Zoo med vs. exo terra

[bshmerlie]

I like the 3d ExoTerra background better than the cork one and its free with the tank

[vasco94]

I just have exo terra terrariums , 3 of them . i am happy with their preformance , they have good ventilaction , the doors are funcional.
When you were bought the terrarium be carefull, make sure the lock at the front works , like julia said

[froggiez]

Very helpful thread. thank you for posting the question!

[Deku]

Hmm in my opinion I prefer the exo terras. So far the only zoomeds Ived seen have only ONE opening front door. So for my visual I just dont like that. I like pairs of things. Its all really the same just different look I guess. To me an exo terra looks like a chest of a sort so its more appealing I guess. I also like the name exo terra. So thats partly why. :P Also ived never had a problem with their products. Which with the zoo meds I did have problems with a few things they made. So yeah thats my preferance. Try finding your own though. Because if you go by what others like you may not get what YOU like. You know?
Little food for thought. But I get you. Hard to decide.

[John]

I like the Zoo Meds more. My only criticism of them is the shallow bottom in the smaller ones. If you have the opportunity, see if you can look at both in person.

[bshmerlie]

John, I do consider you the true authoriy. Why do you like the ZooMed better? And please do not tell me its the name.

[John]

I don't like the split door of the Exo terras, plus the wire mesh in the Exo terras seems to rust much more easily. I also like the one piece, no split lid of the Zoo Med. It's really a toss up. If you can get one or the other on special offer, take it and don't worry about the differences. I will say though that the Exo Terras seem to be more popular with dart froggers, at least.

Personally I don't like the Exo Terra foam backgrounds - they look awfully fake when you are trying to take pictures of frogs with that background behind them. The Zoo Med backgrounds are real organic materials (cork) but you usually have to buy them separately and they aren't cheap. However, you should be able to get the Zoo Med backgrounds to fit the Exo Terras, so best of both worlds.