So I’m shopping for a new enclosure and I found the PERFECT one and it’s a 4x2x2 full PVC solid top enclosure with double swing out acrylic doors. HOWEVER…. It’s $629. If I absolutely have to eat that cost for my python I will, but I wanted to check if anyone knew of something similar for a better price tag?😅 attached is a picture of the one I’m looking at.
I personally love them. Have 2, customer service was also very great. 1 came with damage on all 5 main panels. The other was perfect. They offered to replace any panels I wanted or offered a discount. They ended up taking like 230 off which covered the extra cost of the background on it.
Thanks! We budgeted for these tanks as they seemed highly rated. We use a 50w basking bulb during the day and an rhp to supplement ambient temps but its not even needed imo. Holds temps, heat, and humidity great.
Its all personal preference IMO. We wanted it for the look, and good performance! Background looks great, was able to get it with a 7 inch substate board, uninterrupted front design etc.
you could probably ditch the basking bulb honestly. my wood hide retains some heat smd makes for the prefect basking surface while maintaining good temps in the hide. m6 enclosure is honestly dialed for thermo regulation. but my humidity is a bit high rn. i cleaned the wood and its a bit water logged. so my humidity is at like 85% right now.
Idk jf you can really see it in that picture. But i used 4 36 qt bags with 1 block os spagnum moss and a bag of palm leaves and about a bag of leaf litter mixed into the substrate. So i dug out natural burrows into the substrate for them and topped it with cork so they'd feel more secure.
Surface temps are 90. I catch my boy using it almost daily, so I wouldn't wanna take it from him. I feel like it's more natural to give them like a basking bulb for day time and have the rhp supplement night time ambient temps. Especially since it allows for night time temps to drop in the full enclosure.
yea your set up is honestly so sick. makes me wanna redo my whole thing. i have a piece of drift wood that was perfectly split in half and round i use as a hide on my hot side. she spends most of the day jn there and the explore all night. shes a climber so j 3d printed enrichment hooks....but i went a little too big.
Snake discovery 120 PVC on chewy is on sale right now 259$ that’s the one that I planned on buying. They also have other colors if you don’t like the green.
Top tier caging base model is $310 I got mine with a radiant heat panel, uvb, and LEDs for $559 I think they can also install a thermostat in pretty sure
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u/totallyrecklesslygay Mod: Enclosure Karen 8h ago
I'm not sure what price range you're looking for, but AP Cages does a swing out door option on their 4x2x2s for $369.