Boaphile cages a few notes.

[BigOz]

First check out this shed. This is the result of having a cage that holds humidity well. A 6 1/2 foot snake shedding in one piece is a delight to me.  ;D

[BigOz]

One long piece from a snake that had a history of bad sheds.

[BigOz]

Don't ever use Quat Plus disinfectant on your Boaphile plastics. Take it from me. This is what the stuff did to my door. No joke!

[BigOz]

It got in around the hinges and caused the plastic to shrink and crack. Freaked me out. I thought someone was in my house vandalizing my cages... went for my glock and the whole nine yards... lol. I'm from NYC where paranoia is healthy.

Oz

[BigOz]

Then I called Jeff. He thought I was smoking something when I told him my door was all cracked up. He sent me a new door right away despite this. And my set up is sweet as ever!

[BigOz]

But now my female Albino wants one too. Damn! Maybe if she throws some babies next year I'll hook her up with a new crib.

Oz

[Chad_Youngquist]

What the heck?!? What's up with those plexiglass doors? How would Quat Plus do that? This is not good news. I am in the process of switching from tempered glass to plexiglass and I currently use Quat Plus. I know what you're saying. Use a different cleaner. I have about six unused bottles right now and that stuff is not cheap. Bummer.

Someone shed some light on this for me.

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[BigOz]

Hey Chad,

If you read the directions on the Quat Plus bottle you will see it says not to use on porous materials. I used it on the cage itself with no problem, but you see what happened to my door. I don't think the plastic Jeff uses is porous and that's why his cages hold humidity so well, but I'm not sure about this. I still use my quat plus for my water bowls and glass aquariums (quarantine cages) though. So it's not a total waste, but not on my cages!

Hope this helps,
Oz

[The_Boaphile]

Yup. Don't use that Quat Plus stuff on Plexiglass. Crazy Stuff.

[kasper22]

Hey Bigoz I had the same problem. A friend of mine says that ammonia level could play a role in the plexi crumbling like that. I don't know though I just know that i'm going to stick to soapy water till I know what caused it.

[clone]

MYSTERY SOLVED..........I also have a crack on the glass of my boaphile cage and I also use quatplus. Could I keep cleaning the inside of the cage with quatplus without cleaning the glass?

[The_Boaphile]

Use window cleaner on Acrylic or Plexiglas. It is some sort of crazy chemical reaction that makes plex go nuts ::) with that Quat stuff. I must admit I have never used anything but window cleaner, water and bleach 5% solution to do my cleaning. ;D I guess I'm just old school. 8) I am also a little paranoid that some of these other cleaning products may not be good for my Boas and or more importantly ME! :'( I don't have any death wish to be sure and I'm not anxious to hasten the inevitable so I will stick with window cleaner and mild bleach solution. :) Window cleaner and bleach will not hurt my plastic products. :P

[Ian]

Can you use Virosan on the cage doors??

IAN