Vote for BP.Net for the 2013 Forum of the Year! Click here for more info.

» Site Navigation

» Home
 > FAQ

» Online Users: 1,753

1 members and 1,752 guests
Most users ever online was 47,180, 07-16-2025 at 05:30 PM.

» Today's Birthdays

None

» Stats

Members: 75,937
Threads: 249,130
Posts: 2,572,295
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
Welcome to our newest member, GeorgiaD182
Results 1 to 5 of 5
  1. #1
    BPnet Senior Member Snagrio's Avatar
    Join Date
    08-11-2020
    Posts
    1,031
    Thanks
    188
    Thanked 1,355 Times in 588 Posts

    AP basking shelves. Yay or nay?

    I'm close to being able to put down an order for enclosure upgrades, but I'm on the fence on if I want to add the built-in basking shelves from the extra options. They look rather slippery so I'm not sure if it would just be better to go with the cork bark platform plan I've done before.

  2. #2
    BPnet Lifer Bogertophis's Avatar
    Join Date
    04-28-2018
    Location
    USA
    Posts
    20,825
    Thanks
    29,436
    Thanked 20,605 Times in 12,314 Posts
    I agree- too slippery -without modifications, anyway.
    Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
    Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)

    The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” ~ Gandhi

  3. #3
    BPnet Veteran Gocntry's Avatar
    Join Date
    05-28-2019
    Location
    Northern Va.
    Posts
    744
    Thanks
    482
    Thanked 991 Times in 475 Posts

    Re: AP basking shelves. Yay or nay?

    I have 1 snake who loves his shelf, another not so much..... He also like to curl up in the log in the lower left of the picture



    Last edited by Gocntry; 12-11-2022 at 09:32 AM.

  4. The Following User Says Thank You to Gocntry For This Useful Post:

    Homebody (12-11-2022)

  5. #4
    Super Moderator Homebody's Avatar
    Join Date
    10-19-2019
    Location
    Jersey City, NJ
    Posts
    2,101
    Thanks
    6,751
    Thanked 2,874 Times in 1,569 Posts
    Images: 22

    Re: AP basking shelves. Yay or nay?

    I don't put anything into my enclosure that I can't take out. It makes it easier to clean. It also makes it more versatile. Without anything affixed to the structure, I have the freedom to arrange and rearrange as I please. With a fixed shelf, if your pet doesn't use it, you're still stuck with it.
    Last edited by Homebody; 12-11-2022 at 10:02 AM.
    1.0 Normal Children's Python (2022 - present)
    1.0 Normal Ball Python (2019 - 2021)

  6. The Following User Says Thank You to Homebody For This Useful Post:

    Bogertophis (12-11-2022)

  7. #5
    BPnet Veteran Gocntry's Avatar
    Join Date
    05-28-2019
    Location
    Northern Va.
    Posts
    744
    Thanks
    482
    Thanked 991 Times in 475 Posts

    Re: AP basking shelves. Yay or nay?

    Quote Originally Posted by Homebody View Post
    I don't put anything into my enclosure that I can't take out. It makes it easier to clean. It also makes it more versatile. Without anything affixed to the structure, I have the freedom to arrange and rearrange as I please. With a fixed shelf, if your pet doesn't use it, you're still stuck with it.
    On that AP Cage, the shelf supports are screwed into the back wall and the shelf "snaps?" into the supports, I can pop the shelf out and undo the support bars if I wanted, it would leave small holes in the back wall where the screws go thru, but I wouldn't consider it a fixed shelf.

  8. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Gocntry For This Useful Post:

    Bogertophis (12-11-2022),Homebody (12-11-2022)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v4.2.1