Unheated
No controller · for buyers who fit their own heat source
Lowest unit cost
Product line 02B · Thermostatic boxes
Thermostatic reptile enclosures — nine sizes, three ways to heat
Insulated panels, sliding tempered glass, and a digital controller fitted at the factory. Nine sizes from 40×30×30 to 120×60×60 cm — unheated, single-zone or dual-zone — and every one of them flat-packs into a carton under 16 cm deep.
10
standard sizes
3
heating configurations
15–16
cm · carton depth
20
pcs · MOQ per model
Configuration
Unheated, single-zone, or dual-zone
One panel system, one carton, one assembly method. The only difference is the control rail along the top — and what it can hold.
01 / CONFIGURATIONS
Single-zone
One digital controller · one set point for the whole enclosure
Most ordered
Dual-zone
Two independent controllers · two set points on one enclosure
For a temperature gradient
What dual-zone actually does
Two controllers sit on the same top rail, each driving its own side of the enclosure. The reason breeders pay for it is a gradient: a warm end the animal can bask in and a cool end it can retreat to, without heating the whole box to one number.
It reads as two temperature displays on the front rail — the photo above is that unit.
45.7°C
Warm end of a customer’s dual-zone unit in Qatar, read on her own meter with both lamps running. The set point is yours to choose — what the number shows is that the panels hold the heat instead of leaking it.
How it is built
Insulated panels, and no silicone work on arrival
The panels are what make both the flat-pack and the temperature control possible. They are not single-skin plastic sheet.
02 / BUILD
- PanelsInsulated PVC panel, matte black or white — the core is what holds temperature, not the face skin
- FrontSliding tempered glass, two overlapping panes
- VentilationVertical vent slots along the back panel
- InteriorRods suspended under the roof
- BaseOne-piece waterproof base — no silicone work on arrival
- ControllerDigital, fitted on the top rail at the factory (heated versions)
- PackingFlat-packed; foam corner protectors, hardware bagged separately
Why it ships flat
A 120×60×60 cm enclosure is 0.43 m³ standing up. In its carton it is 0.1219 m³ — under a third of that. The gap is the whole reason the freight works: you are shipping panels and glass, not air.
Every size in the range packs into a carton between 15 and 16 cm deep. That is also why the box survives the trip better than a glass aquarium does.
Photos
Front, interior, and what the heat leaves through
The unit as it leaves the workshop, then the parts buyers ask to see before ordering: the front with both panes shut, the empty interior, the side panel joint, and the vent slots with the lamps running behind them.
03 / PHOTOS
Every slot is a through-cut
These are not drilled holes and not pressed dimples. The cutter goes straight through the panel, which is why the lamp light comes out of the slot instead of glowing around it.
The slots are staggered in length rather than cut as one long opening, so more material stays between the vents than a single long cut would leave.
Warm air and moisture both leave through here. That is also why a heated box dries out, and why our test record logs humidity beside the temperature.
Set up by a customer, not in our studio
This unit went to a buyer in Qatar and was photographed in their own living room after they furnished it: sand on one side, mat on the other, branches across both, bowls and plants in place.
It is the most useful photo we have of the enclosure in real use. You can see the panel joints, the glass seam and the vent slots at full size, lit by a room rather than by a studio.
Inside, months later
The same enclosure filmed by the customer after they re-scaped it: bamboo hammocks instead of the original layout, sand and mat underfoot, the two branches still carrying the weight.
What we wanted you to see here is the back panel. The slot groups are doing the venting at both ends, and the black face has not warped or gone chalky with the lamps running over it.
Half of it is already assembled
The rail arrives with the controller, the sockets and the wiring already on it. What the buyer does is fix the panels, hang the rail and close the glass — not run four separate lamps to four separate plugs. That is also why our carton depth stays at 15–16 cm: the rail goes in flat, next to the panels.
Our own line
Edged, wired and closed in our own workshop
The panels are cut and edge-banded on our own machine, not brought in finished. That is why a size change is a setup change rather than a new supplier, and why the carton depth stays fixed when you alter a shelf.
04 / MADE
Packing data
Nine sizes, carton by carton
CBM comes straight off the carton, so you can cost the ocean freight before you ask us for a price.
