built my first rack

[Slipknot95758]

I used a 24x36 shelf set from home depot, each shelf will hold two 28qt sterilite tubs side by side, it comes with 5 shelves but I am only using 3 for now. I put 1/4" white melemine on the bottom and top of each shelf. The shelves are vented so I wanted to help prevent heat loss that's why I put it on the bottom. The shelves are 50 a set and can do 8 tubs total. It would take two shwets of melemine for a whole set. So 80 bucks is about as cheap as I could figure out for making it. Also target had the 28qt tubs on sale for 4.50 each.

I only have 3 snakes in it now but ready to expand as needed.

The tank on top has a 4ft columbian rainbow boa.

[Christycat]

You running heat tape in there?

[Slipknot95758]

Right now there are four 6" strip of 11" heat tape hooked up to a herpstat 1 basic. I am going to be ordering 12 ft of 6" heat tape to redo it with also to have it ready for adding more shelves.

[rlditmars]

Nice job on it.

[Jhill001]

Is the shelf made of plastic or metal? Do you have a link for it on their website?

[Sammiebob]

Nice!! I just built the same rack. I used two of those shelves and I made mine where I have four shelves reserves for 41 qt bins, three shelves for six 28 qt bins, and two shelves for eight 6 qt bins. I'll be running 3" heat tape for hatchlings, 4" tape for the sub adult snakes/ adult males and 6" tape for my big girls. I used 1/8" white board panel on the bottom of each shelf. Works great!

[Slipknot95758]

Yup pretty much the same set up I have for how I made it. I am going to be redoing the heat tape with each tin having 12" of 11" heat tape that way it can work with both 28qt and 41qt when I expand

I am picking up two more tomorrow a 2200ish gram normal female who laid 7 eggs last year. And a 900 gram mojave male I want to make some babies this year I don't want to wait haha. I'm getting the pair for 200 delivered.

As for a link here ya go

http://m.homedepot.com/p/HDX-36-in-W...471/100006678/