Reptile & Amphibian Forums

I just picked up a Vision Cage... The wife is scared my 9' male burm (who is very mellow) is going to be able to get out. I have a display cabinet style lock on the glass, just like they have at the petshops around town...

Can he get out? I don't see how it is possible, unless he breaks the tempered glass (unlikely). I personally felt it was probably the safest cage I could "buy" ;]

Don't know about the sudden concern, he was in an aquarium before with a piece of plywood and weights on top. This seems about 1000% safer to me :O)

Expert opinions? Thanks in advance...

I have two Vision cages - and as far as my 9' burm is concerned, those cages are escape proof. The only thing to note would be from a post I read quite some time ago (on the boa forum I believe). Someone had posted on how his snake had braced itself across the depth of the cage and pushed so hard against the glass that it shattered. The snake didn't get hurt - but what is a person to do in that situation? I know I don't have any backup glass or cages sitting around. Of course, I am not actually worried about it, as that has been the only incindence of that occuring which I have heard of to date.

- Mark

>>I just picked up a Vision Cage... The wife is scared my 9' male burm (who is very mellow) is going to be able to get out. I have a display cabinet style lock on the glass, just like they have at the petshops around town...
>>
>>Can he get out? I don't see how it is possible, unless he breaks the tempered glass (unlikely). I personally felt it was probably the safest cage I could "buy" ;]
>>
>>Don't know about the sudden concern, he was in an aquarium before with a piece of plywood and weights on top. This seems about 1000% safer to me :O)
>>
>>Expert opinions? Thanks in advance...

Thanks for the reply! Anyone else have anything to add?

Well, here is the only way I think it can get out, can anyone provide info on how "likely" these would be?

- Break Glass
- Break Glass Track
- Lift Glass out of Track and Push Out Glass
- Break Showcase Lock

Again, it is a Vision cage and a male Burm. Has anyone ever had an escape by these or any other means?

If you place two larger pythons together for breeding, they can push the glass out if they slide it upwards. I had this happen on the Vision 322 model with two borneo short-tailed pythons. It was locked with a cabinet lock as well. However, the tracks on that cage held the glass losely and my six foots (Vision 622) are very snug and partially warped. This is actually a benefit in holding the glass in place!

A side note, you should have a separate room for your bigger herps IMO since things happen. When they get big enough to wreak havoc or eat your other pets, a locked separate room is a must.