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Time sensitive question....

fhuici Aug 15, 2006 08:57 PM

I know I'm not in the right forum for this but I need to make up my mind and need all the opinions I can get.

Ok, so I'm about to make a large purchase of cages (10) and I'm not sure which one to buy. I'm down to the boaphile vs pro-line plastics. Both have the same size cages that I'm looking for which are the 48x24x11.5(or 12 on the pro-line plastics). I know that boaphile is probably the most popular of the two but I'm kind of leaning towards the pro-line plastics based on their construction. However, I also like the expandability of the boaphiles which will come in handy in a few years. I'm also leaning towards white instead of the typical black. I just think they look a lot brighter and cleaner in my opinion. And since I use the paper cage liners, I think the combination of the colors will look nice and crisp.

If any of you own either one of these cages, your opinions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Replies (7)

ChrisGilbert Aug 15, 2006 11:06 PM

and I think you will be extremely happy if you choose them.

I also use paper substrate (paper towels) and it looks very nice and clean in the Black cages.

You may or may not know this, but Jeff offers Black, White, and Gray colors at no extra charge. I had thought about white, and may get some white or gray later for display purposes (or one of the other colors he offers). However, I think the black provides added security for the snakes. As far as large cages go and non-frame style racks, I will always go with Boaphile.

maizeysdad Aug 16, 2006 07:20 AM

I have two different sizes of oaphile and love them both. Cannot go wrong with these cages.
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2.1.0 Kidletts
1.0.1 Ball Python
0.0.1 Okeetee Corn
2.2.0 BCI
0.1.0 Cat (Ginger)
1.0.0 Pughuahua (Ranger)

craig k. Aug 16, 2006 04:31 PM

I have not seen a cage at any price that is as nice as the boaphiles, I have over 30 of them and they are just awesome. I am planning on getting a few more soon. Craig Kade

srsnakes Aug 17, 2006 05:41 PM

Great clean look, we use coregated cardboard bedding and the snakes have never been happier and healthier. My reptile vet said he's never seen such a great set up. Kind of makes me proud!

Sincerely,
Rose Aguilar

PS: the 3rd one down in the first and second row are joint together into one 8 foot tank that blends right in and you wouldnt have known that it was an 8 foot tank if i didnt say anything! Perfect!
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www.srsnakes.net

garweft Aug 17, 2006 06:31 PM

I noticed that your cages look like they are off the floor just slightly. So what are they sitting on?

I liked the pedistal that he offers, but don't want to lose the space for a cage. But I would like them off the floor to help with heating.

JPCONS Aug 18, 2006 11:46 AM

What I did on mine was get some rack shelfing from home depot and put heat tape on the bottom adjusted the bottom shelf so i
could fit 3 2ft tupper ware containers.The rack is 4ft long by2ft
wide by 2 section of 3 foot high and the cages fit perfect.You have no wasted space and only cost 49.97 for 2 set up instead of
a 100.00 plus for one(no offense jeff)you can kinda see them in the photo
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fhuici Aug 19, 2006 06:24 PM

Thanks everyone for all your input. I feel I'm better equipped now to make an educated decission. Thanks again!!

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