How Reptile Enclosures are Made!
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- Today we tour Custom Reptile Habitats's workshop to learn how PVC enclosures are made! From sheets of material to a finished cage, we cover every step including several above-and-beyond steps to ensure reptile safety!
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I wish more companies assembled the product together before shipping. I can't count the number of times I have had to send back a product because the peices didn't fit! Paul, you are awesome dude!
Right! That’s dedication!
I couldn’t agree more. Critter Nation needs to take a page from this book. Just sayin.
Ikea: hehehe, hehehe
I've had fish tank stands where the company straight up forgot to drill the holes for the screws...
@@yukifoxdemon wow
The enclosures made from the scrap pieces are on sale for $99 on their website right now! So cool.
Oooo do I spy a fellow Oregonian 👀
@@I.cant.think. yup!
Ed and Emily the new hosts of how it’s made.
I would watch the heck outta that show!!!
Just wait, another episode of "How It's Made" is coming soon!
@@SnakeDiscovery I can’t wait!!!
I love how Emily is now touring other companies! From a cricket farm, to the enclosure factory, these videos were AWESOME!
Keep it up Emily! ❤
thats sooo right check out business that need help!!!
They have toured other companies before, but I agree that it’s awesome!
I like all the care they take in their products. Pre-assembling is such a time consuming, but appreciated step. The sustainability aspect is an added bonus. I wish more businesses operated like this.
Assembling them to make sure everything's OK, then disassembling them to ship...a lot of care goes into Paul's enclosures. Great stuff. 👍🏾
Your business model for doublechecking that all parts fit together well, is amazing. Should definitely be emulated buy more businesses. Congratulations on running such a great business Paul!
Paul: "The CNC does most of the work"
Also Paul: Hand finishes every individual part and puts the cage together.
Paul, the CNC is not doing most of the work.
Aw haha
The CNC does MOST OF THE WORK, not all of it 🙂
That tiny scrap recycle cage is making me want to get an invert just to support that cage. That is such an awesome thing!!
As an expat Aussie living in the US, to hear another Australian accent is like a cool breeze on a warm night! Instantly comforting.
So nice to see the consideration towards us cat owners!! Mine is always sitting on the top of my exoterras and breaking them so I've had to make reinforced screen lids that sit over the top of each viv to stop that from happening! Wish we could get these vivs in the UK!!
I love that they're reusing their left over materials!
I love they take buyers cats sitting in the enclosures into account!
13:10 I'm actually buying that 8x4x6 for my male BCI. He's expected to be 7-7 1/2 ft so I want to give him as much space as possible to explore!!
Oh that’s why you guys needed the clip! Lol
Youuuu copied meeee
My thoughts exactly
oh wow, I had no idea their facility was so close to me! Definitely going to keep them in mind when my snakes are ready for an upgrade - picking up in person is definitely cheaper than having enclosures shipped, lol.
Hey! Hello fellow Cincinnatian! 👋 I just posted an invite to Ed and Emily next time they're close by. It's up top. If they do ever accept, after I'm done plotzing, wanna join in? BTW, I'm just east of Cincy, went to CNE
@@Kaemea I’m near cbus, actually! but I would totally come visit if Ed and Emily made the trip again! Ohio meetup, let’s go!
@@hakojo Yes! I've thought about doing an Ohio road trip to Snake Discovery. Rent from a local campground up there and just have a good time while getting to see the zoo.
Right!! I didn't realize they were right down the road from my house until I saw their address on their website.
They are just an hour north of me! I could have gotten my Custom Reptile Habitats enclosure mailed to me but decided to drive to pick it up...that was before gas got really expensive. I got a 3 ft tall by 2 ft by 2 ft enclosure for my PTS. She's not in it yet as she was a little too small when I got her but I'm looking forward to getting her in there soon. They also offer a variety of colors. I got grey pvc with silver metal accents (instead of black). So many options!!!
Absolutely love how they found a way to upcycle the scrap sheets! Super clever and everyone wins!
That is a very smart idea about assembling and disassembling before shipping. This would avoid most issues of things not fitting together. Of course shipping accidents happen but this eliminates a lot of headaches. Also using their recycled pieces for other enclosures. Awesome. That huge one would lovely for a boa. Also now know where I'm going for my reptile enclosures.
The eco-friendly box looks also perfect for miniture scenarios and figure display ....
Loved seeing Paul again, he is an outstanding guy.
Paul is the best! :D And all the manufactures Emily and Ed visit always seem such great places to work at.
Honestly as a design engineer that works daily with plastics and CNC tables like what is used in this video. It truly make me think that this is such a cool video. He does a good job at explaining the process and everything!
