Almost everyone makes you wait on the order of 8 to 12 weeks. AP will often tell you less, but my cage with them took way to long to build and ship - frankly it was embarrassing. They refunded the shipping fees but only after I contacted them and asked what the hell was up. Communication was great up until they had my money. They are very nice on the phone but when it came down to it, they were no better than Boaphile in terms of turn around time or letting me know what was up with the delays.
Jeff has a long history of crappy communication - you can find ample evidence of it with a simple search. Frankly, his cages are not as sturdy as Constructors NW or AP. At one point I had a whole stack of them and had issues with bowing associated with RHPs on the very thin roofs.
If I was in the market for a cage today I would go with Constrictors NW. If Rich for Reptile basics is still making cages, I would deal with him in a heartbeat. Great communication, great turnaround time and great product. There was/is no one better in that regard.
This hobby tends to cultivate a cult of personality thing. BS like long wait times and horrible communication are tolerated because the seller is some sort of proto-celebrity in the reptile world. I have no other way to explain why so many settle for mite-infested snakes, sick snakes, deformed snakes, unreturned calls, long wait times and the like............
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