Caging for Hots

[Colonel SB]

Okay I know that the best type of cage for hots are the sliding glass, plastic cages. What I wanted to know is this, is there one brand more suited to keeping hots ie: is neo better then vision for keeping hots? What do you keep your hots in?

[BWSmith]

I use all Precision Caging.

[Colonel SB]

I've never herd of those can you post thier website?

[Gregg M]

Visions are good for big unagile species...... I use them for bitis but would not use them for anything else....... The cages Brian uses are good for just about any species......

[unBOAlievable]

Here you go, B.W loves em, but only because he hasn't tried mine yet.
;)
http://www.precisioncaging.com/

[Matt]

I have used neodesha's in the past and I absolutely hated them for hots....I would never use a neodesha cage for a venomous snake again

i build my own melamine/glass front enclosures....they work great for me!

[dlucka]

Gregg M Why vision is not good for agile species??? I was thinking of getting some to try it!!! Precisioncaging, i never worked with, but the door look more fragile? For now i build all my enclosure but i want to stop that it take too much time.

[Gregg M]

Well the sills for the slidding glass are set back into the cage......This means the snakes could climb up on top of the sill..... You do not want to open a cage whith a pissed off cobra or rattlesnake that you cant see, above you arm....... Do you??? They can also hide between the sill and the floor of the cage....... I have modified one of my smaller visions for babies......... I put strips of wood around the inside of the sills so the neonates cant hide under them........

[Colonel SB]

Cool guys thanks for the info, I'm just reaserching setups right now before I even think about getting a hot.

[dlucka]

Thank you for the advice Gregg M!!!

[BWSmith]

That is the precise reasont hat I sold all my Visions. Can't wait to try out one of unBOAlievable's cages :)

[stormyva]

Where is the info on unboalievable's caging? I am looking around at some 4x2's and cant decide... buy or build.

[BWSmith]

I think he just pretty much makes them for fun. *shrug*

[unBOAlievable]

I prefer to build my own, but 20 years of woodworking helps a little. With a little common knowlege it isn't to hard.

In a couple of weeks B.W. can explain how they are built and work. I'm not to good at explaining.

If you need a little help just shoot me an e-mail, I will be glad to help.

[chas*e]

I use aquariums turned on their sides with front plexi-glass sliders, works well for anything, hots included, and easy to lock with drilled holes and pins through both sliders.

[SCReptiles]

I have a 4 cage system I got from unBOAlievable and I believe it is the best ever made. The only draw back is moving the thing. Unless you are a power lifter and own a crane, you will need to buy them one at a time. =) Really though, Anthony knows his business. He is and excellent craftsman and he knows snakes, so he builds a safe and user friendly cage. As far as escape prevention, I like the neo and you really can’t beat the price. They are very cost effective. For our hots we like to be able to lock the cages to prevent escape from inside and also entrance from the outside. The neos give you that opinion. I like the design on the unBOAlievable cage doors much better. So much faster to get in and out of. We do not keep cobras, but I can imagine there are lots of problems associated with working them in and out of a neo with that slid design. Joe and I had to take a green mamba out of a neo the Saturday before last and move him into a larger display case. I like to hook over tong, but in this case, we went with the tong. It went pretty smooth, but with only a hook, it would have been a difficult undertaking to say the least.