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chris_harper2
at Thu Dec 11 16:46:07 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by chris_harper2 ]
Well said. I love lidless rack systems when it comes to cleaning day. Not so much when I'm drinking my coffee in the morning and want to see how everyone's doing.
Thanks for the lead on that light. Is it a fairly "snake proof" light? I work with Gonyosoma and they tend to try to get into everything. A cage mounted light that was secure would be something that would interest me. Of course, I'd still have to deal with mist heads.
Good luck and let us know how your cages turn out. PVCX is an outstanding material for snakes and worth learning to work with.
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Chris............Since I need a stackable design, I'm going to see how this plan works out. I've been very satisfied with my Boaphile 4'x2' plastic cages. That drop down door design is the only way to go for snakes, IMHO. The problem is that you don't get much of a price break when you drop down to a smaller cage size by these plastic cage manufacturers. By the way, those Boaphiles definitely appear to be glued with some kind of a caulk. The plastic is bent into a box, and then the side panels are glued in along with the top rear seam. I can also give kudo's to Boaphile for that fluorescent cabinet light they use. I ordered mine from the manufacturer(got the runaround at my local Home Depot). This light is the thinnest profile under-cabinet light that I have seen. It's called the Westek Ultralight.....20" long and has a 16 watt T-4 bulb that puts out 80 watts of light. Now here's a tip......while the light comes with a standard "warm" bulb, you can get a "cool" bulb (FA200CB). That bulb puts out a softer, more pleasing light. You can order these from Amertac.....800-777-0802. Ask for Kathy, and tell her your local Home Depot can't get this item for you(at least mine couldn't!). I paid 21.19 for the complete fixture and 5.63 for the extra cool bulb, plus shipping. Pretty decent price for a light of this quality, IMHO.
I imagine I'm like a lot of folks out there, I've been using sweater boxes, because you can't beat them for cost and space effiency. But.............you just can't appreciate or observe them like you can in an illuminated display cage. Some of my charges deserve fancier digs............Steve G.
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"Some of my charges deserve fancier digs..." - chris_harper2, Thu Dec 11 16:46:07 2003