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    New Rack Design

    Not sure if anyone thought of this or not but this will be my next rack for the hatchlings. if i like it ill be doing it to all my racks.




    Being enclosed itll help keep temps up even if room temps happen to drop.




    Back is for more ventilation to allow excess heat to escape and for flexwatt/tstat wires to run.

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    Re: New Rack Design

    Its a smart idea and all, but if you look a the pictures you will see that if you open the door all of the slots are exposed. So if you open the door to try and get one of your snakes, that means that they could all get out. Unless you were going to putt a tub into each slot.
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    Re: New Rack Design

    Quote Originally Posted by warman0712 View Post
    Its a smart idea and all, but if you look a the pictures you will see that if you open the door all of the slots are exposed. So if you open the door to try and get one of your snakes, that means that they could all get out. Unless you were going to putt a tub into each slot.
    Umm yes there will be a tub in each slot. its a rack with a door.

    I may use 11" back heat to keep is 80 in the rack and 4" belly heat to keep them at 90. doing this will reduce energy bill for not having to keep space heater up all the time.
    Last edited by RichsBallPythons; 01-10-2010 at 08:04 PM.

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    Re: New Rack Design

    So its a closed front rack? hmm, and the tubs still go in each slot?

    Edit, should have read the replys!
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    Re: New Rack Design

    Habitat systems makes a similar design with hollow core pvc and a nice looking door with a pop out work station. Pretty cool! If you do make one, im excited to see the end results! Good luck

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    Re: New Rack Design

    Quote Originally Posted by Beardedragon View Post
    So its a closed front rack? hmm, and the tubs still go in each slot?

    Edit, should have read the replys!
    Yes with the back having 2" gap down the back on each side to ventilation and holes in front as well.

    I could always just use peg boardo n back for all the ventilation to make it lighter.
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    Re: New Rack Design

    Cool, sounds good.
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    Re: New Rack Design

    Quote Originally Posted by juddb View Post
    Habitat systems makes a similar design with hollow core pvc and a nice looking door with a pop out work station. Pretty cool! If you do make one, im excited to see the end results! Good luck
    I could do the same and make the middle shelf on a rail to slide out when cleaning tubs and so forth.

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    Re: New Rack Design

    Will there be much of a heat gradient between the front and rear of the tub? I'm just wondering if there will be, for the most part, one temp throughout the whole rack similar to an incubator.

    Good luck with the build though. Let us know how it turns out.

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    Re: New Rack Design

    Quote Originally Posted by flameethrower View Post
    I could do the same and make the middle shelf on a rail to slide out when cleaning tubs and so forth.
    I like where your heads at Get to work there hotshot!

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