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  • 07-13-2011, 05:06 PM
    YOSEF
    Animal Plastics cages for Borneo's.
    Hello everybody. Just a quick question.......

    ANIMAL PLASTICS CAGES:

    I would like to know if it would be better to go with a t-8 ( 12 in tall ) OR a t-10 ( 15 in tall )? The cage will be heated with a RHP.
    I wasn't sure if the 12 in tall cage would be tall enough to use a RHP in with a Borneo female.

    PLEASE give some opinions.....

    Thank you,
    Yosef
  • 07-13-2011, 11:27 PM
    aahmn
    I don't have either of those, but I think it would be better to get the slightly taller ones. I have 2' x 4' cages from a different company that are 13" high, and it's a real pain to reach into the backs of the cages for cleaning. It might be easier if they were a little taller.
  • 07-17-2011, 01:05 PM
    Kara
    Re: Animal Plastics cages for Borneo's.
    I used T-10's with their heat cable & heat tape for years for my adult bloods & short-tails, and they were WONDERFUL cages...they hold heat & humidity extremely well & you may not need a RHP for one.

    Good luck!

    K~

    P.S. I still use AP now, just the VE-175 racks for adults, since they're more practical for our current setup.
  • 07-17-2011, 01:40 PM
    YOSEF
    Re: Animal Plastics cages for Borneo's.
    Thanks for the tips. I am glad to hear from someone that actually used AP ....now I know that's the cages for me. Thanks again....

    P.S. ....Your Bloods / Short-tails ROCK !
  • 07-17-2011, 03:14 PM
    m00kfu
    I prefer the T-8's over the T-10's just because you can fit six cages in a 6' stack as opposed to five cages. If you really want to use an RHP I would think the shorter height would make better use of it also.
  • 07-18-2011, 04:24 PM
    YOSEF
    Re: Animal Plastics cages for Borneo's.
    .....I just was thinking that with how thick a large female Borneo got that the 12 in tall would not let me use a RHP without being right close to the top of her back....

    Do Borneo females get too big around that a 12 in tall cage would not be tall enough?
  • 07-18-2011, 05:22 PM
    rperry03
    Re: Animal Plastics cages for Borneo's.
    For those who have these cages or any other brands, do you use belly heat, and what type or if not what type of heat?

    I see flexwatt is an option; is there a slot, is it built in and if it is built it is it replaceable? Others have radiant heat panels.
  • 07-18-2011, 05:50 PM
    Kara
    I had 40 of these cages at one point, 2/3rds of which had the heat cable, the other third had Flexwatt. I definitely liked the performance of the Flexwatt over the heat cable, and it provided a smaller basking spot - the cable takes up half the footprint, which IMO is too much basking spot for a blood/STP. There is a groove cut for the heat tape, and it can be replaced if necessary.

    Keep in mind that the cages were being utilized in a temp-calibrated room that ranged (year round) from about 78 - 84 degrees, and basking spots of 86-88 degrees were typically only offered to gravid females & snakes who wanted to sit warm.

    HTH!

    K~
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