ARS Acrylic Show Display Cases.

I recent purchased two full ARS display setups with cases.

http://www.arscaging.com/arsacrylics.html

The carrying cases have three large holes on each side of the case. they are in the right spot so that they should provide plenty of ventilation to the display cases when they are loaded into the carrying case and the carrying case is closed.

Here is my quesiton. Can I just put all of my animals I am bringing to the show in the display cases at home, then load them into the carrying cage... and basicly keep them in those display cases for the entire weekend? I know I need to keep them in a proper temperature range...

If I can do this, then it would be pretty easy to take my snakes back to the hotel with me on saturday night when it is a saturday / sunday show.

Any info you can provide on this subject would be GREATLY appreciated.

A buddy of mine did that at Tinley a few years back. Had no problems.

I'll be following this thread:D

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Originally Posted by Mike Cavanaugh

I recent purchased two full ARS display setups with cases.

http://www.arscaging.com/arsacrylics.html

The carrying cases have three large holes on each side of the case. they are in the right spot so that they should provide plenty of ventilation to the display cases when they are loaded into the carrying case and the carrying case is closed.

Here is my quesiton. Can I just put all of my animals I am bringing to the show in the display cases at home, then load them into the carrying cage... and basicly keep them in those display cases for the entire weekend? I know I need to keep them in a proper temperature range...

If I can do this, then it would be pretty easy to take my snakes back to the hotel with me on saturday night when it is a saturday / sunday show.

Any info you can provide on this subject would be GREATLY appreciated.

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Mike I have seen this done without a problem and the Fact that ARS has included vents for air flow makes it a added bonus for my next display set-up purchase

I personally wouldn't....

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

I personally wouldn't....

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I agree. I wouldn't feel comfortable with this.

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Originally Posted by 2kdime

I'll be following this thread:D

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X2 im probally going to get the same displays they look nice

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

I personally wouldn't....

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Originally Posted by jglass38

I agree. I wouldn't feel comfortable with this.

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Thank your your opinion on this. can you explain why?

Here is a picture of the case from the side so you can get a better idea of what I am talking about. There are 3 display cases in each carying case. the holes are positioned so each of the 3 cases will get air. The holes are on both sides of each case.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...a/DSC01563.jpg

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Originally Posted by Mike Cavanaugh

Thank your your opinion on this. can you explain why?

Here is a picture of the case from the side so you can get a better idea of what I am talking about. There are 3 display cases in each carying case. the holes are positioned so each of the 3 cases will get air.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...a/DSC01563.jpg

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Too much space in the display for them to get knocked around. If I have to transport animals, I do it with snake bags/small deli cups with the proper padding and in insulated boxes. Just my 2 cents.

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Originally Posted by jglass38

Too much space in the display for them to get knocked around. If I have to transport animals, I do it with snake bags/small deli cups with the proper padding and in insulated boxes. Just my 2 cents.

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Ok, i see your point on this...

I am thinking out loud here. I don't really see this as an issue in my case tho because there would be no public transportation involved (no planes trains busses ect.) So they wouldn't be roughed up or exposed to bad temperatures. They would be loaded up and placed in the car in a way where they can't fall over or move. they would be carried / set down carefully. short of dropping the case, I don't see how this would be an issue in my situation. The cases themselves are more then capable of holding a lot more weight then the snakes would ever be. these things are built like tanks!

I'm pretty sure when Sean Bradley and Tim Bailey brought their animals to Birmingham, they were loaded in their displays inside the carrying cases. If I remember correctly.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

I'm pretty sure when Sean Bradley and Tim Bailey brought their animals to Birmingham, they were loaded in their displays inside the carrying cases. If I remember correctly.

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Been doing the same myself several weekends a month for almost a year and it works out great for me and my animals.

I know several other professional breeders that transport their animals inside of displays to shows.

Hope this helps.

-adam

Welp..The pros have spoken. For me, not really an option. Maybe because I am too clumsy and would probably drop them. If you are comfortable with it, go to it!

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Originally Posted by jglass38

Welp..The pros have spoken. For me, not really an option. Maybe because I am too clumsy and would probably drop them. If you are comfortable with it, go to it!

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Since joining this forum 5 years ago this month, I've always advocated for each keeper to figure out what works best for themselves and their own animals ... to me it sounds like you're doing it right Jamie! :gj:

I always feel blessed to be able to share my experiences and hope that in some way they help someone figure out what will or will not work for them.

Blessings,

-adam

Don't the vendors usually leave the animals on their tables for a Sat/Sun show? There is security that watched the floor.

thanks for all the replies. Now one more question related to this. on a Saturday / Sunday show, if you are a small time breeder like me ( will only have two complete display cases set up... total of about 30 snakes ) what should i do with the snakes saturday night? do I leave them on the table or do I just put the displays back in the cases and bring back to the hotel?

I know these shows have overnight security... but I also know for a fact that snakes have been stolen before at times when the public is not in the building. I certainly don't have $25,000 snakes, but I do have basics morphs that are in high demand.

The cases do lock, but anyone who has an ARS display also has a key to my cases. plus it wouldn't be too hard for someone to just take an entire case.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

I'm pretty sure when Sean Bradley and Tim Bailey brought their animals to Birmingham, they were loaded in their displays inside the carrying cases. If I remember correctly.

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You're right Robin, I know atleast Sean had his loaded that way, and I saw no ill effects.

Man those ars displays are nice and the cases look like you can throw it down a flight of stairs and not even dent it

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Originally Posted by Mike Cavanaugh

thanks for all the replies. Now one more question related to this. on a Saturday / Sunday show, if you are a small time breeder like me ( will only have two complete display cases set up... total of about 30 snakes ) what should i do with the snakes saturday night? do I leave them on the table or do I just put the displays back in the cases and bring back to the hotel?

I know these shows have overnight security... but I also know for a fact that snakes have been stolen before at times when the public is not in the building. I certainly don't have $25,000 snakes, but I do have basics morphs that are in high demand.

The cases do lock, but anyone who has an ARS display also has a key to my cases. plus it wouldn't be too hard for someone to just take an entire case.

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anybody?

When we had the table in Daytona last year, we left the animals overnight in the Convention Center. I don't know anyone who took their animals back to the hotel.

Some people I know will take there animals out from the show It depends how lazy you are sunday morning to set them all up again lol

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

Been doing the same myself several weekends a month for almost a year and it works out great for me and my animals.

I know several other professional breeders that transport their animals inside of displays to shows.

Hope this helps.

-adam

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HOLY POOP. IT'S ALIVE.

I will attest to the fact that Robin is correct. I do load my animals in my cases and transport them to shows (even long drives like Tinley (11.5 hours)). Sean has done this on occassion as well, but it is not always his norm. For Daytona, we brought Sean's cases to the show empty and filled them there.

With that siad, I have never had a problem doing it this way, except that sometimes they use the bathroom in there, and they need to be cleaned. The only other thing we have since started doing, is to tape up the bar that keeps the lids closed (the slide bar that is). Reason being, I did not do this one time, and the bar slid down, and a couple of the snakes in the top display were able to get out of the display. They were not able to get out of the carrying case, because mine does not have the big holes in them. So, I would in your case Mike (because I like the ARS dsiplys) lock the display before loading it in the case, and you shouldn't have any problems.

In regards to the security issue and leaving snakes at the show, we leave ours in the show overnight at the NARBC and NRBE show, because they do provide security. However, at the local shows, security is not always the best, and it is too easy to bring them home.

That is how we do it, but as Adam stated in his next post, each person needs to figure out wht best works for them. Hope that helps,