Boaphile vs Animal Plastics

[artgecko]

I had two more thoughts, although it sounds like you made up your mind, maybe others will have similar questions.

1. I imagine most "sagging" issues are due to cage being too long without support and how they are resting/what they are resting on, and what's on top of them! Material probably plays a part as well.



2. Weight.

How much do AP tanks weigh? Not being snarky, just curious. One of the reasons I went with boaphile is that the new material Jeff is using is very light. Fully loaded with RHP, flex watt, etc. my 6X2X1' enclosure cannot weigh more than 40-45 pounds, tops. They breakdown to two 3X2' tanks that I can hold with one hand.

Also, how hard are AP tanks to assemble? I imagine pretty easy, but for people not comfortable with that or who want plug and play, that could be at least a minor obstacle.

I can't answer 1, because I've never owned a boaphile. I can say that having a center brace on the front of my AP cages makes me feel more secure about it preventing sagging. I think I remember people commenting about sagging had a stack of cages (same size) and were having sagging with cages that were under others. But I haven't had personal experience with it.

2. I can't compare them to other cages, but my AP cages are light... I'm 5'1 female without a lot of muscles (lol) and I could easily life one of my 4'x2' AP cages by myself.. They are long though, so easier to maneuver with a second person. Also note that I remove the glass when I have to move them and AP does use heavy glass.

As for assembly, myself and my husband can assemble an AP cage using a screwdriver (manual, not power) in about 20 minutes. Sealing takes maybe 5-10 minutes depending on how careful you are with it, then the sealing needs to cure for about a week before use. Assembly though, is pretty easy. My husband has assembled one by himself before too when I wasn't at home. Now, I don't think the assembly instructions are that great, but the pieces are labeled and once you've done one cage, it's pretty easy to remember how to do others.


I guess what you really need is someone that has owned both types to give you a fair comparison.. As it's hard to do having only owned one kind.