Cheapest & Best Vivs in UK

[Gertrude]

Originally Posted by siobhan_h

Looking for a 3ft glass viv, anyone on here help me out?
I need it for a Leopard Gecko!

I don't know if I would recommend a glass viv for Leos. I have heard they can lose quite a bit of heat. I'm sure there are others that would give you a more knowledgeable reason.

I would recommend a 3 ft from homes4reptiles, I have searched about on the internet and I can't find any cheaper (inc postage because it's free!) I have brought several from them in Oak but they come in other colours. They are very easy to put together, even I managed it

[siobhan_h]

Originally Posted by Gertrude

I don't know if I would recommend a glass viv for Leos. I have heard they can lose quite a bit of heat. I'm sure there are others that would give you a more knowledgeable reason.

I would recommend a 3 ft from homes4reptiles, I have searched about on the internet and I can't find any cheaper (inc postage because it's free!) I have brought several from them in Oak but they come in other colours. They are very easy to put together, even I managed it

Ah see I was looking for a Glass viv because I have no technical ability with drilling and such to put the heat mats in the wooden vivs y'see!

[Meko]

get a man to do it for you.


or, get a man (me in this case) to inform you that you can just take the plug off the heat mat and feed the cable through one of the vents.

[Gertrude]

Originally Posted by siobhan_h

Ah see I was looking for a Glass viv because I have no technical ability with drilling and such to put the heat mats in the wooden vivs y'see!

No need to drill with the ones we have. There are little 'holes' in the top and everything is held together with cams so you just unscrew it, take the top of the viv off and lay the wires in the little 'holes' and put the top of the viv back on again.

You may be able to tell by my description that I am not very technical either

[siobhan_h]

Originally Posted by Gertrude

No need to drill with the ones we have. There are little 'holes' in the top and everything is held together with cams so you just unscrew it, take the top of the viv off and lay the wires in the little 'holes' and put the top of the viv back on again.

You may be able to tell by my description that I am not very technical either

Where did you get yours? That sounds handy and untechnical, dear god is untechnical even a word? Ignore me, morning brain haha.

[Gertrude]

Originally Posted by siobhan_h

Where did you get yours? That sounds handy and untechnical, dear god is untechnical even a word? Ignore me, morning brain haha.

HA HA it is now
I got mine from www.homes4reptiles.com

[siobhan_h]

Originally Posted by Gertrude

HA HA it is now
I got mine from www.homes4reptiles.com

Hmmm considering a Vivexotic LX36, thanks for the heads up!

[Joshuashaw]

does anyone know if Jeff Politt is still making vivs and could someone PM me his number? tried getting in touch a few times. Cheers

[lee young]

Originally Posted by sandfly

This thread's really heating up. Cool

Just wondering a few things here and I think it's only fair to ask.

Do the local viv builders pay VAT?
Tax at all?
Use brand new materials not seconds?
Supply insurance (where's there's blame there's a claim; well only if they're legit!). This has got to be a must surely!
Deliver FOC any where in the UK? Most are £££ per mile and only if you're local.

Seems a bit like the big DVD forgery debate. Legit companies paying all the extras and the man from a van getting cash in hand.

For me, I'd rather buy from Swell, Value, 888 Reptiles, Homes4Reptiles, The Net Pet Shop or any of the other companies that actually are fully covered. Not the geazer that takes cash in hand or a quick buck!

Do you even care???

Its people with views like this that are putting small local independent businesses out of business. Why go to your local butcher/greengrocer/pet shop/viv builder/baker/carpenter etc when you can join the capitalist revolution and buy everything insanely cheaply and shoddily made at Tescos? Its a sad day when skilled craftsmen get slated in favour of massive internet warehouse businesses.

This whole selfish "Where theres a blame theres a claim" mentality is destroying this country.