here we go building a 4 cage rack

[zombie&lemons]

i just picked up 3 sheets of birch plywood 1/2" thick. i have to build 4 cages with hood room between each cage for dome lamps. i measured and i need 7" to 8"s of space between them. now just gonna figure out how tall to make them since the bottom cage will have to fit a 5 to 5 1/2 boa and hes growing like crazy. But buy time to build him another cage ill have 4 BP's.

first step


ill be posting every step of this build for those who wanna know how the building process is going and the ones that are happy that i'm building a RACK to separate my BP's

[Anarchy]

keep the steps coming !

[zombie&lemons]

need help on sizes though should i make it 48"x24" or 36"x18" but i also gonna remember i do have a 5 to 5 1/2' boa that needs to be on the bottom cage

[MarkS]

Well, when building a snake rack. At least the way it is usually defined for housing snakes, you buy the tubs first. Then you design the rack around the tub size and that is what determines the size of the rack. So are you building a rack system? Or just shelving for different sized cages?

[Bruce Whitehead]

I believe that Z and L is referring to this as a rack, but it is actually a series of stacked custom enclosures.

Bruce

[zombie&lemons]

thanks for the correctiong the bottom cages is 48"x24"x18" the other three are only 12" tall

[MarkS]

I believe that Z and L is referring to this as a rack, but it is actually a series of stacked custom enclosures.

Bruce

Ahh, gotcha... I like to have at least a 4 foot cage for boas so the 48" X 24" would work best I think. Then you can stack a couple of 24" X 24" cages side by side on top of it which work really well for ball pythons. I Wouldn't go more then 18" high though otherwise the stack can get pretty tall kind of quick so 12" would be perfect.

[zombie&lemons]

im doing all of them 4'x2' total hieght of cage will be 81 1/2 " tall mofo

this is it sitting on it side

[MarkS]

Make sure you seal it well especially inside. I personally like the high gloss urethane spar varnish. It makes for a very strong waterproof finish that's easy to clean and holds up well under heat.

[zombie&lemons]

im gonna paint it and use a sealent on the bottom of each cage