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Re: Do Not Buy A Cage From Josh Sharp - mushu1432@aol.com

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Hey, if you can sell them for that much, more power to you.
I thought a lot about building my own cages, but I think I've decided against it. I've found one design that I drool over every time I see it, and I think once the girls get bigger, I am going to order them these! Here is a link to the cage that I want to get for Jezi. For Kobi, I would have them customize it to be no taller than 5 foot.

TROPICAL LAND & POOL

The price list says that they run around $4000, but we are talking like summer 2009.....so there's plenty of time to set money aside for these babies.

Now I just have to convince Curtis to let me spend that kind of money.......
I'll bet with a little thought and research into construction Curtis and you could build that enclosure yourselves for a whole lot less money.
BTW, thank you for posting that link. It has given me some ideas for my own cage construction.
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Re: Do Not Buy A Cage From Josh Sharp - mushu1432@aol.com

This is true! You are so smart, Stalk I didn't even think about their experience with it. Looks like I'll probably just be going with J.Worlds....costs a lot, but will just be easier in the long run.
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Re: Do Not Buy A Cage From Josh Sharp - mushu1432@aol.com

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I made this for $400 + electrics

Sorry for not posting for awhile my comp was down
That is really nice. Did you do an entire construct or a recycle?
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Re: Do Not Buy A Cage From Josh Sharp - mushu1432@aol.com

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I'll bet with a little thought and research into construction Curtis and you could build that enclosure yourselves for a whole lot less money.
BTW, thank you for posting that link. It has given me some ideas for my own cage construction.
Hey no problem!!! I google custom cages at work when I have free time lol...so I've got a ton of pages in my favorites.
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Re: Do Not Buy A Cage From Josh Sharp - mushu1432@aol.com

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check out Tom's cages. He uses carpentry for his cages. Makes some amazing looking cages, and a lot of work goes into his cages. 2 days work would not suprise me in the least.
Thanks Stalk for the complement on my cages. I personally make very cage as if it was for myself. That is my quality control. I am my worst critic. I also listen to what my clients say about my cages so I can make them better. Here is some info and pictures of my cages.

Standard equipment for each cage is a ceramic infrared heat emitter , a KANE heating pad under the floor, fluorescent light with timer, casters and air vents. The 3/4"Oak plywood is stained to any Minwax color you like, sealed and caulked. The bottom of each cage and 2 to 4 inches up each inside side is sealed with a clear, high build epoxy finish to aid in cleaning and prevent water damage to the unit. The cage has sliding tempered glass doors with a Pin lock to ensure that animals stay in, and children stay out. (Sliding reinforced Plexiglas doors can be installed if you prefer avoiding the risk of breakable glass.)


My cages may cost allot but they are not the most expensive one's one there. I put in over 30 hr into making one cage. In my opinion on one seals there wood cages like I do. I put 2 to 3 coats of stain 4 to 6 coats of spray sealer inside and outside of every cage. Then after the spray sealer is dry I clear coat the floor and a little up the sides with a 2 part clear epoxy finish. This is the same stuff you see on most bar tops where it looks like the clear coat is 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.

Here is a list of the material I buy when I make one cage. As you can see there is a lot of money just in material for my cages. I only have a few options for my caging. Type of wood, stain color, size of Kane heat mat and tempered glass or Plexiglas doors.

Oak Plywood

Birch Plywood

Pine Plywood

Glue

Stain

Casters

Vents

Locks (Pin Lock)

Electric Plates

Electric Cords

Digital Timer

Light Socket

Silicone

Edge Band (oak)

Edge Band (birch)

Helmsman sealer

High build epoxy

Light Bulb

Ceramic Heater

Kane Heater (18 x 18 )

Kane Heater (13 x 36)

Door Track 4'

Door Track 6'

Wood Patch

Outlet Strip

Humidity Thermometer Gauge

Water Dish

Glass doors

Door Handles

Plexi-glass doors

C-channel 1/4" for Plexi-glass.

You can see the sliding reinforced Plexiglas doors in the bottom cage in this picture.


