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Front opening cages, Sliding vs. Hinged
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by Rattler4 on October 10, 2010
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I am currently designing a multi cage unit to replace the cages that I have scattered around my room. They are front opening and I am trying to decide on whether I should have sliding doors or hinged. I have both sliding and hinged cages. The sliding cage is a wood with plexiglass front that I bought at a local pet store. The hinged cage is a plastic cage with plexiglass front made by herpcages.com. I personally prefer the hinged. Note I do not own venomous. I have an albino corn snake and an Arizona desert hairy scorpion and have plans to get another corn snake and maybe a king snake. Anyway both are good designs but I have had problems with the sliding cage. I housed a corn snake and then bearded dragons in it, the corn snakes subtrate being aspen bedding and the bearded dragons being a calcium type sand. When it housed the corn snake every time I opened the cage the aspen bedding would fall into the track and all over the floor making a mess. It was even worse when it housed the bearded dragons. Sand would get into the track and completely jam it up, making it impossible to open. I have not had any problems with the hinged cages but maybe the sliding cage was poorly made or something. Any suggestions on how to fix that problem? Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks
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by Cro on October 11, 2010
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It is easy to fix the problem.
Just put a short litter dam across the front of the cage, right up to the edge of the channel the glass slides in.
Take a look at the litter dams on the Neodesha Cages at
http://www.npicages.com/
Best Regards
John Z
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RE: Front opening cages, Sliding vs. Hinged
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by snakeguy101 on October 11, 2010
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I would say either elevate the sliding doors so that they are away from the substrate or get a litter dam as suggested. I prefer the sliding doors because they allow you to open the cage just as much s you need as opposed to a hinged door where it is all the way open or closed. I don't suppose it matters terribly much with non-vens though.
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by TheFifthDay on October 12, 2010
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I've got pictures of the cages I've made, which all have the barrier. I'm going to work right now, but I'll get them on later today.
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by Nakita on October 13, 2010
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I agree with sliding front enclosures. There have been many times that I use the doors as a shield by only opening it enough to allow the feeding forceps to enter. You can also place the water dish at one corner which allows for easy access and maintenance. If you search the web you can find stick on handles which allows the use of a hook to open/close the door which is an added bonus.
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by agkistrodude on October 13, 2010
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I've used both, and after many close encounters from substrate in the channel jamming the sliding door open with a hot snake inside, I only use swing open to the side doors. They only open as much as you want, and can act as a "shield/barrier" between you and the snake, they close in a split second if needed, and they won't ever jam open. You need to use both types and decide which type you prefer. Swing open also takes less space. It's all a personal opinion thing. Use what your comfortable with. Take care, Marty
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by SwampY on October 16, 2010
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One trick I've used in the past on a trap box, which would probably work good on sliding glass doors is to epoxy the cap from a tooth paste tube to the door. the tip of a hook will fit right into it to slide it open with a hook.
You'll need the right kind of adhesive though, some won't bond to glass AND plastic.
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