Sliding Glass Locks

[Ricko]

its funny this subject came up as i heard the other day a local pet shop had hatchling bhp's and they have locks and seperate keys but they leave the keys lieing around and they are all marked and someone stole a female hatchy and they didnt realize till end of that day. i use sliding glass locks for most of my tanks.

[BuggieSmuggler]

I built some enclosures recently with glass sliding doors.
I was going to use those locks that have that ratchet/clamp type attachment to the glass. (which long term scratch the glass)BUT I went to a glass merchant who sold me these really great locks that are fitted into pre cut holes in the glass.
They are $25 each which I know isn't cheap but that does include the cut for the hole. They are the size of a 1 dollar coin with a polished silver finish.
The way they work is that the key leaves it's end in the lock when you lock them.
I haven't seen anything that looks better. And my wife feels a lot less stressed about our very inquisitive 16 month old!
Very clever idea Pilba!!! :wink:

[dobermanmick]

when you buy generic locks check if they have a key # stamped on them something like 850 or 855 usually 3 digits as long as you have the same numbers they should all work off the same key

[africancichlidau]

As they are a low security lock if you want them all on one key, (and you have the patience), you can search through the stock for locks with the same key numbers. Can take a while though