Q for those housing boas or other large snakes in PVC cages

[Gio]

I think any well known companies pvc cage is going to run 3-400 once you add heating and lighting or whatever you need. I've seen up and coming people making snake cages for less, but there's a noticeable quality drop as far as appearance too. I have boaphiles and they were not cheap but factored into the life of my snakes, and keeping them healthy seems more than worth it.

Well said!

You will have a lot to choose from, make the best choice for your needs and the needs of the animal.

It will be worth it down the line.

[artgecko]

Thanks guys!

I would love to do 18" cages for all of mine.. But cost is a factor (as well as space). My collection should top out at 12 animals, with 5 of those being animals that will need 4' cages... I'll have to see how i can manage my space and my funds to make it happen. I don't have a problem with spending $300 per cage, but my husband might think otherwise lol.

[Sauzo]

An AP T-10 cage with a shelf will be plenty for anything except for the really big BCI girls and they run under $300. Looking at your list of snakes, none of them would outgrow a T-10 with a shelf and only the BCA and BCI would even need a cage that big.

[artgecko]

Thanks Sauzo,
I think I need to update my list lol. I also have a male jaguar carpet python now and I'm adding a Motley CA male Bci next week. Eventually I also want to add a breeding pair of either Nicaraguan Bcis or Sanoran Bcis... Both of those stay on the smaller side for a Bci (or so I've been told). The BPs, KSBs, and Western hognose are in racks. What will be a somewhat tougher issues (where space is concerned) is that I don't want to stack them too high due to my shortness... Being 5'1 means that I'll need a step ladder for any stack more than 4 cages high.

Thanks again for your help!

[Gio]

Thanks Sauzo,
I think I need to update my list lol. I also have a male jaguar carpet python now and I'm adding a Motley CA male Bci next week. Eventually I also want to add a breeding pair of either Nicaraguan Bcis or Sanoran Bcis... Both of those stay on the smaller side for a Bci (or so I've been told). The BPs, KSBs, and Western hognose are in racks. What will be a somewhat tougher issues (where space is concerned) is that I don't want to stack them too high due to my shortness... Being 5'1 means that I'll need a step ladder for any stack more than 4 cages high.

Thanks again for your help!

I wish I had that problem LOL!

Being worried about how many cages I can stack would be a dream!

[Sauzo]

Both of those others you listed will do fine in a T10 with a shelf also. I hear ya about stacking too. I personally don't want to stack either as I'm worried about silicone coming loose in a seam and the top snake pissing a tsunami onto the lower one. My normal BCI girl pisses like no ones business.

[artgecko]

Ewwwwwww.... You've now given me something gross to worry about lol. I hadn't even considered the urine issue.

Does AP provide the silicone for you to seal their cages or is this something I would have to get on my own? I'd want to take every precaution to ensure that this wouldn't happen. I remember reading about people using "sealant" on their AP cages, but never read exactly what type.

Gio- Maybe one day you'll win your wife over. It helps that my husband likes to interact with the snakes, but he doesn't want to directly participate in the hobby otherwise and is a cheapskate at heart (this is actually a good thing in most situations). Usually he's pretty reasonable if I see something that is a good deal at a show or something, but buying cages at $300+ each might just do him in lol.

I'm thinking that I'll need to add 1 cage at a time, maybe even 1 a year until everyone is in a nice cage. I will more-than-likely wait to add the pair of sonorans / Nicaraguans until all the other boas and carpet have cages.

We are just starting to breed our own rats, so maybe that will help with the food bill, so that $$ can go to caging.

[Sauzo]

I believe AP does provide the sealant.

[HVani]

I believe AP does provide the sealant.

They do

[DennisM]

Ewwwwwww.... You've now given me something gross to worry about lol. I hadn't even considered the urine issue.

I have AP cages stacked and nobody is peeing on anyone else.