AP Cages Questions

[bigsnakegirl785]

Ok so before I go and spend money on an enclosure, I have a few questions for anyone with experience.

1) Which is more secure, sliding glass doors or swinging doors? I plan on putting River, my retic, in a 4'x2' temporarily until she outgrows it, as she'll probably outgrow her tub in a month or two with the way she's growing. Upon which time River will be moved into my other wooden 6' enclosure, and Sanji will be moved into the 4'x2' PVC enclosure, where he should be happy for life. So I'm wondering which one would be more secure for keeping in a retic, which I know can be very strong, even when small. I'd really prefer sliding glass doors over swinging, but I'd rather not have to do that much extra work to make it secure.

2) Is installing the flexwatt easy enough to do by myself, or do I have to have Animal Plastics install it for me for it to heat properly? I plan on buying 2-3, maybe 4 cages from them eventually, and I have some left over flexwatt that's about 1.5-2' in length, so if I could use that on one with little trouble I'd like to.

3) I plan on installing an RHPs or CHEs into the enclosures as well, so would Animal Plastics drill a hole in the top for the wires for me if I were to call? Or would a regular drill, maybe with a special drill bit, work for me to drill the hole itself? Any special tips I need to know if I go and drill it myself?