Custom Reptile Cages

Within the next year or so, probably sooner than that, I plan on moving Atticus (and Onyx, too) into a new cage. However, instead of pursuing a new aquarium, I was looking at the custom reptile cages over at Monster Cages and was curious to know if any of you could provide some input on which route to go, along with which web-site may be better to look at.

I don't foresee me needing or looking to invest in a rack system because I don't think I'll ever own more than 3-5 snakes (ha, I say that now, I know...), and from the looks of it, the custom built cages look stackable and easy to maintain.

What are the pro's and con's of owning cages like these? Is managing the temperature much easier? Do these custom built cages already come with a heat source installed into them or is that something I'll have to do myself?

http://monster-cages.com/

Those prices are pretty good, but some seem to be more expensive then another site I had checked out awhile back. I will look to see if I still have the link and post it.

Ok, awesome!

:)

One is cagesbydesign, and the other is glasscages. Glass cages sponsors the local reptile expo in La.

You may also want to check out Animal Plastics and Boaphile.

Decisions, decisions.

It's hard not to be slightly overwhelmed by the amount of options available when it comes to housing a snake, but thank you guys for providing those links. Now it's just deciding which one to go with.

Now, for a ball, would something that is 36"-long work?

Like this:

http://www.animalplastics.com/terrestrial/T3/T3.GIF

That looks pretty nice, and i'm sure it would be a good size for a bp. Just depending on the age of the bp.

Yeah, good point.

I think what I might look into is this:

http://www.reptilebasics.com/images/D/d-16258-68.jpeg

It's 2x4 and has a divider in the middle with the option of adding built in heat. I already e-mailed Rich over at Reptile Basics and he did state that it is adequate for a ball-python to live in for it's entire life, plus the opportunity to temporarily house Onyx in the additional cage is more than convenient.

Has anyone had any experience with ordering for Reptile Basics?

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Originally Posted by rynpckrd

Yeah, good point.

I think what I might look into is this:

http://www.reptilebasics.com/images/D/d-16258-68.jpeg

It's 2x4 and has a divider in the middle with the option of adding built in heat. I already e-mailed Rich over at Reptile Basics and he did state that it is adequate for a ball-python to live in for it's entire life, plus the opportunity to temporarily house Onyx in the additional cage is more than convenient.

Has anyone had any experience with ordering for Reptile Basics?

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personally myself i like reptiles basics racks i havent tried their cages, but i know for a fact that rich stands behind his product 100% and you will have your cage asap if you go with him

I ordered my flexwatt from reptilebasics and it was a great experience. It arrived way faster then I expected! I would order from him again, any day! :gj:

Ok here's the fat:

Reptile Basics is the best. Their cages and racks are awesome. :D If you have the money, I would go with them. Other companies that have good reps are Animal Plastics, and Boaphile.

Of course, since I'm starting my own business building custom reptile cages, I'm always going to say contact me as well. ;) I have very good rates...I think. :D

I built my own thinking I was going to save some money, the small amount I saved wasn't worth my time. Could have built it cheaper with subpar materials.

I don't know anything about monster cages but for those prices I would expect a better looking enclosure with better hardware.

When I need another enclosure I decided I will get an animal plastics like I originally wanted. They just look the best to me for the money and seem well built. You can even order it with the heating, really easy to install. They ship it disassembled to save on shipping, but it's supposed to be easy to assemble.

Just about any of the BIG names will provide you with a good enclosure with many heating options. From what I've read when I was researching the main ones that always pop up were animal plastics and boaphile. Reptile Basics for their racks, but not so much their cages. Nothing bad out there, just the other 2 seem more popular for enclosures. Pick what you like. No matter which way you go you are looking at around $300 or so with heating and a thermostat. I think animal plastics is still having a sale on a great size enclosure.

Might want to check boi before purchasing monster cages