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Message: <blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 236619" data-attributes="member: 29323">I would take a look at.. <a href="https://www.theplasticpeople.co.uk/blog/polycarbonate-vs-acrylic/" target="_blank">https://www.theplasticpeople.co.uk/blog/polycarbonate-vs-acrylic/</a>For a T enclosure, I am not sure acrylic offers any real disadvantage over polycarbonate. And acrylic is slightly cheaper.As for stainless steel nuts & bolts. Outside applications like car exhausts. Where paying the extra for Stainless steel makes good sense. Again, I am not sure that tarantula enclosures gain anything by it's use. I have never heard anyone say a certain brand is excellent. But  it's a shame about the lack of stainless steel nuts & bolts.I have a variety of enclosures. Glass, acrylic, plastic. Several designs in each & I am not sure that any has a big  advantage over another, beyond personal choice.  I have some lovely glass enclosures but they are heavy. I have some very usable plastic enclosures. Plastic  is cheaper & much less robust than glass.Our T's have no idea what the enclosures are made of. They simply have a good environment to live in or not.</blockquote>