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Gungirl · 12-30-11, 06:47 PM

If we had the time and room I could sell 10 of mine for $500 each in a month. I have been asked often If we can build one for someone.

Strutter769 · 12-30-11, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Gungirl

If we had the time and room I could sell 10 of mine for $500 each in a month. I have been asked often If we can build one for someone.

Wow! Well, can send those 10 customers and their $$$ my way please? I'll see what I can do to help them! $$$ lol

Gungirl · 12-30-11, 06:54 PM

Haha I have a few of them on hold for when we move into our bigger house and can build for them. If you do something similar to what we did you will have no trouble selling them at that price. I do know that outside of the overall look of them, The people that I know like that we used a Whey based all natural sealer and the epoxy. Those seem to be HUGE selling points. I use the same sealer on my hard wood floors 3 years ago and to this day they have held up GREAT! The cost of the sealer is $70 for a gallon but it doesn't take much at all to seal it well.

Strutter769 · 12-30-11, 06:57 PM

I agree with the whey sealer being a huge bonus! Can I ask the brand name?

Gungirl · 12-30-11, 07:00 PM

I live in Vermont and I found Vermont Natural Coatings ? Professional Wood Finish Made Green I LOVE it!

ZARADOZIA · 12-31-11, 06:35 AM

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I live in Vermont and I found Vermont Natural Coatings ? Professional Wood Finish Made Green I LOVE it!

Thank you for posting this. I found a distrubitor for the eastcoast that costs (for me) 72.72 which includes shipping. It's 59.40 for a gallon of it.

The Amicus Green Building Center : Vermont Naturals

knox · 12-31-11, 07:24 AM

Excellent thread!

I only keep Colubrids, so my needs are very basic. 4 ft maximum width. No worries about humidity. So really, just an escape proof cage with heat.

the two most important factors to me are quality and price. I want something light, durable, well-built, and will last 25 years. XPVC or something along those lines.

Here's where some of us get spoiled, though. I have a $400 Rack that houses 6 snakes. So, would I spend $200 - $300 for an enclosure that only houses 1? Probably not. I can get a 40 Gallon Breeder Zilla tank for around $100.

There's a market for everything, though. I am simply one in millions of keepers out there.

Strutter769 · 12-31-11, 09:13 AM

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Excellent thread! I want something light, durable, well-built, and will last 25 years. XPVC or something along those lines.

Here's where some of us get spoiled, though. I have a $400 Rack that houses 6 snakes. So, would I spend $200 - $300 for an enclosure that only houses 1? Probably not. I can get a 40 Gallon Breeder Zilla tank for around $100.

There's a market for everything, though. I am simply one in millions of keepers out there.

Light and durable. Well, I know we can make them durable... It's really difficult getting something as big as some of us need, and keep it lightweight. Something good to keep in mind though for sure!

Gungirl · 12-31-11, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ZARADOZIA

Thank you for posting this. I found a distrubitor for the eastcoast that costs (for me) 72.72 which includes shipping. It's 59.40 for a gallon of it.

The Amicus Green Building Center : Vermont Naturals

You will love this stuff! I have a few gallons sitting in my basement waiting for a project to be done. It has almost no smell at all. We did our entire house and could still sit and chat without being bothered by they smell at all.

spots · 12-30-11, 07:36 PM

Strutter we're on the same page, I'm a carpenter and been thinking how I could market something like this. I LOVE building these viv's. I have built a few for my self and some friends.
Here is the one I built for my BP, and the last on is for my friends Bearded Dragon.

Strutter769 · 12-30-11, 10:31 PM

Spots, I love that top one. We wanted our heat/lighting to be tucked away really nicely in the top like that. My carpenters were too lazy and it just never happened.

presspirate · 12-30-11, 11:33 PM

I am guessing you are an experienced cabinet maker. Maybe you have your own shop. Maybe you have access to discount materials. Maybe you know how to do things well and cheaply. Maybe you know that your intended customer base may not have all of the money in the world to drop on a fancy home for their beloved pets. Maybe you have their best interests at heart. Maybe this is just a side line you are exploring.
There is a need for low cost custom cages for snakes and reptiles. Weather you do it as a full time occupation, or part time using scraps from your primary business. I think if you are knowledgeable and willing to work with your clients to meet their needs. you will find a niche and in my opinion you will thrive.

Strutter769 · 12-31-11, 12:08 AM

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I am guessing you are an experienced cabinet maker. Maybe you have your own shop. Maybe you have access to discount materials. Maybe you know how to do things well and cheaply. Maybe you know that your intended customer base may not have all of the money in the world to drop on a fancy home for their beloved pets. Maybe you have their best interests at heart. Maybe this is just a side line you are exploring.
There is a need for low cost custom cages for snakes and reptiles. Weather you do it as a full time occupation, or part time using scraps from your primary business. I think if you are knowledgeable and willing to work with your clients to meet their needs. you will find a niche and in my opinion you will thrive.

Thanks Greg! I guess I could explain all those things a bit better, huh?

I am far more creative than constructive! This is an avenue we ate exploring. I have some pretty creative people beside me in this project, and one heck of a builder (with some extra time during winter months) who's really eager to put a really nice product out there. I don't know how (in)expensive it might be, or how far down we'll be able to keep costs/prices. I can definitely promise you I do know my buyers want something really nice and need their cash for the animal(s) they're housing. Yes, we definitely share all those interests at heart. No doubt about it.

I've spent my career facing customers, angry customers, so I feel I really know how to listen, learn what the customer wants, then do what needs to be done to deliver. That's what I really want to do here. Just like so many of these "open-platform" video games, start with a clean canvas, design what you want for your animals, we find a way to make it happen, at a really fair price..... in a perfect world, anyway. (-:

This will also be offered along side our c.b.b. boas. No, not those boas.

presspirate · 12-31-11, 12:14 AM

In my opinion, A good option to offer would be, if you had a "handy" client without a lot of tools. Offer up a "kit". Pre cut, pre drilled, unfinished with all (Assembly) hardware. Most people have drills, but a select few have table saws. Dado blades, bits, routers, etc.

Strutter769 · 12-31-11, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by presspirate

In my opinion, A good option to offer would be, if you had a "handy" client without a lot of tools. Offer up a "kit". Pre cut, pre drilled, unfinished with all (Assembly) hardware. Most people have drills, but a select few have table saws. Dado blades, bits, routers, etc.

That is a *great* idea! Pre-fab cages! I love it! Thank you!