Sunday, October 25, 2009

Buy Custom Snake Cages Online

If you are looking to buy custom snake cages online, it is a great place to do so. There are a wide variety of resources to look through as well as many top manufacturers of some really nice custom enclosures for you snakes or reptiles.

Depending on your needs, you can get something on the low end of the cost spectrum, or go full out with a beautiful built to order unit, something like Cages By Design makes. They make enclosures for snakes, reptiles, and even birds. Their website shows they are also endorsed by Jack Hanna, a well known animal expert.

But before I go too far into talking about the different manufacturers of customized snake cages, let’s talk a little more about what is driving you to make this decision over just a standard snake cage you would find online, or at your local pet store. There can be quite a few reasons, and I probably won’t hit on them all here.

The looks are a big draw to these types of snake habitats. Just look at some of the pictures, they are quite beautiful. If you are looking to put your snake collection on display in the main part of the house, you want something that will look good. You can find many of these models in wood finishes or more modern metal. They have the lighting built in, as some units have built in drawers to store some of your animal supplies.

Another reason is that your snake is too big for the regular aquarium tanks that you can find at the store. You are left with only a few options, look for large snake cages, build your own cage, or buy one of the custom snake cages and have it built to order. This gives you the widest range of options, gives you the design you are looking for, but this can get expensive.

If you have a particular type of snake, such as a tree snake, the standard snake tanks might not be the best option for you. This can be especially true as your snake get’s larger and larger. Tree snakes spend most of their lives in trees and should have the proper habitat. A custom snake habitat can be just the solution. They can be built tall instead of wide. This will give you room to place branches and sticks in the cage that the snake can perch on. They can climb several feet high this way, instead of the height restrictions placed by the standard habitat.

Expandability is another great feature of the customized snake cage. Many of these units have the ability to be racked or stacked together. In some cases you can add an additional unit to your existing herp enclosure and remove the wall and you have doubled the size of the cage. It makes it quite easy to expand as your snake or collection of snakes grows in size. It really makes it easy to build your ideal cage.

Now we talked earlier about finding and buying custom snake cages online. I find this to be really the way to go. You can browse a wide variety of manufacturers and shop for the best price. Plus you can email them and get a response pretty quickly. If you find one you like, it is nice to have it shipped directly to your home. Good luck and hope these tips helped.