Hello viva, how're you doing today!?
The invert enclosures, especially the vertical ones, would be great for small colonies of mourning geckos! I’d love to get one to try with mine. They’re in an 8x8x12 enclosure right now and I’m wanting to upgrade them to something larger since I now have 2 adults, 1 juvenile, 3 babies and several eggs close to hatching.
Thank you so much for making this video. I’m going to check pricing on their website right now so I can make plans and save up to get one. Being on a fixed income has definite drawbacks but I’ve learned how to be more patient because of it and learned how to be more savvy with my money. So thank you again Emily and Ed. ☺️💕
Oh that's an awesome idea! Are you going to sell any of the babies? I adore mourning geckos
i feel like theyd be a great size for a few dart frogs as well.
@@SkylerB17 I think you’re right, but I don’t have any experience with them so I didn’t think about it until you said something. They’re a decent size and the price isn’t too bad, either. ☺️
@@HissyFitPetTherapy If I can get them grown up enough to sell, that’s definitely something I planned on looking into. I’m doing research on how to ship them properly, cost, and which mail company to go through so I can be sure that they’ll get to their new homes safe and alive. My regular mail person isn’t really good at reading instructions on boxes. He left live insects on our porch in high heat and in our mailbox in the heat as well. 🙄🤦🏻♀️ I just don’t understand not doing your job correctly. He even had the box my uvb bulbs came in crushed in on the sides and is super lucky they ended up being okay considering how pricey and necessary those things are to my bearded dragons.
@@kerseykrewzoo lol I don't have experience with them either but one day I'd like to have some. Will definitely be keeping this enclosure in mind.
Paul and his business are so awesome and I like he goes above and beyond to have good products and ensure their quality and that he was kind enough to personally work on the enclosures at the facility. Thank you for this insightful vid and featuring Paul!
I just built my first PVC enclosure and have a whole new level of respect for the people who build them professionally. I love Custom Reptile Habitats, and it was so neat to see how my premade enclosures were built :)
Suggestion: he could also sell the scrap pieces on his site for those who want to custom build their own enclosures or pursue various home projects.
I could listen to Paul speak all day...love his accent
I have the original Snake Discovery enclosure from Custom Reptile Habitats and it's still holding up really well. I had a great experience with their team when I ran into issues with assembly, they walked me through the process and even sent me a new background when I couldn't get the other one to fit. 10/10 highly recommend their enclosures
Many thanks for your order :-)
MANNN...you were right down the road from us! I didn't realize this facility was so close! We have an ever-growing Aussie population here in Ohio for one reason or another..but we're super glad to have you!
Hello candi, how're you doing today!!
After seeing them on the channel before, I purchased one of their 3X2X2 enclosures for my ball python. It's been an amazing upgrade! It was really cool to see their process on how they make the enclosures.
Just bought one of these, so happy to see the quality of the manufacturing process!
Not me trying to zoom in on the order numbers on the enclosures trying to see if Emily touched my enclosure🤣😂
Seriously though, we've had our CRH 4x2x2 for a couple of weeks now and I absolutely am in love with it!! And amazing customer service!
This is super cool! AWESOME attention to detail on Paul's part with the quality control, that is REALLY going above and beyond! I was really surprised how much was done by hand, humans holding tools, honestly! This really made me feel more confident in the quality of the products, so, I'd say it's a co-op success!
the size of that large enclosure is what i dream for when i get to have snakes! Awesome, this was really fun, i've been wondering how they made these from pvc
I'm a deburr Operator, you always want to smooth after deburring. It smooths out the tooling lines left behind from the debur process as well as gets rid if any loose material left behind from deburr.
Though I deburr titanium by hand.
I ordered from these guys last year. You can tell they really care about the quality of their product! The paperwork was initialled twice in every page. I would totally order from them again, absolutely worth the wait. 🥰
The amount of thought put into every aspect of the enclosures is incredible
I have two of their enclosures and love them! When first putting them together they seem a little flimsy, but after everything is assembled, they are very solid and look great. Get the Universal Rocks background for an awesome looking enclosure!!
I can't believe they assemble them before shipping them out! Crazy! 😮
I kinda want the 8x4x6 for just plants lol (reptiles are unfortunately not allowed in my apartment building). Always happy to see Paul!
Hi! You guys inspired me to get a ball python! I used to be scared of snakes before I watched you! Thank you! Have a good day!
make sure to do lots of research!
Aw i love snakes is she/he doing fine?
@@ellamiller6889 I got him a while ago, and I did TONS of research 😅
@@x._YAYAILUVSTARZ_.x yeah he’s doing great!
