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10-25-03, 06:55 PM
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Boaphile Plastics?
Has anyone ever dealt with the Boaphile? http://www.boaphileplastics.com/
If so, can you please tell me what the cages are like and if you think they were worth it.
If no one has, would you mind taking a look at the entire site (I already have) and inform me of any flaws you notice?
Honestly, I'm VERY impressed, but I don't want to buy from him until I get some opinions from you guys because I still consider myself a novice (with only 3.5 lowly years in herp keeping) and you may notice things I haven't.
Thanks
Jenn
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10-25-03, 07:10 PM
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I have a two of their racks (one 18 shoe box, one 10 sweater box), and a 48" x 24" x 11.5" cage for my Woma. Super light weight, excellent construction. Well worth the money. These things last virtually forever! You won't be disappointed. Great customer service. Jeff Ronne is "the man".  Go for it! What cage are you looking at, and what will you be keeping in it?
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10-25-03, 07:28 PM
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Actually I'm looking for future endeavours. Like I'll be moving out in January and I'm kind of sick of having aquariums.
But at the moment, I'm looking at the 48L, 24D, 17.5H black enclosures with inbuilt heating and lighting and locks. I'm also VERY intrigued by the expandable enclosures.
When I get into my breeding I'm also looking to him for the racks. And I'm even contemplating grabbing an Albino BCI from him if he has any. lol
What can I say, I found his site and I know what I like...he's it.
Jenn
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10-25-03, 07:29 PM
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Enso, do you have any pics of your rack systems and enclosure? I'd love to see them
Jenn
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10-25-03, 07:45 PM
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Well you can't go wrong with Boaphile products or Jeff's snakes. I live about an hour away from their facility. Still want to take a tour. You have great taste in enclosures. About the photos: Lack of a digi cam prohibits this. My apologies.  Maybe for Christmas... Digi cam or more serpents... Hmm...
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10-25-03, 07:46 PM
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Hahaha I'll have to send you a digi cam! lol J/K Consider a webcam or scanner! lmao
Jenn
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10-25-03, 07:56 PM
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Please do send a digi cam. Cannon, Nikon, or Sony will do fine. I'll send you my address. Before I joined this forum I never had need to share pictures of snakes with people. It seems taboo not to have one here. 
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10-25-03, 08:06 PM
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Hehehe, actually I have a question about his cages now. Did you get the inbuilt heating? If so, how's it working for you? What are you using to keep track of the temperature?
Jenn
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10-25-03, 08:21 PM
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Yes I did. Excellent. I have a Raytek MT4 and a Ranco thermostat (one for the cage and one for the racks) which I also got from them. The racks run at almost the same maximum temps so you only really need one thermostat for both. I keep the probe in the sweater box rack, this keeps the shoe box rack 3-5 degrees warmer due to the smaller size of the boxes.
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10-25-03, 08:26 PM
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Awesome. Hehehe this is turning into our personal thread. Well then I'll definately keep in contact with these people and definately choose them when I decide to purchase my new enclosures.
Now all he needs is to move to Canada and I'll be happy! lmao
Jenn
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10-25-03, 08:30 PM
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You can always just move to Minnesota... Now I need to start getting a commission from them.
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10-26-03, 08:41 AM
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I researched these cages extensively before I made the decision to go with something else. They may not be your best option if you wish to put climbing branches and other decorations that will lean aginst any part of the cage, or is you have a cat with front claws, or one that can jump on top of the cages. The material (expanded PVC foam) can easily be cut with an exacto blade. PVC also has associated health risks you may be interested in...
http://www.turnertoys.com/pvc7Dioxin.htm
http://www.turnertoys.com/pvc3Stabilizers.htm
http://www.turnertoys.com/pvc4Plasticizers.htm
*Note: research is relevant to mammals, however no studies have been done on its effect on reptiles.
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10-26-03, 08:58 AM
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Wow thanks Linds, I'll be sure to read up on all that as well.
Jenn
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10-26-03, 10:42 AM
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ENSO...You got the thermostat from him right? I don't really understand how it works. Could you explain it to me?
Jenn
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10-26-03, 12:11 PM
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You plug your cage, rack, or any other heat source (human heating pad, lights, ect...) into the power strip, set the thermostat to the temp you want, and put the probe on or in the substrate where you want the set temperature. Thermostat turns the flexwatt, ect, on and off. Hope this helps.
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