already made or make one?

Lrptls · 05-02-04, 02:15 PM

theres a guy who sells very strong, very nice looking cages for cheap prices + shipping on the K i n g s n a k e.com classifieds. he will custom make them too, so i gave him the dinenstions of a cage i will need for my monitor. he told me it would be $350 +shipping. i don't think thats bad at all for the large cage i askd him to make. but, could it possibly be cheaper if i made it myself?

FoShizzleDizzle · 05-02-04, 02:34 PM

Might. but he may have the experience that makes it worth the $350... You probably are better off letting him build it. Less you have to worry about.

klein · 05-02-04, 03:13 PM

all depends on your experience, it will definitley be cheaper if you make is because your labour is free where as you are paying for his, but the little amount you are paying might be totally worth it. Get another quote from someone else and/or go to home depot and price it out if you were going to make it and see what it would cost you and make your mind up then ...

retic · 05-02-04, 03:49 PM

it all depends on the diminsions of the unit, you are in the united states so prices should be much cheaper than that to build your self, you can get everything at home depot or find a member on here in your area that could build it for ya, what diminsions are you looking to do?

Lrptls · 05-02-04, 04:39 PM

thanks for the help, i agree with Fo that it would be better to let him build the cage for me so i wouldn't have to do any thing really, i'v never built a cage but i'm sure if i did i'd find people to help me. but i am more concernd about spending more money so i'm thinking i might just get some help and build it myself.

i want a cage 5 feet long, 3 feet high and 2 feet wide.

klein · 05-02-04, 04:47 PM

i just built a cage that measured 3 feet long, 16 inches deep and 4 feet high and it cost me approx $300 cdn and then i still have to finish the inside with everything for my leo, you can take a look at mine in my gallery if you want

FoShizzleDizzle · 05-02-04, 04:50 PM

If you want help bro, I can Help you. That what i'm building right now is a 5x3x2. Just ask... Good luck also.

Lrptls · 05-02-04, 04:51 PM

lol bro, sorry, but i would love help! =) if you build it you will be able to ship it to me correct?

klein-your cage is awesome. looks very profesional, bet the leos will love it. great idea with the cabinets too!

FoShizzleDizzle · 05-02-04, 04:52 PM

Yeah, Klein is sweet. He has craftsmanship though....

FoShizzleDizzle · 05-02-04, 04:54 PM

LoL, I'm not building any more right now until I can move into a house. My room mates are going crazy because my tools and cage are all over the place. They want their living room back. But I can help.

klein · 05-02-04, 04:57 PM

thanks guys, if you have any questions about it, let me know i will do my best to help you out ... it has taken me a long time to build it, but it is worth it in the end, and the best part is that my leo's will love it, well they better or else

FoShizzleDizzle · 05-02-04, 05:03 PM

Well, I might do a trade... A couple snakes for an enclosure that is 5x3x2...

Icefire · 05-02-04, 05:12 PM

melamine is very cheap, I can get them at ~20$cdn for 4x8 sheet
of 5/8 inch think.
so it's only about 60-80$of wood so the rest depend on want you
want inside. you can get the sheet cut and just screw them together.
nothing very hard to do. you have to make plans, that's all

klein · 05-02-04, 05:13 PM

if you buy the white melamine then it is around $20 but the black stuff was close to $50 for a 4x8 sheet, that's in home depot anyways ...

Lrptls · 05-02-04, 06:14 PM

i think i am going to build my own cage and use melamine, is it easy to cut/put together?