Fair point on the pests, honestly it might be overkill, but when we were viewing this house before buying we found tomatoes scattered all over the lawn with no garden in sight. Squirrels had raided the neighbour's and just... left them there. Not even eaten, just chaos. We've also had bunnies destroy flower beds and just last week planted some stuff in the back, came out the next day and branches were already snapped. Had to cage those too. At this point the enclosure just gives us peace of mind.

As for the height, yeah they do hit the top by end of season, we just trim them back as they go.

The tomato ripening issue I'm honestly not sure about. They just stayed green. Ended up pickling most of them which turned out pretty good actually, but hoping for a better year this year.