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Hello all, my daughter has gotten into beardies and we are thinking about adding another one or two to her collection. She started out with a reptarium and it has served its purpose to date.

What I'm looking for is a stackable cage that is perfect for a beardie. This is what I've found so far and I'm not sure how they hold up over time and if they fit a beardie's needs: vision cages (seem to be more for snakes?), precision cages (how do these hold up over time), custom cages (these seem very heavy and must be put together) and herp cages (only one there seems to be the right size).

Any comments on the ones i've listed or other suggestions would be very much appreciated!!! thanks!

Aly

vision caging is very nice, but expensive, they have a couple good sized ones for dragons but 2 or 3 are gonna run you up around 1000 dollars, but you can check pricing. you would be looking for a cage for a single beardie that is at least 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. the melamine caging is also nice, i think thats the custom caging you are speaking of with the sliding glass fronts. or depending on how handy you are you could possibly make your own stacking melamine caging. ask around on the forum, im sure someone has plans for one.
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reiko
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I have some plans for custom made cages.... drop me a line if you want them. They are 2x2x4 and would work for beardies. Cost of materials is about $40 - $50 complete

I still like my neo cages though I housed 6 adults for the following.....

4 used cages with 6 cage rack $400
2 new cages shipped $250
Total $650

Worked out to be less than $110 each beardie

>>vision caging is very nice, but expensive, they have a couple good sized ones for dragons but 2 or 3 are gonna run you up around 1000 dollars, but you can check pricing. you would be looking for a cage for a single beardie that is at least 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. the melamine caging is also nice, i think thats the custom caging you are speaking of with the sliding glass fronts. or depending on how handy you are you could possibly make your own stacking melamine caging. ask around on the forum, im sure someone has plans for one.
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Lisa
www.beginnersbasics.com

Where did you find used cages? I'd love to see your plans. Email them to alysenlynn@earthlink.net. What sizes are your neo cages? Thanks!

I just recently switched to some used Neodesha cages and they are working out GREAT! Trick with them is to use a tight beam spot light for the basking site and a strip light for uvb... this makes the temp gradient work well. I get 107 bottom cage - 110 in the top cage on the basking spot and 83 - 84 on the cool end

I had to add my own lights, but this was very easy and cheap.

Horrible picture, but you get the idea. I basically have 6 adults housed in a 3 x 3 1/2 foot area. This was also before I added a strip light to the cages.

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Lisa
www.beginnersbasics.com

This is my part of my setup in progress, still have to finish setting up and moving everyone around. I have no love of the vision cages but they are the sturdiest cages I have found yet. Sand gets in the track, the corragation makes it hard to place things on the bottom, they stack well but dont stay that way, changing light bulbs is a pain... but, you can drop them, bang them and generally abuse them and they don't break.
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Bennett

www.beardiedragon.com

must have cost a small fortune
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reiko
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ye$$$$ but I cut a few corners. someone local was selling a bunch of the 3 footers used (like you could actually put wear and tear on a vision) so I got those at a great price no shipping. Also picked up some at some local shows and saved the shipping.

Now I just have to fill them all up!!!
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Bennett

www.beardiedragon.com

well done.. i was considering visions but then its just too expensive for me. im gonna go with some custom melamine ones, i hope to have them up and going soon. well anyhow, looks great, looks like it does inside lllreptile, just walls of vision enclosures.
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reiko
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one of the deciding factors in going with vision for me was ease. I can easily clean them, take them outside and hit them with a pressure cleener and they are good as new. no worry about warping or moisture. plus they are light enough to move easily and they dont break.
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Bennett

www.beardiedragon.com

It's made out of melamine wood and has plexiglass doors. It's about 6 1/2 feet tall and 3 feet wide. The total cost for building it was about $130. Sorry the photo isn't very good. If you want a few more photos, send me an e-mail. :-D

Veronica

Beautiful Dragons