Hi guys, i know this yhread stopped like two years ago, but ive been thinking about ordering an ap rack and i was wondering if anyone knew of any recent lead times?
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Call and ask. They will be upfront about times.
In my experience, this is not accurate. When I made my order years ago I was quoted one lead time and by the time my order arrived it was three times longer than what they quoted me.
Now… Maybe something has changed between then and now, but I will not be returning to them with the plethora of other cage builders out there that have proven more reliable
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I think that something must have changed because my two new ones (T8s) got here in a 11 days. And when I ordered Sherbet’s T8 it got here in about 2 1/2 weeks. But I 100% agree with you, their lead times can be very variable, and that is really inconvenient.
I got a single rack from them within the last 2 or 3 years and aside from the lead time (I got away easy with 3 months) the product and tubs themselves I really…REALLY do not like. It’s specific to a boot box tub from containerstore that has feet so I can’t just slide the tub back if I have a snake in one hand and need to close with the other. I have to lift the tub on both sides from the front to get it back and seated flush. I also can’t trust it with anything that isn’t a near adult sized baird’s or corn because there is a sizable gap. I do work for BlackBox racks but objectively their products are way better on multiple fronts and usually only cost a little more, with lead times that are consistent and consistently short.
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I ordered a quick ship a couple years ago and finally cancelled it after waiting for 6 months. They gave me attitude. I told them to stop lying. They don’t seem like they stopped. I imagine the amount of people that are annoyed with their lies helped drive their new policy of punishing the customer for their failures; 2.6% penalty if I cancel due to their inability to do what they say they’ll do? Pass. And AP, yes that is your problem to eat, if you can’t deliver when you say you will. Good luck with that by the way, as most would initiate a chargeback and really hose you. I would. And I’m thinking about ordering some just so they can lie to me so I can show them that, yes, I can get all my money back from you, regardless of your attempted scam.
Boaphile cages are weak and I have a crack the length of the front of the cage. Only on one cage. He was slow too. But the prices were better. And it is obvious why.
I’m getting ready to drop some coin on Kages. Hoping it is worth it. AP isn’t. Boaphile isn’t. SOG seems to be similar in pricing to those but I haven’t seen much valid information about them. Customreptilehabitats seems decent as well but…
Maybe CRH will be my next cage after Kages?
I never had a bad experience with AP cages. Ordered two cages about a month apart. Got both within two months. Only issue I had was the glass doors for one of the enclosures were shattered. They sent a new set and I received the following week. Now on both Facebook and Craigslist, AP enclosures are popping up all over for decent price. Mostly the older style.
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I’ve never ordered from AP personally but I know people who have and they are some of the best enclosures I’ve ever seen. The wait time was long but worth it IMO
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This has been my personal experience with them and I now have 4 T8s and a T10. Getting one more T8 also 
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A well built PVC cage looks the same regardless of the name on it. Frankly, I think my FocusCubed and BlackBox cages are superior to my AP cages. So much so that I am working toward replacing the seven AP cages I have
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I have no skin in the game, just from what I’ve seen in person. The fit and finish, lock design, the fact they assemble the enclosure before sending it out and ease of assembly are all positives to me. That said I havent seen the other brands.
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