Buying Reptile Cages

One of the first things you need to do before buying your reptile is to buy or build the reptile cage.  There are variety of reptiles out there that range from big to small, long to short, climbers to non climbers, desert, and so on.  Each reptile has its own needs and requirements.  Now once you figured those out, you can start thinking about buying or building you reptile cage.

You have a choice to either buy or build your own reptile cage.  Building a reptile cage is cheaper but it takes a considerable amount of work involved.  Now think about how big your reptile gets when it reaches adult hood.  There are some reptiles out there that may require you to build your own reptile cage (for example: an iguana).  To provide a sufficient amount of space for an iguana, you would have to build the reptile cage.  But you can also build a reptile cage for any reptile too. If your going to build your reptile cage, think about if it is going to be an indoor or outdoor reptile cage, so you will get the right materials and see if you have enough space for the reptiles cage.  Think about anything and everything that your reptile will need to live a full life and add some more things to that already long list.  Keep in mind about the lizards lighting, heating and if you want high humidity.  Also, figure out how you are going to take the lizard in and out the cage, whether it be through the top or with front sliding doors.  Your reptile is the most important thing here and you are building your reptile cage around the needs of your reptile, not the other way around.  Building your own reptile cage is cheaper, gives you fulfilling feeling that you did it yourself, and you have the option to make it look however you want.  If you decide to go this route, then enjoy building your masterpiece reptile cage.

Some people either don't have time or don't want to build a reptile cage, So you can buy you reptile cage.  Now when your looking to buy a reptile cage, browse around online and not just at your local petstore.  You can usually find better deals and the prices are going to be cheaper online aswell.  Also, while you are looking around, try to get the best bang for your buck.  You don't want to buy a cheap reptile cage and have it break causing you to buy another. That is wasted money.  Try to look for well put together reptile cage that has a decent price.  You may also want to compare the price of a store bought cage to if you built your own and see what the difference is.

Whatever you decide to choose, I am sure your reptile will love it!  Good luck with your Reptile Cage!