Redtail ID?? craigslist find: enclosure & boa

[Sauzo]

Sauzo, I appreciate you sharing your experience and input. Nothing beats real world use and insight into a product. As I said, I'm surprised but I don't have my own experience to draw from with Ed's cages. For my permanent enclosures he was my top choice but I had not gotten to that point yet.

As for Nick's recommendation, it was between him and me and he was pretty straight with everything else so I did put weight into his thoughts based on his experience and expertise.

That being said, everyone has a different take and I certainly appreciate yours. Guess I'm back to the drawing board so I will take a closer look at AP as well.

Thanks and no problem. Like i said, everyone will have different experiences with different set ups and cages. I bought a Constrictors NW cage based on what i was told by people and the fact that the wait was only a couple weeks and ED lives about 2-3 hours from me.

Also one other thing i want to point out which was a big thing for me was Proline cages have sharper corners and edges on them especially the sides where a channel is cut for the door to fit into when closed if that makes sense. AP cages have all rounded edges and corners so there is no sharp anything to them which is really a nice touch. The only downside is the one piece center brace/litter dam, the sides all the way around as a bit rough just from the material i imagine but this makes wiping it down with a paper towel with F10SC kind of a pain as bits of the paper towels will get snagged on the rougher surface.

But anyways, when i was looking for new cages, i did a LOT of research into different cage companies and read reviews by everyone. I ended up settling for AP as the only negatives i found on them was that some people said after a few years they would leak. But from my experience with Lexel, the stuff is like concrete once it sets and i actually had to work hard to remove the old stuff when i was resealing my T10s. they never leaked but i wanted to reseal them with a nice thin bead to make it look nice.

I also looked into Boaphiles as i love the idea of being modular along with offers corner pieces where you could connect cages and make them go around corners in a room. Could make a sweet 8 foot "L" shaped cage lol. But after all the horror stories of Jeff's customer service and how with a few customers who kept trying to get a hold of him and him finally getting fed up and just refunding their money after they waited 2 months for cages, I didnt want to take a chance. Plus I heard the PVC he uses is more porous and will stain and soak up smells. The hinges rust unless you get the black coated ones and just overall how much more expensive everything is for them. Also thought about it and what if a corner or wall or floor gets broke? Being a one piece welded cage, i would have to either try and seal it myself or order another cage. The bolt together cages like AP and Proline, you can just replace a part and be ready t go again. Sure you have to put them together and seal them but honestly that isnt hard.

But anyways, take what everyone says, myself included with a grain of salt. Judge the stuff by the majority vote. Thats what i did and ended with the AP cages and i honestly couldnt be happier...except for APs junk LED light strips lol. Heck, Greg Maxwell endorses PVCCages cages for GTPs. I know a lot of people like those too but i ended up getting an AP cage for Pat as like i said, I love AP cages and Ali is awesome to deal with when/if you have a problem.