Best place to buy 20gal terrariums?

[RedSidedSPR]

I'd like to buy a 20gal terrarium soon, for my next garter or water snake, which ever is next. But the ones at my pet stores are $70-$80 bucks. I know a lot of you have recommended Craigslist, but my area (Raleigh Craigslist) doesn't have any except for the occasional piece of crap.

[Mommy2many]

Try flea markets. They should be active now or soon.

[RedSidedSPR]

Thanks, I will. But I don't have many near my area...

[ConcinusMan]

I get all my tanks on craigslist. It's best if you're not in a hurry. You can post a wanted ad or be patient, check every day, and bingo, a deal will come up. I never pay more than $1 a gallon. That goes for slide-lock 20 and 40 gallon reptile tanks. I also paid the equivalent of $50 for my 55 gallon long tank, which is 4 feet, X 1 foot. Then I paid around $20 for a screen that fits the top.

I even found a 6 foot long glass tank once for $75 but I don't have room for it.

[kibakiba]

I got a really nice tank from the thrift store. It's a Zilla 20 gallon. It was missing the top, but I contacted Rob Moneyhan (someone from Zilla) about a replacement and they shipped one to me free of charge. I haven't received it yet, but he had to order it for me, and should be here in a couple weeks. Try looking for them at second hand stores. We got the 20 gallon for 5 dollars. Very much worth it.

[guidofatherof5]

I got a really nice tank from the thrift store. It's a Zilla 20 gallon. It was missing the top, but I contacted Rob Moneyhan (someone from Zilla) about a replacement and they shipped one to me free of charge. I haven't received it yet, but he had to order it for me, and should be here in a couple weeks.

That is good customer service.

[ConcinusMan]

I got a really nice tank from the thrift store. It's a Zilla 20 gallon.

yeah, that's the one's I'm talking about. Sliding screen top with locking tabs. People offer them up on craigslist pretty often.

[drache]

one needs to be patient, but they do pop up on craigslist
in my area there's also freecycle, so you might check whether there's something like it where you are

[ConcinusMan]

Yeah, patience is needed. I'm always checking. Every few months at most, something pops up that I can't pass up. If I ever get this old hide-a-bed couch out of my snake room, I'll probably setup another shelf system like my other one. I'm going to have to. There's a few more species/morphs I just gotta get in the next few years. I have the empty tanks for it now. Got them by watching craigslist and paid very little for them. A few of the 20 gallon zilla slide lock tanks, I only paid 10 or 15 bucks for and they're practically new.

[justme]

Craigslist is definitely the way to go! ;-)

By the way, I've purchased brand new 20 gallons from Petsmart for 20 bucks in the fish department. I build my own "dual sided" screen top lids with chrome hinges and handles. ;-)