Another "Boaphile Plastics" option revealed...

The_Boaphile · 08-13-02, 06:16 AM

These two Arboreal Cages are connected using a 3 1/2" total diameter PVC pipe. All PVC can be painted black as well so everything matches the cage black. What do you think of this?

The next photo shows the connection up close.

What's next? This is only the begining... Stay tuned.

C.Marshell · 08-13-02, 06:30 AM

I really like the look of the white PVC ,against the black cages,and silver hardware..it really sets it off!!

SilverTongue · 08-13-02, 11:05 AM

What keeps the snake from pushing the pvc out???

Cornelsworld · 08-13-02, 11:12 AM

I was wondering that as well. It doesnt look like the ends are bulbed out at all? not that it is a bad idea, but why would you want it? Wouldn't you just get a bigger cage if you wanted more space?

Just my opinion.

Bryan Self · 08-13-02, 12:23 PM

This looks like his pass through option for Arboreal snakes. So you could have a breeding pair in them pull out a piece of plastic and you have them able to breed.

BeHeMoTh · 08-13-02, 12:40 PM

thats new but........how well does it work?

obeligz · 08-13-02, 03:59 PM

I like it, looks very nice.

You can have the male and female separated and put in the pvc for a short period in the breeding season without taking one of the animals away from it's familiar environment and it's safeplaces.

I had some thought about something similar but I never thought of your solution. Your sollution looks much nicer than the one I had in my mind. I have never built something like that but I'd like to try sometime.

I found another use for PVC pipes aswell..
I found a section of a 18 inch wide PVC tube on a construction site. A very dirty and scrathed up one..
I went to the ardware store and bought 4mm birch plywood (don't know if it's the right word in english ?).
I then wet the plywood and forced it into the PVC tube. A couple of days after I took it out of the tube and it kept the round shape to a certain degree.
I then cut out a bottom and a top in 15mm normal plywood.
The result was a cylindrical arboreal terarium made out of 3 pieces of wood. Finally I cut out a hole for the glass doors and some vent holes.
The terarium looked pretty nice and is very easy to make.
If planned right it can be made to hang down from the cealing.
shame I gave away the terarium, don't even have any pics of it..
If you're able to get a pice of 18 inch PVC pipe that is in good condition I guess you could make a terarium directly out of it, it would make a very tough and easy to clean terarium that looks well and is original.

Indeed terariums can be made out of everything..

Once I almost made a terarium out of a pissoir (the long type).

If you think obout is it's really a good base for a small spp herp. It's stainless, easy to clean, it's got a hole in the bottom for drainage and a hole in the top that is siutable for making a waterfall, just put on a glass front and you're ready to go..

Anyway.. I tossed off the idea as I thought it to be a bit over the edge and never built it...
Instead I made a large hole in the wall I built to separete my livingroom from my herp room and made a terarium in the wall. This way I can see through the terarium and into the next room.
image here
regards
obeligz

08-13-02, 05:14 PM

Have you considered making those like the connectable boa enclosures in a verticle manner? I think I would be more inclined to want verticle in my limited space.

Bryan Self · 08-13-02, 06:34 PM

They do offer this in other cages. You can go to his web site and look at them. I have never used there cages but I have considred them. boaphile plastics

Morti · 08-14-02, 02:59 AM

Hi Everyone!

My name is Donnie Smith and I am the National Sales Manager for Boaphile Plastics. Some of you on here may know me as Morti from Redtailboa.net. I thought I'd drop by and see if there were any questions I could answer but I see Jeff has beat me to it. :-)

Silvertongue and Cornelsworld, the pipe is held in using a secret method that shall be unveiled in Daytona this weekend... or something like that anyway. :-)

Behemoth, I am getting my very first Emerald Tree Boa this weekend. If the caging works as well for this kid as it does for my slew of BCI's then I shall have something very positive indeed to report to you Saturday night.

Revered, Bryan is right. Verticle Pass Through is an option available in most of our cages... I don't see why this should be an exception.

Thanks again for your interest in our caging! Let me know if you have any other questions!

-Your Sick Uncle Morti,
National Sales Manager,
<a href="www.boaphileplastics">Boaphile Plastics!</a>
sales@boaphileplastics.com

The_Boaphile · 08-14-02, 06:07 AM

This 3 1/2" pipe fits into the opening very snugly. No snake would think to or could push this out. It is a very nice friction fit. The length of this pipe is flexable too.

Have fun kids! I'll see some of you in Daytona perhaps???

sophia · 08-14-02, 11:44 AM

Donnie Smith, I know it's probably not likely, but is this perhaps the Donnie Smith originally from North Carolina, Sanford to be exact?

Tay

Morti · 08-14-02, 04:59 PM

That would not be me sophia. Sorry about that.

-Donnie (Morti) Smith.

sophia · 08-14-02, 05:51 PM

Just wondered, we were raised together and I remember him being fascinated with reptiles too.
Thanks for the response!

Tay

CMR · 08-14-02, 06:20 PM

I have been keeping an eye on your progress. Maybe someday we can do some business... Keep up the good work!