@@Syddddddddd12345 good! ^^
The moment you mentioned cats falling into enclosures - I remembered an incident from 6-7 years ago - my cat did not fall in - but the tank had a sliding lid - charlie the corn snake escaped- I woke up because i thought my cat was chewing on a plastic bag...I turned on the lamp and I see that darn cat pouncing on a bag. there was a 1-4 inch section of a tail visible for a split second - luckily charlie only had some minor surface scratches (it took 2 sheds but he was fine) and i bought a lock so the cage couldn't be unhooked by the cat, then nosed open by albino charlie - this luckily has been my only reptile escape.
The 'Snake Disovery' and 'How It's Made' parts of my brain are happy.
Hello darlene, how're you doing today!!
It's cool to see how the enclosures are built.
oh gosh it’s so weird to see that clip of the zoo unfinished, it’s been so long!!
You guys are awesome and y’all are the reason I’m no longer afraid of snAkEs 🐍 and I love y’all’s content
Same I used to be terrified and now I love them
I’m flabbergasted. My new absolute favorite company. They can take ALL of my money
I love your guy's content! cant wait to watch the video, thank you for helping me get more invested into reptiles, take care!
Love them for reusing scrap's! awesome! I have to report Ed for poor husbandry his care for Emily is lacking she has no chocolate dish and no coffee bowls in that enclosure oops and no hides she can do with some blind/s lol. Have an awesome day from south africa we need more reptile shows down here.
Omg, I’m so glad they talked about cats falling in! 😭 my cat fell in once….
Not only are they built well but they're aesthetically designed and laid out. Absolutely must have enclosures them vented tops 👍🏻 make it a healthy environment for the animals. I never could understand them fully inclosed enclosures with all that bad air trapped.
I've wanted a snake or reptile since I was 7 and my mom told me, "you can get one when you move out of my house" and a little over 25 years later... That's about to happen! The trouble now is...convincing the wife I need a top of the line custom enclosure for my very first reptile.
I LOVE this 'how is it made' series!
Hello tuulia, how're you doing today!!?
This was such perfect timing I was just looking at these for my bearded dragon.
The small scrap enclosures are so cool!
Love that you guys are posting almost every day now!
I ordered 2 evolution 4x2x2’s at the end of April along with a stand so they’re not sitting on the ground, and the spacers/hoods. A little bit costly but I can’t wait for them to come I’m so excited! (I know they had some supply shortages and are beginning to work through them again)
Was looking at another brand, but after seeing this video I can really appreciate the level of manufacturing that goes into these enclosures. This is not a "DIY" project like some of the others on the market seem to be. This looks like a professional product worth considering.
My friend needs one of these tanks! She lives in Maine but her dream pet snake that she finally has is a bit of a hoodini, and likes to escape literally cages that should be un-escapable for a snake! He’s gotten out twice time with no one knowing how! (She even bought a new tank with a new kind of lock!) and he’s still slipped out and the tank is for snakes! The first time he escaped also, he was missing in the house for a whole week! We thought for sure without heat things would not end well but she found him alive and drinking out of the dog’s water dish! And it was winter time in Maine soooo really a miracle he survived! He’s a base king snake 🐍
We got an Essential 4 last year for our bearded dragon, it’s awesome. Great company with a great product.
Yay custom reptile habitats!!!!!!!
🎶You cam make me smile any day, Brightin it in any way and i hope you have a 🌟AMAZING🌟 day!🎶
Ooohhhhh intriguing and interesting to learn about love the efforts that go into the cages
Hello Tricia, how're you doing today??
One day I stumbled upon your videos you inspired me to get a leopard gecko flash forward thee years later now I have seven I will now be keeping reptiles till the end of my days you guys have changed my life!
This is the video i've been waiting on. I've been looking at the vertical and horizontal ones, Was trying to find a great video of diff types of pets that could be in there long term.
Those encloses are great!
Thanks for carrying his stock and getting us a tour.
those enclosures are so cool
Saw this video when it came out, now 9 months later I'm searching for a new enclosure and it's the first recommended one that popped up!
I LOVE YOU SNAKE DISCOVERY FAMILY 😘 😘 😘
That’s so cool, love the content! Your videos gave me the confidence to own a snake, and now I have a beautiful black headed python that was definitely work emptying my bank account 😂
Just got mine recently, very happy customer!
What a thorough company!
Those six foot tall enclosures would be really cool for large arboreal snakes!
Dude I was just there like 3 weeks ago with my dad but now I am in Virginia living with my mom forever
Thank you for sharing this experience with us!
I have one of there 4x2x2 after watching one of your videos never new they put it together first before shipping to insure it all works and good before shipping that is like top notch work to get a quality product out. No wonder it can take up to 4 months to get a enclosure .
i have been looking for 2 new enclosures for my reptiles and now i think ima buy from here!
