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[Morgans Boas]

I am not a fan of glass-style set-ups, but some ppl make them work . The issues are :
> humidity escapes from the screen lid . That can be somewhat avoided by covering most of the top with plastic, or foil - but avoid using material such as a towel, as that will also absorb humidity .
> Aquariums have too much open view points and can be stressful as you had mentioned. If you provide hiding spots (and you should) they will likely spend most of there time under them .
> The temps are hard to keep at optimal gradients due to glass being a poor insuate - thus having fluctuations from day/night, and season to season .

Some things that I feel every snake keeper should have .

>heat source on a decent thermostat (no exception imo) . I don't like Reostats (dimmers). They also allow fluctuations as the room temps change.
> No heat from lights at night - there are better sources for heating.
> digital thermometer with a probe . Not the thermometers that hangs or sticks to the sides .
> temp gun . This gives you readings from all areas of the enclosure . You can find them at hardware stores for much cheaper than the ones sold as reptile temp guns, but they're the same thing.
> offer hides at the warm end and cool end . If your snake doesn't ever use them (some of mine don't) , then you can remove them after awhile .

My prefered caging is made of either plastic, or melamime , and opens from the front . They are much easier to clean and work with . Plus you can stack them if you get more snakes.