your animal.  You can easily watch your pet at any time.    The terrariums are made out of glass, which makes you able to see your pet at all angles.  The rack system is made out of plastic with a small screen of glass, so it is hard to openly view your pet.

Terrariums are also very attractive. Since they are bigger, you can add cool touches.  With this, you don’t only make it look better, but you also add more enrichment and space for your pet to move and have more room.

Terrariums also are good because they can give all types of enrichment.  Enrichment allows your pet to become smarter, learn how to adapt to change and continue to hunt for food.  With this, your pet will become more open to face challenges.

Terrariums can also come in different sizes for a more diverse range of animals.  Terrariums can come in tall and long sizes, so they are more useful for the climbing geckos.  They are also well ventilated.  Terrariums also allow you to have UVB light for the animal, unlike most racks.

With more keepers talking about reptiles on YouTube, people are listening to them.  The YouTubers are spreading myths and supporting the minimalistic approach.  One of these myths is that if you use real substrate the animal will always get congested.  Though it is possible for them to become congested, there are ways to avoid this health crisis.  You could feed them in a special container.  Also, the wild reptiles live on a substrate, so this makes a more natural environment.

Terrariums need to be used by more people.  The thing about terrariums is they could be used for all reptiles and amphibians.  Racks, on the other hand, can only be used for ground-dwelling reptiles.   This is why terrariums are better for the animal than racks are most of the time.  With terrariums, we will change the industry of breeding and keeping.