Animal Plastics
Industry-standard molded PVC cages — the breeder and hobbyist staple for decades.
- T8Front-opening enclosure
- T10Front-opening enclosure
- APS Signature SeriesPremium enclosure
- Cage RacksCage rack system
The Catalog · ZC-CATALOG/00
The Costco of the reptile world. The Zoo Creatures line — our own engineered house brand, built better and priced honest — stocked alongside the best gear the industry makes. One vetted catalog, from racks to feeders.
Aisle 01 · ZC·CAGING
Enclosures, racks and exhibit structures machined to institutional load — sealed thermoplastic, serviceable hardware and tolerances that hold for a keeper's entire career.
8 ZC systems · 9 carried brands

Breeding-room infrastructure
12–48 bays · sealed PVC · per-bay radiant heat
The backbone of a serious breeding room — sealed thermoplastic shells, individual radiant heat per bay, and tubs that pull, clean and re-seat without tools.
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Display & holding
24"–96" · gasket-sealed · tempered locking glass
Gasket-sealed enclosures with tempered locking glass and a moulded base rated for standing water and fully bioactive substrate.
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Double-pane display
Double-pane glass · thermal-broken · anti-condensation
Insulated double-pane view-through enclosures that keep the inside warm and the outside crystal — built for tropical species on public display.
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Institutional
Walk-in · co-engineered · integrated life-support
Bespoke habitat structures engineered alongside zoo and aquarium design teams — keeper access, public sightlines and life-support resolved before a panel is cut.
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Vertical habitat
to 84" · convection-tuned · engineered planting anchors
Vertical enclosures for canopy species — convection-tuned venting that moves air without dumping humidity, and anchor points engineered for live planting.
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Intake & neonate
non-porous · sealed drainage · disinfectant-rated
Isolation-grade housing for new arrivals, quarantine and neonates — fully non-porous surfaces, sealed drainage and a finish that takes hospital-grade disinfectant without degrading.
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Open-floor & chelonian
open-floor tables · sealed caves & hides · substrate-deep
Open-floor tortoise tables and moulded caves engineered for chelonians — deep substrate walls, sealed corners and a hide that holds a microclimate.
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Heavy-species protection
stainless mesh · heat-rated · claw & tail proof
Stainless equipment guards that protect bulbs, sensors and heaters from large monitors and other powerful species — without blocking output.
Open spec sheet→Industry-standard molded PVC cages — the breeder and hobbyist staple for decades.
The 20-year professional standard — the world's largest breeders and zoos run them.
USA-made since 1992 — hand-welded racks, the pro institutional standard for 30 years.
Pro-breeder caging for 20+ years; pioneered standards like built-in tub cup holders.
Pioneered thermoformed cages and recessed belly heat; well-priced HDPE trusted 20+ years.
Luxury USA-made HDPE-PVC enclosures trusted by top zoos.
Tool-light assembly, stackable, expandable — a mainstream favorite earning pro reviews.
Purpose-built chameleon caging by veteran keepers; clearside PVC and planting ledges.
Handcrafted USA acrylic-front enclosures — crystal-clear display with stainless hardware.
Aisle 02 · ZC·CLIMATE
Everything that conditions the air inside the glass — pressurised misting and fog, closed-loop heat and humidity control, monitoring, airflow and water. Tuned to a species profile and logged to prove it held.
7 ZC systems · 8 carried brands

