I've never seen a Moonstruck cage other than the pictures.



Regarding Boaphile and AP, they are slightly different cages. The AP cage will be about twice as heavy as the boaphile provided the measurements are the same. Possibly even more than twice as heavy. It will come unassembled and you'll have to put it together yourself (dozens of drywall screws). I believe AP primarily used circular vents where heat lamps are placed. The panels of the AP cage will be extremely strong since it's 1/2" HDPE. I'm not sure how well the joints will hold up since there is no weld of any type.



The Boaphile will come preassembled (solvent welded) and will likely have fancier cage hardware. Boaphile used heat tape sandwiched underneath the cage to provide heat. I believe this installment in permanent. The cage walls won't be nearly as durable as the AP, but they will be fairly easy to repair with readily available matierals. The joints of the Boaphile cage will be pretty strong. Jeff has a nice design where he bends a lot of the pieces to decrease the number of joints, especially edge to surface joints which are not always strong with solvent welded PVCX.



When you compare costs make sure to compare costs with shipping included. The AP will be heavier but take up less space since it is collapsed. I'm not sure how this will affect cost anymore having not shipped any cages in a while.



Now with all that said, I would make my decision based on cost first and weight second.



I also would look into Jungle Habitats who's already posted in this thread. I'm more of a wood guy and know he was very good with that material. I'm sure he's brought some great ideas to the world of plastic.

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