Quote Originally Posted by Lferg View Post
Yes Ricky, but why are the SOO expensive? They seem very over priced. And how have you tested a square box to be better than a longer one? Seriously, I'm asking not slamming on your stuff. Heck you don't see me making anything.
Hello,

Well, the price of the showcases are determined by a few things.

Firstly is the materials. The showcases are made from high end acrylic materials, 1/4" thick. The hinge is acrylic also. These materials do cost a fair bit, which obviously makes the show case cost more then PVCX, which is a cheap material.

Second is time. In order to bend a sheet of 1/4" acrylic without it breaking, bubbling or looking messy takes time. Each showcase takes a few hours to make, and is made by very skilled craftsmen/women. PVCX is very simple to bend, which is why PVCX is cheaper then acrylic. This isn't just my opinion - it's a cold hard fact that PVCX is much easier to work with.

Third is packaging. Because the showcases are fragile they require more packaging then PVCX. Each showcase is packaged with foam corners, in a box like any other enclosure on the market. However, they are also crated individually with wood - this costs and takes time.

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Now, the second thing you wanted to know was how we tested.

What we did was produce several sizes of showcase. We then let normal female ball pythons live in the showcases. We tested for eating habits, amount of time doing natural things such as hiding vs looking around. We tested for biting (or aggressive behavior), shedding and defecating. We conducted these tests over a few months. The showcase which we sell proved to be the best in all the categories. And just to be clear... once we got the results we wanted from this size enclosure (20x24x18) we made sure to test it with various snakes to make sure the results were the same...which they were.

We take our products very seriously, and we spend several thousand dollars on testing and prototypes before anything hit the market.

I hope this helps