I just bought a tank from them! A 4x2x2 tank, and it will have your sticker on it :D I ordered it in May but I still haven't heard anything from them... I hope nothing went wrong 👀👀. I'm setting up a bioactive enclosure for my Ball Python, with springtails, dairy cow isopods, Terra Firma, Magnolia leaves, Golden Pothos, Arrowhead, and maybe a Snake plant. It's gonna be pretty pricey but I've been putting quite a bit into my savings, so I think I'll have enough for all of that.
I bought one of these recently and the only thing I wish it came with was a hole for wires like the heat probe or any waterfall equipment like pumps.
XD I like calling people who are actually aware of what their animals need “switched on”, I’m totally adopting that. Also, the camera hides just how tall you are Emily!
Hope Ohio treated you well. I live right down the road from custom reptiles habitats. Hopefully you will visit again someday.
Great shop & Nice Guys
Wow they are impressive 👏 👏👏👏
You guys are my favorite people!
Today I actually redid my leopard gecko habitats and when I put them in there respective habitats they were so happy!!!!
received my 4x2x2 for my cali king on thursday! just haven't had time to assemble it yet, it's cool that assembly is tested first! so excited to put it together and build a background for it!
I honestly cant wait to set up my Custom Reptile Habitat. I got a 4x2x2 MONTHS ago and it's still in the box while I wait to move to a larger place where I can set it up.
If you ever go back to Dayton let me know! My husbunny and I would love to invite you to Cincinnati for Skyline, a tour of our Museum of Natural History (the director emeritus is a friend of my family), if you'd be interested in the Creation Museum (fun to compare and contrast) and Ark Experience, then to The Montgomery Inn Boathouse for our world famous ribs. Next morning, rise and shine for a breakfast of eggs, goetta (very delicious) and Holtman's donuts, donuts that Alton Brown said are in his top 3 and the dunkin sticks are his favorite of that variety. Of course, if you like theme parks, Kings Island is a must!
Thanks for the fun content! I love that you are so excited about anything you're introducing us to. Just makes my day!
I'm right across the river in Newport :) about 8 months ago, I drove up to Dayton to pick up my Custom Reptile Habitats enclosure rather than having it shipped. That was before gas prices skyrocketed.
Paul could do voice overs and I’d watch it lmao, he has a very nice voice
5:18 this sound itched my brain in the best way
Hi snake Discovery!!! Ever since I started watching you guys I've loved reptiles even more Thank you and I've been saving up to get a snake!!
If you guys every get back down here to Texas and are close to New Braunfels you should try and go visit the Snake Farm Zoo they just recently switched there snake enclosures to all biotic and natural enclosures it’s really cool they also have lots of venomous snakes
you should see if he can make vet/travel boxes from some of that scrap.. that would be an awesome thing to offer along side adoption Island!!
Knowing you live in a cold climate, have you ever run into trouble keeping reptiles warm in the winter? Have you ever had a power outage that put them at risk to freezing? If you ever got in this situation what would you do? Considering moving to a colder climate and want to know in advance. Would you be willing to make a video on this? Thanks.
Unless your home is very small and/or has extremely poor insulation, it would take a VERY drastically long outage to make it cold enough to hurt your reptile if you were able to maintain their temps properly before. Most herps aren't so delicate that they'll drop dead from being cold for a few hours. If it were literally freezing temps IN your house you would have way more issues than just worrying about your herps lol.
I don't live very far north, but since the colder it gets the more likely you are to have a house with central heating its not very common to struggle THAT much to keep them warm. The worst I've ever had to do was run a space heated next to their enclosures and that was just because I like it a little chilly in the rest of the house. The main issue that I actually run into during the winter is humidity. The dry winter air just sucks it all up and it makes it difficult to maintain humidity levels.
Anyway that said, in an emergency situation your best bet is to have a disaster-kit already prepped with small travel enclosures and pocket warmers for each reptile. You wouldn't want to put them right next to your animal or let them have contact with it but it's the same logic as shipping them really. You could just stuff them in a cardboard box in their travel carriers and put a heat pack or two in there. Just be sure to check on them often to make sure its staying warm.
I’m pretty sure she already made a video on what to do with your reptiles during an outage/emergency 😊
I just got one of these, cool to see how its made
Oh it’s so nice of you to visit me and my fellow Ohioans!
I can't wait until they can ship to Australia. that hug 8ft enclosure would be perfect for monitors or a mega home for my carpets
Hello, how're you doing today!!
Thanks for making a video on encourages
This is what QS is, thank you for showing us your process!! Great guy, great product :)