Q for those housing boas or other large snakes in PVC cages

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Originally Posted by GoingPostal

I think any well known companies pvc cage is going to run 3-400 once you add heating and lighting or whatever you need. I've seen up and coming people making snake cages for less, but there's a noticeable quality drop as far as appearance too. I have boaphiles and they were not cheap but factored into the life of my snakes, and keeping them healthy seems more than worth it.

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Well said!

You will have a lot to choose from, make the best choice for your needs and the needs of the animal.

It will be worth it down the line.

Thanks guys!

I would love to do 18" cages for all of mine.. But cost is a factor (as well as space). My collection should top out at 12 animals, with 5 of those being animals that will need 4' cages... I'll have to see how i can manage my space and my funds to make it happen. I don't have a problem with spending $300 per cage, but my husband might think otherwise lol.

An AP T-10 cage with a shelf will be plenty for anything except for the really big BCI girls and they run under $300. Looking at your list of snakes, none of them would outgrow a T-10 with a shelf and only the BCA and BCI would even need a cage that big.

Thanks Sauzo,
I think I need to update my list lol. I also have a male jaguar carpet python now and I'm adding a Motley CA male Bci next week. Eventually I also want to add a breeding pair of either Nicaraguan Bcis or Sanoran Bcis... Both of those stay on the smaller side for a Bci (or so I've been told). The BPs, KSBs, and Western hognose are in racks. What will be a somewhat tougher issues (where space is concerned) is that I don't want to stack them too high due to my shortness... Being 5'1 means that I'll need a step ladder for any stack more than 4 cages high. :D

Thanks again for your help!

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Originally Posted by artgecko

Thanks Sauzo,
I think I need to update my list lol. I also have a male jaguar carpet python now and I'm adding a Motley CA male Bci next week. Eventually I also want to add a breeding pair of either Nicaraguan Bcis or Sanoran Bcis... Both of those stay on the smaller side for a Bci (or so I've been told). The BPs, KSBs, and Western hognose are in racks. What will be a somewhat tougher issues (where space is concerned) is that I don't want to stack them too high due to my shortness... Being 5'1 means that I'll need a step ladder for any stack more than 4 cages high. :D

Thanks again for your help!

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I wish I had that problem LOL!

Being worried about how many cages I can stack would be a dream!

Both of those others you listed will do fine in a T10 with a shelf also. I hear ya about stacking too. I personally don't want to stack either as I'm worried about silicone coming loose in a seam and the top snake pissing a tsunami onto the lower one. My normal BCI girl pisses like no ones business.

Ewwwwwww.... You've now given me something gross to worry about lol. I hadn't even considered the urine issue.

Does AP provide the silicone for you to seal their cages or is this something I would have to get on my own? I'd want to take every precaution to ensure that this wouldn't happen. I remember reading about people using "sealant" on their AP cages, but never read exactly what type.

Gio- Maybe one day you'll win your wife over. :D It helps that my husband likes to interact with the snakes, but he doesn't want to directly participate in the hobby otherwise and is a cheapskate at heart (this is actually a good thing in most situations). Usually he's pretty reasonable if I see something that is a good deal at a show or something, but buying cages at $300+ each might just do him in lol.

I'm thinking that I'll need to add 1 cage at a time, maybe even 1 a year until everyone is in a nice cage. I will more-than-likely wait to add the pair of sonorans / Nicaraguans until all the other boas and carpet have cages.

We are just starting to breed our own rats, so maybe that will help with the food bill, so that $$ can go to caging.

I believe AP does provide the sealant.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

I believe AP does provide the sealant.

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They do

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Originally Posted by artgecko

Ewwwwwww.... You've now given me something gross to worry about lol. I hadn't even considered the urine issue.

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I have AP cages stacked and nobody is peeing on anyone else.