Question About Front-Opening Cages

[Arconna]

It's been a while since I last posted on here, which is the product of grad school and numerous medical disasters with my leos in the last three years (I've lost about two a year to things ranging from complications from old injuries to general "I'm getting old and my little reptile body wants to give out" issues. It's been hard.). I now have six leos, with another suffering from complications with cancer (I'm giving him as much happy in life as I can reasonably manage for a leo before I'll have to let him go).

All of this is a long-winded way of saying that I'm interested in possibly changing my leo setup to move from a rack setting to a slightly more elaborate environment. Won't be breeding again for a very long time and I figure leos would be happier living in a slightly more spacious, real environment.

My question is this: What kinds of front-opening cages do you recommend for adult leopard geckos?

I know there are numerous companies making them, from the Vision to glasscages.com, etc. etc. etc., but the threads I found on here were from a year or two ago, so I'd like to get a more updated opinion just in case there's new stuff out there, complications with old styles, and so on. Stacking cages (or at least using a metal rack to house front-opening cages) would give me more flexibility in terms of space; hence the interest.

Thanks for your time and opinions.

 

[embrit1]

I have my girls in an Exo Terra 3 foot front opening viv and find it brilliant for them x

 

[acpart]

I keep many of my leos in the glass cages stacking half-high cages. I get the "half-29's" which are 12"x36"x about 8"high. They can be stacked, but you need to put a spacer between the cages or the bottom one will get too humid. I have shelf units with a cage on each shelf. The only down-side is that a few of the plastic joints on the front doors are starting to break. I think there will be a way to repair it but I'm still thinking about it. If glasscages.com delivers in your area, it's a really great deal.

Aliza

 

[BrightReptiles]

I love showcase cages, but they are pricey. Vision seems to make nice cages of that style as well for a better price but I haven't used them. Personally I like the half sized glass tanks. A store local to me makes custom dimension glass tanks and the price is unbeatable.

 

[BrightReptiles]

Here is an example of the tanks they make. It is much smaller than what you need, I use this for my baby cresteds, but the tank designs are typically the same, this one ran me $20. It has a sliding lid with a lock pin as well. I plan on using nothing but this style tank from now on.

 

[BrightReptiles]

Here is a showcase display, if you are of baller status. They run about $400 for this size/style.

I used it to house a young Suriname boa.

 

[sweetgecko]

EXO TERRA 24x18x18 for one gecko or a 36x18x18 for two.
The only thing I don't like is the height, I with it was only 12 instead.
If you want length and a shorter height, then go with a 20 long tank, you can fit two 12x12 tiles snugly with no gaps (sand is bad for geckos, it is a slow, suffering death sentence).
The rock ledges by MAGNATURALS is great, they have small medium and large strong magnetic ledges for the leo's to climb.

 

[mango+cola]

http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/natural_terrarium_large.php

we use this one: Natural Terrarium Large/Low 90 x 45 x 30 cm / 36” x 18” x 12” (WxDxH) to house two female leos