Hello everyone! Im not new to the forum but this is my first time posting. Im a proud owner of a male Sumatran Short Tail, he is by far the most amazing snake I've ever had. Many thanks to Kara Norris at the Blood Cell, she produces some amazing animals, my boy included. But anyways i'll get down to the point of me posting this. My boy is a year old now and still has much more time to grow to his full adult size but I wanted to begin my search for the best display cage before I need to rush out and get one. I have been looking at Proline, Animal plastics T8, and maybe Boaphile 422D.
I am leaning more toward Proline, do to some of my research about the plastic he uses and the ease of cleaning, very well made as well as the fact that they are not porous (supposedly) and will not smell like snake urine after a few years. I like Animal Plastics for the price but I've read on some other forums that they can leak if not properly sealed and they sometimes do not fit right together. I am not that interested in boaphile because I've read that after a while they start smelling like urine which would be quick since bloods are notorious for their big poops and urates, that fact that his customer service is not that great and that the hinges sometimes rust. But if anyone has never had this happen before I would not mind looking into them more. I just want the best for my guy since he is my pet and an amazing animal.
Also would I have to get the flaxwatt heat tape with it or would a regular heat pad that I already have still work? Any preference between sliding doors or the swing out ones? I definitely want locks on the doors to prevent escapes as well as people getting in the cage and messing with him.
I am asking you guys this because on the other forums, the replies seemed to be very biased toward one cage or another (some replies made the cage seem like a gift from the gods) and one site even owned by one of the makers causing the repliers to be very one sided to one cage. If you have any experience with all or even just two of these cages and could let me know your unbiased thoughts on these cages that would be great! Which one in your experience works best with blood pythons? From what I read, all of these cages are almost equal to each other. I just wanted to get some advice from some fellow blood people and see what you use for display cages.
Thanks so much in advance!
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