05 / PACKING
| Outer size L×W×H (cm) | Carton (cm) | kg / carton | m³ / carton | ≈ pcs per 40HQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40×30×30 | 45×15×35 | 4 kg | 0.0236 | ≈ 2,924 pcs |
| 50×30×30 | 55×15×35 | 5 kg | 0.0289 | ≈ 2,448 pcs |
| 60×40×40 | 65×15×45 | 9 kg | 0.0439 | ≈ 1,547 pcs |
| 80×40×40 | 85×15×45 | 11 kg | 0.0574 | ≈ 1,190 pcs |
| 80×50×50 | 85×15×55 | 14 kg | 0.0701 | ≈ 952 pcs |
| 100×40×40 | 105×15×45 | 14 kg | 0.0709 | ≈ 969 pcs |
| 100×50×50 | 105×15×55 | 17 kg | 0.0866 | ≈ 748 pcs |
| 120×50×50 | 125×15×55 | 20 kg | 0.1031 | ≈ 663 pcs |
| 120×60×60 | 125×15×65 | 22 kg | 0.1219 | ≈ 476 pcs |
How to read this: weight and carton size are off the factory packing sheet. CBM is calculated from the carton. Theoretical load is stacked from the carton: laid flat, the floor of a 40HQ (1203 × 235 cm) filled layer by layer under 269 cm of internal height, no pallets and no gaps. Every size is volume-limited, not weight-limited — a full container of even the heaviest size lands around 14 tonnes, well under payload.
- Mixed loadsSizes can be combined in one container
- Custom sizesBuilt to your outer dimensions from 100 pcs
- LoadingLCL, FCL, DDP sea freight to door, air
Materials
PVC in black or white, or glass panoramic
Same carton, same panel system, different job. Pick by what the buyer does with it, not by what it costs.
06 / MATERIALS
- Black PVCBoard density 0.45 g/cm³ (factory figure) — the denser of the two: stiffer panel, and it holds a screw better
- White PVCBoard density 0.35 g/cm³ (factory figure) — lighter sheet; at the same thickness it is slightly less rigid than the 0.45 board
- Both PVC coloursInsulated panel, opaque. The core holds temperature, so the heater runs less — the version to sell to breeders
- Glass panoramicGlass front and sides for full visibility. Heavier per carton; the version to sell into retail display — see the panoramic line, three sizes with their own weights
- CartonsSame carton sizes across both colours and both materials — only the weight changes
- Glass weights12, 15 and 20 kg per carton at 60, 80 and 100 cm — listed on the panoramic page. 3 to 5 kg heavier than the same carton in solid PVC
Electrical and testing
Heated versions are tested, not assumed
Heated boxes carry EU LVD and EMC reports and a US UL 499:2017 test report. The reports were issued to our production partner, which is how OEM supply works; full copies are available on request.
07 / TESTING
A photograph cannot prove a temperature
This is the sample on the bench with the sockets loaded and the glass closed. The display reads 19.7 °C — the box at switch-on, before any heat has built up.
So we do not ask you to read a figure off a photo. The numbers we quote come from the written run: time to setpoint, the band it swings in on either side of that setpoint, and the humidity it loses on the way.
- EU LVD + EMCReports TCF-OY20260417-ER / -SR
- United StatesUL 499:2017 test report XH2606B002573GR
- LampsE27 sockets fitted at the factory; the lamps themselves are not included — standard E27 bulbs, bought locally by the importer.
- DocumentsPacking list, commercial invoice, carton marking on every shipment
FAQ
Questions buyers actually send
08 / FAQ
How many versions are there?
Three: unheated, single-zone and dual-zone. All three exist in all ten standard sizes, and they share the same carton and the same assembly method — the difference is the control rail on top.
Single-zone or dual-zone — which do I order?
Single-zone holds one temperature for the whole box; it is the version most buyers take. Dual-zone carries two controllers so one enclosure can hold two set points at once, which is what you want when the species needs a gradient. Tell us the species and the room temperature the box will sit in.
Are the lamps included?
The controller and the E27 sockets are fitted at the factory. The lamps themselves are not shipped with the enclosure: they are ordinary E27 bulbs, cheaper to buy in the destination market than to freight, and they would travel as fragile glass. If you need a specific lamp type supplied, tell us and we will quote it separately.
Can I mix sizes in one container?
Yes. The cartons are all 15–16 cm deep and stack on one another, so mixed sizes load without wasting height. Send us the size breakdown and we will return a loading plan.
What are the glass versions' weights?
They use the same cartons as the PVC versions but weigh more. The per-size glass weights are confirmed on request — we would rather give you a weighed figure than an estimate you then have to explain to your freight forwarder.
Is it assembled or flat-packed?
Flat-packed, in every size. Panels are wrapped with foam corner protectors, hardware is bagged separately, and an illustrated assembly guide ships with each carton.
Which colours, and what does the density mean?
Black board at 0.45 g/cm³ and white at 0.35 g/cm³, as quoted by the board mill. Density is what the panel is actually made of, so it drives rigidity: the black board is stiffer and holds a screw better, the white board is lighter at the same thickness. Both are insulated, both use the same cartons, and both are stocked as standard.
Next step
Send us the size and the configuration
Tell us the outer dimensions, the version you want and the quantity, and you get a price with the carton and loading figures already worked out.
09 / ENQUIRE