Tub locking pins?

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Originally Posted by Eric Alan

Please expand on this.

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Not really for ball pythons in specific, but some conditional species are required to be kept in enclosures with a locking mechanism.

For example, Florida requires it for their conditional species:

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Conditional snake and lizard species
May only be held in safe, secure and proper housing in cases, cages, pits or enclosures of the following specifications:
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Cage may be constructed of a variety of materials including: plate glass of at least one-quarter inch thickness, break-resistant plastic of similar strength, concrete reinforced with wire, sheet metal, molded fiberglass, plywood or interlocking lumber that has been treated to be impervious to moisture and is not less than one-half inch in thickness, or other materials which provide equivalent stability and security against escape and unauthorized intrusion. Cages and doors to cages shall be sealed. The doors of each cage shall be securely locked by a device operated by a key, combination lock, key card or other locking device approved by the Commission to prevent unauthorized intrusion.

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- http://www.floridainvasives.org/suncoast/ExotApp.pdf

I also don't know about other local laws, which may or may not require it for things like ball pythons so you never know. Anyway, it's really just a trivial fact explaining why there might be any minute demand for a rack system securable with a pin or any other mechanism, outside of irrational fears like OP's friends.

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Originally Posted by Bluebonnet_Herp

Not really for ball pythons in specific, but some conditional species are required to be kept in enclosures with a locking mechanism.

For example, Florida requires it for their conditional species:

- http://www.floridainvasives.org/suncoast/ExotApp.pdf

I also don't know about other local laws, which may or may not require it for things like ball pythons so you never know. Anyway, it's really just a trivial fact explaining why there might be any minute demand for a rack system securable with a pin or any other mechanism, outside of irrational fears like OP's friends.

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I had a feeling that was where you were headed with this. It's good information, but it likely doesn't apply in this case. The little plastic pins the OP is referring to wouldn't qualify as locking mechanisms approved to prevent unauthorized intrusion - even if BPs were considered a conditional species.

Edit: If they do qualify (I'm not the legal expert), what a joke IMO. :)

Laws where I am also require , "secure and escape proof caging" it however does not define secure. Most in my area figure be overly cautious and have provisions for a lock system. I have not as of yet but am going to soon (when I finish buying a new house and move) use a push lock system on my rack, but currently I have pin locks.

push lock.

http://www.camlock.com/English(USA)/HTML/Pushlocks.php

My reptile shop used to have this gecko rack that had a cool lock thing. The lips of the tubs met up perfectly with the end of the rack, so they drilled holes through the edge of the rack and down through the tubs lips. Then they got a metal rod and put it through to the bottom. It had a circle at the top shelf with a lock. This was more so customers wouldn't just pull the tubs out to play with the geckos though.


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Originally Posted by Eric Alan

I had a feeling that was where you were headed with this. It's good information, but it likely doesn't apply in this case. The little plastic pins the OP is referring to wouldn't qualify as locking mechanisms approved to prevent unauthorized intrusion - even if BPs were considered a conditional species.

Edit: If they do qualify (I'm not the legal expert), what a joke IMO. :)

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Touché.

And no, in Florida, they don't qualify as conditional species. (yet?)