Open Range | Tortoise Table | Open Top Reptile Enclosure
Let Your Imagination Roam Free with the ALL NEW Toad Ranch "Open Range" Line of Open-Top Reptile Enclosures!
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I am extremely impressed with the quality of these enclosures. Shipping matched up accordingly with estimated lead time. I have them set up as bioactive enclosures. Instructions were clear and if not, a quick YouTube search did the trick! I had to add my own locks though. I will be ordering again for my boa imperator enclosure when it is time for his upgrade. Customer service was excellent!
I had this installed on my 8x2.5x2 whilst it was being built. It looks great. Theres no pixelation or anything even on that size. Looks real honestly. like a window. What you see pictures is what you get, to a degree. The picture isnt actually 8x2. The aspect ration is more akin to a 4:3 than a 16:9. So you'll get a portion of the picture that's shown. But you get to pick the portion (this will likely vary by cage size and aspect ratio (height/width). Theyll send you an email and you can select what portion of that whole picture you want. Again, nice, because it custom to what you want. One thing that could use some work is the way you have to order it. If you're ordering this as an add on to an existing cage, its just an add to cart. If you're adding it to something that hasn't been built as part of that order, weirdly you do the same thing. You just pick your cage and options (of which this should be one, but isnt). then you go and pick the same size background separately and add that to cart. Then they just figure out that you want that installed. Seems clumsy. why not just add it to the options on the cage page? anyways, good product. Customizable even from what you see pictured ( though that is the exact pic). Not all backdrops will be able to be used on all cages. Theyll let you know of you pick one that wont scale well.
I upgraded from an Animal Plastics 4'x2'x18" enclosure of a similiar style. The build quality on this is better, the customer service folks actually get back to you (I had been trying to get replacement doors on the aforementioned AP enclosure for over a year with no traction), and it ships flat rate apparently (I thought this was proximity based, but was informed that it wasnt, it's just flat rate). I'd seen alot of videos on a certain facebook contributors tortoise page and thought they looked sturdy. They are. And when you're buying something this big (8x2.5x2) shipping becomes a concern. Some competitors are charging the same price as the unit itself for shipping. Thatd be about 3k for this unit. flat rate cost me only about 300$ in shipping on this instead. That's what really sold me. Its definitely worth the price, but I wasnt about to spend the cost of 2 of them just to get it shipped from a competitor. Packaged great, easy instructions, did need 2 people to put it together because its BIG. If you're in an apartment this could be tricky because they deliver curb side. and you arent going to be able to just pick up the box and drag it upstairs. It has to be unpacked where it is dropped off (my garage is where they dropped mine, so no issues getting it unpacked from there). May also want to get some furniture dolly's to move the pallet if they dont drop it where you want it (says curbside, the guy was probably just being nice and put it in my garage). I had bought 2 Animal Plastics cages over the last 20 yrs. Wont be going back. This is where it's at. also bought two 48" luminize fluorescents from Toad Ranch. Good as well!
I'm very pleased with this enclosure. It was easy to assemble. The materials used are top notch. Plus Fed loves it
Let me start my saying I give 5 stars, but really want it to be like a 4.5 and will explain. Customer Service is a 4.99. Fast replies always and very polite and willing to work with you on questions and issues. Took .1 off for not having a free return on lock I did not know would not work on this style enclosure. I did however receive a percentage off a different lock that still had to be modified almost correctly. I still had to shave some metal for it to work. Packaging I give a 5. Amazing job. Instructions and easy of assembly I give a 5. With wife's help, simple and everything aligned close to perfect. Quality of overall product/parts I give a 4.5 taking .4 off for the following: 1. Center support did not align 90 degrees and parallel with the glass panes. off by close to 1/8 of an inch which is noticeable when standing directly in front. 2. When facing the front of the back PVC panel, the top left cut out slot for cord access was not the same measurement from the outside edge as the right side. This resulted in me having to cut a new slot for the left side light cord so that both sides aligned evenly and exited straight out the back. Simple fix, but an oversite either in a cutting program or individual making the slot. 3. The biggest issue I have which some people may have docked the score even more for is an issue with my two glass panes. Each pane has got either pits or something has made them imperfect happened at some point from the glass place making them to me. Appears to me that storage at some point could have allowed something to rub against the glass. I have used the basic safe cleaners with no luck, thinking maybe was just tape residue. Nope. Simple will not go away. Only reason I did not ask to send back is I do not have the extra funds to pay for shipment back like I did with the lock. Nor did I have time to wait for new glass to be shipped if would have been a possible fix. Seems something like this could have and should have been noticed by the individuals packing the glass and taken a look at two more pieces.
The three metal support beams IMO are a must in larger enclosures for stability and are well made and placed within the enclosure.
So, overall, I would and will recommend Toad Ranch to others and will be using again for future items. Bottom line for me is this. If I am paying top dollar for what I consider the best looking and built enclosures on the market, there should be nothing overlooked.
