Sentec Cage?

[erebus45]

I was just doing some more research on these and can't find if the company is even still in business anymore where did you get yours?

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if you are talking about sauzo's t-10's just type in "animal plastics" into Google and their you go if you have any questions about anything on that website just give them a call or email.... the customer service is top notch and I personally love their cages I have two t-8's right now about to order my third one.

as for heating that used cage (after a serious scrub down lol) I would recommend a radiant heat panel hooked to a t-stat I use reptile basics rhp you can also give them a call or email with the dimensions and he will tell you what size will work best for your needs iv also heard good things about pro products heat panels but I have never used them before.... hope this helps and if you already knew any this information sorry for the rambling lol

[Sauzo]

Yeah like jmcrook said, Sentec has been gone a long time. The cages I showed are Animal Plastics T10 cages.

It looks pretty rough. That inside is seriously stained and I cant imagine how it smells lol. Check out Animal Plastics and compare the prices of their cages vs what the guy wants for that Sentec cage. I mean 8' is nice and it does look like it has an aluminum cross bar on the top center to help with sagging as well as an aluminum header but I would definitely make sure the door closes easily and see if it has sag in the center. Me personally, I don't trust any cage 4' or longer with no center brace. I have a Constrictor NW aka Pro-Line cage 48x23x14 and its 4 years old and it sags. Figment has one too and his sags as well after 4 years. His I guess is bad enough to cause problems with closing the door. Mine isn't that bad but you can easily see the sag just by the gap between the acrylic door and top header.

[cchardwick]

Personally I'd rather go with a large tub system. I wanted to get one big tub for my ARS-7030 rack but apparently ARS doesn't make them anymore. Freedom breeder does though, probably not as high end as an ARS rack, but I'm thinking I may go that route. A tub is easier to clean and keeps the snake down in the tub better than a front opening enclosure. I've seen people have to crawl into those front opening enclosures to clean them, looks like a nasty job. With a tub you can slide it out and clean it from above, seems much easier to me. Here's a Freedom Breeder rack I'm considering, maybe just a level or two for my retic:

http://www.freedombreeder.com/shop/r66-6

[lyz.jones25]

The dude hadn't cleaned it when he posted the pictures, but he says he is going to clean it. We agreed upon $375 assuming the door opens and closes properly. Obviously, since I don't trust him to clean it well enough I will also clean and sterilize everything. I am also driving an hour or so to go pick it up. Honestly, if I could buy something that size for the same price I would.

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[ShaneSilva]

I like rhps and if I'm not mistaken you'd probably need a 120 watt depending on your ambient temp

[ShaneSilva]

Just checked reptile basics and it says 160 watt. But then again depends on the temps in your room.

http://www.reptilebasics.com/radiant-faq
The bottom of the page talks about proper rhp sizes for your enclosure. You could also call pro products

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Personally I'd rather go with a large tub system. I wanted to get one big tub for my ARS-7030 rack but apparently ARS doesn't make them anymore. Freedom breeder does though, probably not as high end as an ARS rack, but I'm thinking I may go that route. A tub is easier to clean and keeps the snake down in the tub better than a front opening enclosure. I've seen people have to crawl into those front opening enclosures to clean them, looks like a nasty job. With a tub you can slide it out and clean it from above, seems much easier to me. Here's a Freedom Breeder rack I'm considering, maybe just a level or two for my retic:

http://www.freedombreeder.com/shop/r66-6

Actually higher end than ARS, Freedom breeder has been in business much longer than ARS and their new line is far superior than any similar rack on the market. Racks are made of stainless steel they will never rust, not the case with ARS that still uses powder coated racks that will rust over time.

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[lyz.jones25]

Getting a vision cage used from the rescue instead for about $75 cheaper than the guy with the sentec.

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[Sauzo]

Getting a vision cage used from the rescue instead for about $75 cheaper than the guy with the sentec.

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Definitely check the Vision cage for sag if you its 6'+. I have talked to a lot of people who have them and they say they sag bad. Also if you try and stack them, the bottom cage sliding door will bind and be a bear to slide open and close. Also i'm going to say you are going to need to cover a lot of the vent holes and light cutouts to hold in humidity as it seems Vision really loves to make more vents than needed. Otherwise, good going.

[lyz.jones25]

The cage is only 5ft and the extra vents have been taken care of. Getting it from an awesome rescue. Not going to stack it. I have checked it out and it's damn near new I just have to go get it Saturday so I can get it all perfect. Going to run a couple cycles to make sure temps and humidity are spot on.

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