Doors for Zoo Cages and Housing Units
LGL manufactures a variety of shift, horizontal push/pull, swing, and hydraulic doors, constructed from various materials, for zoo animal cages and housing units. Our zoo doors include a variety of custom sized doors for all types of animals – horizontal push/pull poly-lumber doors, horizontal push/pull polyethylene doors, aluminum swing doors, aluminum horizontal shift doors, manual push/pull doors, self-contained hydraulic shift door, and horizontal push/pull shift doors.
Horizontal Push/Pull Door Poly-lumber
Features:
- Poly-lumber with stainless steel frame and door track
Horizontal Push/Pull Door Polyethylene
Features:
- All Polyethylene
Swing Door Aluminum
Features:
- Two point stainless steel gravity latch
- Wall mounted guillotine door
Aluminum Horizontal Shift Door
University of Florida Veterinary College Exotic Holding Room
Features:
- Gear operated
- Attached to block wall
Manual Push/Pull Door
Brookfield Zoo
Features:
- Stainless steel side panel
Manual Push/Pull Door
Kansas City Zoo
Features:
- Door in block wall
Self Contained Hydraulic Shift Door
Features:
- Battery powered
- 12 volt dry cell with trickle charger
- External 120 volt power
- Opens and closes in approximately 3-4 seconds
- Bolt-on design
- System will hold approximately 1000 lbs of force
- Pump system is industry standard
- Hydraulic cylinder hidden in track
- High-density polyethylene allows the door to travel smoothly and quietly
- Keyed lock system for added security
- Hundreds of cycles with little power loss
Horizontal Push/Pull Shift Door
Features:
- Doors can be solid aluminum, stainless steel, poly sheet, or stainless mesh.
- Operated by stainless steel fold-down lockable handle, cable, or gear mechanism
- Slides easily in a high density polyethylene door track
LGL Animal Care Products, Inc. can work with you, your architect, and your contractor to design and build the zoo doors that are animal specific for each observation area.
Our zoo doors are designed for very small animals to the very largest. You can feel secure in knowing that our zoo doors are constructed for the safety of the animal, zoo keeper, and zoo visitor.