Humidity delivery
160 PSI · up to 16 zones · app + schedule
Pressurised rainfall on a schedule — a 160-PSI pump head driving up to sixteen independent zones, each cycling to its own species profile.
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Ultrasonic humidity
ultrasonic · cool fog · night-cycle ready
Ultrasonic fog generation for species that need ambient humidity and a visible cloud layer — cool output that lifts RH without flooding the floor.
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Closed-loop control
4–8 ch · temp / RH / UV · on-board logging
Closed-loop thermostats and humidity controllers with multi-sensor input and on-board logging — proof the parameters held, not a hope that they did.
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Radiant & contact heat
heat tape · panels · heated perch / hide · habitat heater
The full heat stack — radiant rack tape, overhead panels, heated perches and hides, and room-scale habitat heaters, all built to run under a controller.
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Instrumentation
RH / temp probes · IR gun · alarms · cameras
The instrumentation layer — redundant temp/RH probes, infrared spot guns, threshold alarms and enclosure cameras that put the whole room on one screen.
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Managed circulation
managed fans · stagnation control · quiet-run
Managed fan systems that break up stagnant air and prevent respiratory issues — circulation you control, not a hole that bleeds heat and humidity.
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Hydration & flow
drain-plumbed bowls · soak tubs · pumps & filters
Heavy-duty drain-plumbed water bowls, soak tubs and waterfall pumps with filtration — the wet half of husbandry, plumbed so it cleans itself.
Open spec sheet→Gold-standard multi-zone proportional control; the reliable US-made thermostat pros run.
American-made pulse-proportional thermostats trusted by breeding facilities for accuracy and alarms.
Legendary pulse-proportional reliability; the DBS-1000 is a long-standing pro favorite.
Affordable, reliable controllers and hygrometers — the default budget pick and backup.
Industry-standard high-pressure misting trusted by zoos and serious breeders; runs dry undamaged.
Breeder-trusted USA supplier of radiant heat panels, Flexwatt and rack heating for 25+ years.
Editor's-choice radiant panels; 30+ year design with the highest BTU-per-watt output.
The go-to wireless temp/humidity sensors for serious keepers — accurate logging plus phone alerts.
Aisle 03 · ZC·LIGHTING
Calibrated UVB, full-spectrum daylight, plant-grade LED and basking heat — the light that drives D3 synthesis, colour and circadian rhythm. Measured by index, not guessed.
1 ZC system · 5 carried brands
Gold-standard UVB trusted by zoos; linkable kits, plant-grade LED and full D3 spectrum.
Highest-output, slowest-decaying mercury-vapor UVB; favored by experienced breeders.
UK specialist recognized alongside Arcadia; innovative app-dimmable LED and quality T5 UVB.
Bioactive-vivarium specialist; Glow & Grow is a go-to for growing live terrarium plants.
Hobbyist-favorite full-spectrum grow bulbs — high brightness at low cost.
Aisle 04 · ZC·HABITAT
The working interior — screened substrate, drainage media, naturalistic décor and hides, plus the live clean-up crews that make a bioactive enclosure run itself.
4 ZC systems · 7 carried brands

The floor of the enclosure
micro-bark · drainage-layer media · bioactive-ready
Screened micro-bark bedding and engineered drainage-layer media — consistent particle size, low dust, and built for a fully bioactive floor.
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Inside the enclosure
inert resin · load-rated branches · planted nursery
Naturalistic backgrounds, load-bearing branch structures and a reptile plant nursery — moulded from inert resin that holds up to humidity, cleaning and live planting.
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Security & microclimate
sealed moulded hides · humid caves · scale-graded
Moulded hides and humid caves engineered to hold a microclimate — security the animal actually uses, sized from hatchling to giant.
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Live microfauna
isopods · springtails · predatory mites
Live isopod, springtail and predatory-mite cultures that turn a substrate into a working ecosystem — vetted for vigour and shipped established.
Open spec sheet→Pioneer of complete bioactive systems; species-specific substrates and free clean-up crews.
Original store-brand vivarium substrate; authentic ABG recipe and full drainage-to-substrate kits.
The go-to vivarium supplier; original ABG Mix plus reliable live clean-up cultures.
Premium 100% organic coconut-husk bedding trusted by breeders and zoos for humidity control.
US-made, coconut-free natural blends — humid below, dry on top; pro-trusted bioactive line.
Expert-designed bioactive substrate with volcanic minerals; no impaction particles.
Specialist breeder of ~300 isopod varieties — all captive-bred and long-quarantined.
Aisle 05 · ZC·HANDLING
Hooks, tongs, hemostats, harnesses and transport — handling and restraint gear built for the working keeper, from neonate hooks to venomous field tools.
3 ZC systems · 4 carried brands