As you can see from this picture the floor of one cage is not the ceiling of the other cage and the heat mat is not inside the cage.


Take care
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Thanks Stalk for the complement on my cages. I personally make very cage as if it was for myself. That is my quality control. I am my worst critic. I also listen to what my clients say about my cages so I can make them better. Here is some info and pictures of my cages.
Standard equipment for each cage is a ceramic infrared heat emitter , a KANE heating pad under the floor, fluorescent light with timer, casters and air vents. The 3/4"Oak plywood is stained to any Minwax color you like, sealed and caulked. The bottom of each cage and 2 to 4 inches up each inside side is sealed with a clear, high build epoxy finish to aid in cleaning and prevent water damage to the unit. The cage has sliding tempered glass doors with a Pin lock to ensure that animals stay in, and children stay out. (Sliding reinforced Plexiglas doors can be installed if you prefer avoiding the risk of breakable glass.)
My cages may cost allot but they are not the most expensive one's one there. I put in over 30 hr into making one cage. In my opinion on one seals there wood cages like I do. I put 2 to 3 coats of stain 4 to 6 coats of spray sealer inside and outside of every cage. Then after the spray sealer is dry I clear coat the floor and a little up the sides with a 2 part clear epoxy finish. This is the same stuff you see on most bar tops where it looks like the clear coat is 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
Here is a list of the material I buy when I make one cage. As you can see there is a lot of money just in material for my cages. I only have a few options for my caging. Type of wood, stain color, size of Kane heat mat and tempered glass or Plexiglas doors.
Oak Plywood
Birch Plywood
Pine Plywood
Glue
Stain
Casters
Vents
Locks (Pin Lock)
Electric Plates
Electric Cords
Digital Timer
Light Socket
Silicone
Edge Band (oak)
Edge Band (birch)
Helmsman sealer
High build epoxy
Light Bulb
Ceramic Heater
Kane Heater (18 x 18 )
Kane Heater (13 x 36)
Door Track 4'
Door Track 6'
Wood Patch
Outlet Strip
Humidity Thermometer Gauge
Water Dish
Glass doors
Door Handles
Plexi-glass doors
C-channel 1/4" for Plexi-glass.
You can see the sliding reinforced Plexiglas doors in the bottom cage in this picture.

As you can see from this picture the floor of one cage is not the ceiling of the other cage and the heat mat is not inside the cage.

Take care
Tom
Where do you get your vents? I picked up some old store display cases, not really that old, for the glass and they had vents like that I salvaged and used in some of my enclosure but have not seen them offered anywhere new.
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Re: Do Not Buy A Cage From Josh Sharp - mushu1432@aol.com

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Where do you get your vents? I picked up some old store display cases, not really that old, for the glass and they had vents like that I salvaged and used in some of my enclosure but have not seen them offered anywhere new.
Those vents can be found in the Home Depot Building Materials section.
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Re: Do Not Buy A Cage From Josh Sharp - mushu1432@aol.com

Yea I was gonna say home depot..its where we got ours
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Maybe I can order them from HD on line then. It is a 150 mile trip to the closest HD.
Thanks for the info.
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That is really nice. Did you do an entire construct or a recycle?
That's my first try a a construct. Each cage is separate and can easily be removed. I used MDF. I posted here when I first built it I'll see if I can find the attachment.
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Re: Do Not Buy A Cage From Josh Sharp - mushu1432@aol.com

Here's the link of when I built the cage John_E_Dove.

http://redtailboa.net/forums/caging-...highlight=cage

I said ealier that it cost $400 that included buying the electric tools to do the work.
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Re: Do Not Buy A Cage From Josh Sharp - mushu1432@aol.com

could you repost the pics? im interested
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This thread is ancient and most of these people don't come here any more.
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Blast it all, I was into it until I noticed kb was posting, then I checked the dates...
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Re: Do Not Buy A Cage From Josh Sharp - mushu1432@aol.com

I'm still here.
Josh has STILL not made good on the piece of junk he sold me.
He will lie to you and say he will make it right but in the end, he is just a worthless waste of oxygen.
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