Re: Q for those housing boas or other large snakes in PVC cages
I think a lot of the Pee leaking stories came from "a few" and the species kept by those few were rather large, like exceptionally large. I also don't see any of it being a problem unless you are using news papers, paper towels or card board as substrate and the snake moves the paper over and lets loose on the bare plastic and the pee finds the cracks and leaks out over time. Again really big snakes, not royals or small to medium BC's.
I have yet to see anything that even causes pooling in aspen, coconut husk or cypress that would run into the corners of the tank and leak by any my medium sized animals.
I think there may have been some point/counter point play as to why a certain cage was better than another when these stories came out at least that is my speculation. The "assemble yourself" units usually offer you a better price and more space. Naturally one would think the makers of finished, molded units would list the strong points of their cages, like welded seams, no leaks and "no assembly" to sway opinions.
Each design has pros and cons, but I have not heard mention from the multitude of AP owners/users here or elsewhere of any issues with leaking.
I have never had an issue with Pro-Line either, so unless you are housing giants on some type of nonabsorbent substrate, I don't think you'll ever have an issue.
