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More than two decades of custom PVC and glass reptile habitats, built in Calgary: our story, what we make, and why keepers, zoos, and science centres choose Cornel's World.
June 20, 2025
We designed and built 21 custom PVC cages for the Kentucky Reptile Zoo, one of the world's largest venomous collections, with back access, ReptiRad heat, and Arcadia UVB.
April 20, 2025
Mike Chan of C and C Tortoises met Greg at the Victoria Reptile Expo, needed more supplies after the show, and had them shipped from Calgary, perfectly packed.
March 21, 2025
Two auditions, a bearded dragon, a seven-year-old pitch coach, and an offer from Michael Wekerle: how Cornel's World ended up on Dragons' Den season 9.
March 21, 2025
A Calgary couple who foster snakes for the Calgary Humane Society swapped mismatched glass tanks for a matched stack of Cornel's World PVC cages, and love the result.
March 21, 2025
How Greg turned a lifelong love of reptiles into a full-time business, and how an AXYZ CNC router helped Cornel's World build faster, cleaner, and more precise cages.
March 21, 2025
Stephane Diprose picked up his custom cages in Gatineau, Quebec, and wrote to us the same morning. Here is what he had to say about the build and the shipping.
March 21, 2025
A reptile rescue facility's custom cages can each be divided into one 6' cage, two 36" cages, or four 18" cages, so they are ready for whatever comes in next.
March 21, 2025
Lisa Grant chose an oak stain for her bearded dragon's new enclosure and finished the wood herself. Here is her note after we built and delivered it.
March 21, 2025
Chelsey McBride in Calgary set up her new chameleon stand and canopy from Cornel's World and sent us a quick thank you with a couple of photos.
March 21, 2025
Our Geckos ordered caging from us while still in Europe, and it met them in Quebec as they moved to Canada to set up their gecko business out East.
March 21, 2025
Our Dragons' Den pitch made the show's blooper reel on YouTube. Skip ahead to 5:16 for our bit, then read the full story of how the pitch went.
March 21, 2025
CBC News reported on exotic snakes and lizards being abandoned in British Columbia. Here is a link to the full story on the CBC News website.
March 21, 2025
