I finally made up my mind on what kind of cages to buy for Malaki and Mario (burm and boa respectively). Malaki has been living in a 50 gallon rubbermaid rub and Mario is still in the rack with the ball pythons but is growing so quickly he'll need a new home fairly soon.
I elected to go with Boaphile coupe cages, the ones with two doors. I looked and looked at other manufacturers and by the time I have to pay shipping, buy & install heat, assemble & seal the boaphiles just made the most sense since they shipping is included in the price and they come ready to go. Plus the seams will be welded rather than caulked so it should be a better seal.
For Malaki I got the 422D which is 4'x'2'17.5. It's big enough for him now (certainly bigger than what he's in now) and if he outgrows it well let's just say I'll find something to go in it.
And for Mario the 421D which is 4'x'2'x1'. Again if he outgrows it down the line I can buy a bigger one. I'll always have a use for these cages.
I already have a reptile basics (VE-100) thermostat on my rack and while I'm pleased with it, the Spyder Robotics Herpstat1 Basic is only a bit more and offers proportional functionality. I did a lot of reading and for my application this seems like the best one. Of course I've thought that before and realized it was a mistake. LOL
Anyway, now begins the long, long wait while Boaphile builds my cages and ships them out. I hope the 3-5 week lead time shown on the web site is accurate, I've read some horror stories about people waiting 12+ weeks but I hope those are the exceptions rather than the rule.
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