Zoo med

[rafa112]

Hello has anyone used or use zoo med screen cages just wondering how well they hold up after time

 

[rafa112]

Hey guys sorry forgot about the not posting things like this sorry

 

[Texas Ranger]

IMO. I would recommend the DIYcages.com, cages. I have 2 and love them.

 

[rafa112]

What is the difrance between them

 

[VeiledOwner87]

price is the difference, wideness of the screen holes may be a bit thicker too

 

[summoner12]

DIY cages and Zoo Med cages are made in the same factory in China... they are made of materials that rust. There have been posts on the forum about this. I think one of the threads has photos of the person's cage with holes in the side from the rusting screen.

The cages sold at LLL Reptile.com are made of stainless steal screws and aluminum screen, these won't rust and last for years and well worth the money. I only have cages purchased from LLL.

 

[JasonSinger]

Has anyone been able to confirm that the new ZooMed cages have not had this problem with rusting?

Jason

 

[nicoRamirez]

i have two zoo med screen cages and after only 1 year they are full of rust and i had to get rid of them.

 

[Jimturner]

I have 6.. the oldest about 2 years, no problems

 

[SSimsswiSS]

I just re-screened one of two zoo med cages that I own. I should of took pictures of the screen rot. One down, one to go.

 

[Psi]

Cage breakdown (all Reptibreeze)

1XL - Had for a year+, no rust.
2L - One I bought new, no rust. One I got used, rusting (older cage).
4M - One new, no rust. 3 Used, all starting to rust.

The older cages I find are definitely poorer quality, newer cages they made seems to be holding up significantly better.

 

[kongchi]

I have one of the newer ones and I have no rust on the screen although I DO have rust on the hinges. I've had it for about 3-4 months now and I carry it outside 3-4 times a week. Though I can't say much for the strength, the screen has dents in it and sometimes the door doesn't close correctly.