Field & restraint
retractable hooks · baby hooks · tongs · hemostats
Professional-grade snake hooks, tongs and hemostats — balanced, corrosion-proof and built for the working keeper, from neonate hooks to field tools.
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Large-animal control
fitted harnesses · sized · field-rated
Fitted harnesses and restraint gear for large monitors, tegus and similar — controlled, low-stress handling for animals you can't just pick up.
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Move & isolate
shift boxes · snake tubes · travel containers
Shift boxes, snake tubes and secure travel containers — move, isolate and restrain an animal safely, for the keeper and the animal.
Open spec sheet→40-year world leader; aircraft-grade USA tools field-tested by the biggest names in the field.
The original 1953 snake tong — veteran-handmade tempered aluminum that cradles, not crushes.
Copperhead Series hooks — copper-ferrule 304 stainless USA build, a cut above the field.
USA-engineered pro gear for zoos and herpetologists; titanium hooks and gentle polymer-jaw tongs.
Aisle 06 · ZC·LABS
The Kirkland line plus the best of the industry — lab-grade nutrition, supplementation and care, developed with veterinary and breeder input. Formulated for outcomes, batch-traced by lot.
8 ZC systems · 7 carried brands

Tiered D3 supplementation
High · Medium · Low · No-D tiers
A four-tier vitamin-D3 line — High, Medium, Low and No-D — so you match supplementation to a species' UV exposure instead of over- or under-dosing a single formula.
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Mineral supplementation
dust & gut-load · D3-matched · feed-lab verified
Calcium and D3 supplementation matched to species and life stage — dusting powders and gut-load formulas, verified by feed-lab assay.
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Micronutrient profiles
complete profile · lot-traced · vet-formulated
Complete micronutrient profiles formulated with veterinary input and built around stability — every batch lot-traced from blend to bottle.
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Pigment support
carotenoid blend · pigment support · diet-safe
Carotenoid and pigment-support blends that deepen natural coloration — nutritional support for the animal's own genetics, fed, not faked.
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Conditioning support
protein boost · BCAA · breeder conditioning
Protein boosters and branched-chain amino acids for conditioning, growth and recovery — targeted support for breeding animals and rehab cases.
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Recovery & maintenance
probiotic · electrolytes · reptile panacea
Probiotics, electrolyte support and broad-spectrum recovery formulas — support for a stressed animal after a move.
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Complete & gel diets
gel diets · isopod diets · grub pie
Complete prepared diets — gel formulas, isopod and invertebrate diets, and grub-based pies — clean shelf-stable nutrition with no livestock to keep.
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Clean enclosures, healthy collections
mite control · cleaning · quarantine supplies
Mite sprays, predatory-mite biological control and enclosure cleaning supplies — the hygiene shelf for any collection.
Open spec sheet→Pioneered the gel-based complete diet — now the industry standard for geckos and insectivores.
Built on naturally sourced minerals — trusted by keepers chasing wild-equivalent nutrition.
Decades-old California lab; oyster-shell calcium and Herptivite are industry defaults.
Breeder-favorite human-grade calcium with 50+ minerals, ground ultra-fine to cling to feeders.
Boutique US maker prized for human-grade, phosphorus-free formulas.
German lab-grade vitamin and mineral formulations trusted by breeders for over 50 years.
UK veterinary-formulated supplements; Nutrobal is the gold-standard balancer vets recommend.
Aisle 07 · ZC·FEEDERS
Frozen rodents, live insects and prepared whole-prey from the most trusted feeder labs in the country — weight-graded, humanely handled and cold-chain shipped.
0 ZC systems · 6 carried brands
Founded 1993; strict weight grading, AVMA-humane handling and dry-ice packing trusted by major zoos.
20-year zoo and rehab supplier — individually weighed, neatly tucked, flash-frozen rodents.
Whole-prey collagen links with bone and organs; lab-tested calcium ratio prevents MBD.
The number-one dubia roach specialist — high-protein, easy-keeping feeders with strong feeding response.
Largest US reptile/amphibian retailer; widest feeder variety with a live-arrival guarantee.
Industry-standard gel diets — 75% cold-pressed BSFL drives a near-instinctual feeding response.
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