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MARTYMADE Enclosures

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Hi All - I saw some enclosures at a a herp store recently, they were called MARTYMADE, or maybe that was the company name. Anyone know anything about them ? They looked great and I am interested in getting a couple, but the herpstore sold the two they had. Has anyone seen these advertised online ? Thanks - Frank
 
They are made by Marty Bates. He has been making top quality cages for over 15 years now. You can find a bunch for sale at Savanna Reptiel and Fish on Middlebelt at 7 mile and at Tropical Fish Pond in Royal Oak on Woodward avenue just north of 13 1/2 mile rd. Marty does not sell direct to consumers or on the net just to pet shops.
 
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I have seen these enclosures and they are VERY HIGH QUALITY, nice!!

Anyone have Marty's contact info? I am a old friend
 
Marty does sell to the public and always has a large display at the Taylor, Michigan reptile show the second sat. of every month.
 
Hello,

Like Cjacques mention, the best way to contact Marty is to go at the Taylor Michigan Reptile every second Saturday of every month. You will see a larger collection of his cages and made special order. The next show is June 13th.

http://www.michiganreptileshow.com/

Last year one of his friends brings few cages at the National Reptile Breeder Expo at Dayton Beach (Florida). I can ask Marty if he is going to do the same this year.
 
I have one (for sale) and it is really nice, top quality craftsmanship throughout. Very easy entry and access for cleaning. Word of note though, Marty will not ship them, so you have to buy them directly from him.

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Mine is 36x18x12".
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Hope this helps.
 
I just picked up a 29 Gallon MartyMade enclosure and it is great. I plan on doing a planted semi/aquatic setup in it, as they said it is water tight up to the sliding glass frame. I may even drill it and do a canister filter to really hide all the plumbing :D.
 
they are AMAZING he is my uncles friend and i talk to him once and a great while but they are REALLY good cages
 
evansnakes said:
They are made by Marty Bates. He has been making top quality cages for over 15 years now. You can find a bunch for sale at Savanna Reptiel and Fish on Middlebelt at 7 mile and at Tropical Fish Pond in Royal Oak on Woodward avenue just north of 13 1/2 mile rd. Marty does not sell direct to consumers or on the net just to pet shops.
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your wrong... go to the taylor michigan reptile show he will sell them to you there... trust me i know him
 
FYI I got mine at the Hamburg Show. I've been seeing a large setup of them there for at least the past year. They really aren't much more then their equivalents made by AGA or Perfecto, just a few bucks more and for that extra money your getting a built in locking screen top and sliding glass doors.

I also have a 20L w/ sliding glass made by a vendor that goes to White Plains, and a 20 gallon Visionarium, and I have to say I like the MartyMade's better then both of them. There's only one benefit that the visionarium has, and that's that it can be stacked, but I don't need that right now so it doesn't bother me, lol.
 
very high quality....I [as many know] have hundreds of tarantulas and use nothing but martymades for their forever homes.....thicker glass and better quality tops all around....highly recommended
But beware there are a few posers out there that tried to copy his designs....thinner glass and shoddy workmanship.....terrible caulking
if it aint Martymade its not quality
 
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