Zoo med viv or exo terra

[drewruberry]

Thinking of getting a new tank for a set of uroplatus that im hoping to get at hamm.

What are the best tanks to go with the exo terra ones or the zoo med.

One concern with a tank is escaping animals or food (crickets) so which one does it best.

Thanks for all imputs in advance



Drew

 

[BlakeDeffenbaugh]

I use exo's. I have like 15 of them. But I'm wanting to try the zoomeds just to try them and see how they all compare. Exo's are alot better than normal aquariums. . I still use both though.

 

[Protean]

Drew,

Since you are attending the Hamm show, you should look into Kuk Terrarien.

They are a German company that makes amazing enclosures specifically designed for hobbyists. They will have a large booth and quite the impressive enclosures.

you can also find them at www.kukterrarien.de Solid glass enclosures without all the plastic crap you don't need on a tank.

Cheers
Jason P

 

[BlakeDeffenbaugh]

If I could find a company that makes just all glass cages for a good price I wouldnt even mess with exo. I like them but like you said there is to much plastic crap on them for no reason.

 

[cliff_f]

No that plastic crap is on there for a reason. Looks! They help the product sell because they look good.

 

[baugh]

i like the exo terra cause they have two doors on them. Unlike the zoo med only have one big door.

 

[drewruberry]

Does anyone have any problems with crickets etc escaping from any of the tanks

 

[cliff_f]

I never have had any problems with that, but my reptiles tear up the crickets before they even have time to think about it. I also ususally have loose crickets running around my reptile room anyways so if one did get loose I probably wouldnt notice.

 

[MikeCastro]

If I were to buy one it would most definitely be the exo terra...I personally like the two door design alot better.

 

[HerpinVerts]

I have one exo terra cage and love it, the new zoo med ones looks nice to. Either way they are nice but pricey..

 

[PassPort]

zoomed

 

[MattL]

I have 2 Exo's and 1 Zoo Med. I hate the Zoo Med. The lock door is on a spring and it's hard to quickly open and close the 1 door. As I figured, this has already begun screwing up and the door doesn't close as well as it did the first 3 minutes I opened it.

Matt

 

[PassPort]

Ya, I guess I've sorta had that problem, kinda, but it's never been bad enough to complain about. I prefer the look of the zoomed. I do like the exoterra's 2 door desing for flighty animals like phelsuma.
-Kevin

 

[Protean]

No glass enclosure should have a swinging door. There are too many potentials with small animals running out fast from the corner where the door opens to the center divide where the two doors meet. Not to mention the potential for squeezing an animal's leg or tail off as you shut them. I am sorry, we may be smarter than the animal, but the animal sees an exit from a potential predator. They do not see that the door may harm them when shut fast.

Locks are useless for the reason above. A slider does not need a lock for a small gecko as all the exo and zoomed enclosures do.

I am sorry but these are not appropriately designed enclosures for our purposes. Great in theory, poorly implemented.

Cheers
Jason P

 

[cliff_f]

No glass enclosure should have a swinging door. There are too many potentials with small animals running out fast from the corner where the door opens to the center divide where the two doors meet. Not to mention the potential for squeezing an animal's leg or tail off as you shut them. I am sorry, we may be smarter than the animal, but the animal sees an exit from a potential predator. They do not see that the door may harm them when shut fast.

Locks are useless for the reason above. A slider does not need a lock for a small gecko as all the exo and zoomed enclosures do.

I am sorry but these are not appropriately designed enclosures for our purposes. Great in theory, poorly implemented.

Cheers
Jason P

I disagree, I like cages with swinging doors and I have never had a problem catching geckos in them when I shut them. Sliders do have good thing about them like not needing a lock, but I would choose a exo-terra any day.