Patent ID: 8689739

Claim:
A multi-enclosure reptile display system comprising: a chassis; a plurality of trays slidably connected to the chassis and being configured and arranged to slide from a retracted position to an extended position relative to the chassis; a plurality of reptile enclosures supported on at least one of the plurality of trays, each reptile enclosure defining an enclosed area, the enclosed area comprising a front zone proximate a forward edge of the at least one of the plurality of trays and a rear zone proximate a rearward edge of the at least one of the plurality of trays; a light containment shield pivotally connected to the chassis and configured to automatically pivot to a first orientation when the tray is in an extended position and pivot to a second orientation when the tray is in a retracted position; a belly heating element provided on the at least one of the plurality of trays, the belly heating element positioned under the front zone of at least one of the plurality of reptile enclosures at least when the at least one of the plurality of trays is in the retracted position; a basking heating element fixed to the chassis and positioned adjacent to and rearward of the light containment shield and positioned over the front zone of the at least one of the plurality of reptile enclosures when the tray is in the retracted position, wherein the belly heating element and the basking heating element are configured and arranged such that they can generate a temperature gradient that decreases from the front zone towards the rear zone of the at least one of the plurality of reptile enclosures.