New AP T-3! (Build/assembly)

I'm getting my new animal plastics T-3 for my nine month old female butter ball python tomorrow! I haven't been able to find anything with the whole assembly so I figured I'd make this for anyone who's looking to possibly get an AP cage. I'll do my best to document most of, if not the whole, assembly with plenty of photographs.

I'm just curious as to wy you went for the T3 rather than the T8? Not a bad thing, per se, but you may need to shift your butter out of it after a few years. Why not just go with the larger, cheaper T8? (not trying to sound critical, although i know it comes off that way via text. I'm just genuinely perplexed.)

I've seen plenty of recommendations on here for using a T8 with a divider to house two adult BPs. The recommendation I've seen is a square foot of floor space per foot of length on the snake. Either way, I think the T3 has plenty space. Sure, it's more expensive, but not everyone has a good spot for a 4' cage, and it's a lot easier to find 36" stands to put it on that look good. The only thing I could find for my T8 was some janky looking industrial shelving.

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Originally Posted by GeekAndDestroy

...it's a lot easier to find 36" stands to put it on that look good. The only thing I could find for my T8 was some janky looking industrial shelving.

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You're just not looking in the right places.

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That's a tv console/stand. It's 5ft long, 19in deep, and 30-something inches tall. Ordered online from Wal-Mart for around $200.

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I got the T-3 because it has plenty of room and will stack with my T-5 when I get my GTP.

I recently got the T8's and I found a really nice looking TV stand for 100$ at Walmart. It is the Mainstay's TV stand 50". Check it out.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-...to-55/20666560

I've seen that one, and have considered it. It's closer to my decor taste. However, I prefer not to support Walmart.

Right now, I'm holding out on any future purchases until I know my future plans. I'm trying to open a pet supply shop in a year or two, and will probably move my snake there to display, along with the other snakes I want in the future.

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Originally Posted by GeekAndDestroy

However, I prefer not to support Walmart.

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OUCH! :tears: :D :rofl:

I feel you about not having a good place to keep such a big tank right now my dresser is pulled up off the wall maybe 6 inches just so the tank doesn't look like it's hanging off of the edge lol good thing I have a big enough room to do that

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Originally Posted by BumbleB

I feel you about not having a good place to keep such a big tank right now my dresser is pulled up off the wall maybe 6 inches just so the tank doesn't look like it's hanging off of the edge lol good thing I have a big enough room to do that

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Omg that's such a good idea! I have the same problem with my dresser since most cages are 2ft deep and my dresser is about 4in short of 2ft so the cage would hang off the edge I'll definitely try that! :D


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Originally Posted by AlexisFitzy

Omg that's such a good idea! I have the same problem with my dresser since most cages are 2ft deep and my dresser is about 4in short of 2ft so the cage would hang off the edge I'll definitely try that! :D


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Yeah it definitely works and nobody is looking behind your dresser they're most likely going to be looking at the front of the tank. The only bad thing I could think of is the heat tape sitting on the corner of your dresser but as long as the tank stays in the same position most of the time I don't see it doing any damage to it.

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Yeah it definitely works and nobody is looking behind your dresser they're most likely going to be looking at the front of the tank. The only bad thing I could think of is the heat tape sitting on the corner of your dresser but as long as the tank stays in the same position most of the time I don't see it doing any damage to it.

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I'm so glad you said that because I'd much rather have it hanging off the back then the front, sometimes I cut corners pretty fast and I know I'd ram into it on a daily basis Lolz. And I don't have to worry about any heat tape I'm using radiant heat panels :)


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Originally Posted by AlexisFitzy

I'm so glad you said that because I'd much rather have it hanging off the back then the front, sometimes I cut corners pretty fast and I know I'd ram into it on a daily basis Lolz. And I don't have to worry about any heat tape I'm using radiant heat panels :)


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So you have nothing to worry about. There's only a couple inches hanging off of the back and it's leaning against the wall so there's no risk of the tank falling.

Lol everyone's a thread hijacker. I got the doors today but the other package hasn't come yet, it'll probably be here tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by GeekAndDestroy

I've seen that one, and have considered it. It's closer to my decor taste. However, I prefer not to support Walmart.

Right now, I'm holding out on any future purchases until I know my future plans. I'm trying to open a pet supply shop in a year or two, and will probably move my snake there to display, along with the other snakes I want in the future.

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It isn't very well known but the markup on TV stands at best buy are insane so you can get amazing deals on them if they are open boxed. They have to mark the item down if the packaging is open and they can usually go as low as employee pricing depending on if it'll be discontinued soon. ("Dead stock" and all that jazz.) Plus with TV stands, I remember one of the main reasons it was returned was that the customer misjudged the space it'll occupy.

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