open air cages..what's your opinion?

[Jessicamarie]

I am looking to just buy a cage instead of make one. What do you all think about mesh metal cages? I think they look neat but I am not so sure about them. I have to keep my snakes in the garage so how hard is it to regulate temps and humidity with a cage like that? And what would be your suggestions to keep regulate if you do have one?
TIA

[OhhWatALoser]

you cannot keep a snake in a cage like that. temps and humidity will always been the same as the room its in. you could make a hot spot I guess... but you might as well just let the snake go in the room your keeping it in.

you should be looking at the exact opposite type of cage.... plastic tubs. they actually hold heat and humidity so you can have control over the environment and setup things correctly.

[Sammy412]

Not to mention that the snake will most likely rub it's nose raw on the mesh.

[twh]

I am looking to just buy a cage instead of make one. What do you all think about mesh metal cages? I think they look neat but I am not so sure about them. I have to keep my snakes in the garage so how hard is it to regulate temps and humidity with a cage like that? And what would be your suggestions to keep regulate if you do have one?
TIA

snakes in the garage....sounds like a bad idea,what's the temps in the garage in winter ? you have BP's or ? even keeping a closed type of cage in proper temps and humidity in a garage may be impossible! please research this BEFORE you subject the animals to a environment that might harm them.

[snakesRkewl]

I hope your joking about the garage

[Jessicamarie]

Thanks for the input, you all have made me feel good about my own opinion. I didn't think that they could stay in a mesh, but while I was looking online I kept finding "snake cages" that were made of that mesh and i was raising my eyebrows with concern. Just to calm some of ya'lls unease, our garage is insulated and stays around the same temp year round as we do not use it as a parking garage we use it as a work area. we even keep blankets around the door so no chance of air seeping through. It is a safe place for them to thrive. I will stick to my glass tanks!

[j.smith7823]

Work area? All the pine and cedar dust? Or fumes? Metal chips? Loud noise bright lights from welders torches etc? None of my business and all but what kind of "work" are you talking about?

[Crazy4Herps]

Yep, as has been said, temps, humidity, and nose-rubbing are all problems with keeping snakes in screen cages.

And I know people who keep snakes in their garages, it's perfectly fine as long as temps stay controlled.