possible snake rack

[jesst]

I was wondering if anyone has ever use some of these shelving units for racks? they seem adjustable i was just wondering about the wood shelves and what type of heat source you could use? i was going to use 67 qt tubs and put marker board on the back and side to keep in the heat

http://www.lowes.com/pd_101933-1281-...7C1&facetInfo=

or i was going to use these but was hoping i could it something a little wider

http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay?...llow&cId=PDIO1

[The Serpent Merchant]

While I'm sure you could do it, if you are going to spend that much money why not just buy a professionally made rack like an Animal Plastics Economy Series CB70 Rack?

http://www.apcages.com

AP will even make custom sized racks if you have a particular tub in mind.

[jesst]

i had thought about them but i was looking to use 74 or 67 qt tubs since my gf is very reluctant to put them in racks. she likes them to have the same amount of space they have now since they are in T10 enclosures.

[The Serpent Merchant]

i had thought about them but i was looking to use 74 or 67 qt tubs since my gf is very reluctant to put them in racks. she likes them to have the same amount of space they have now since they are in T10 enclosures.

Well AP will make a rack with those big tubs. How much it will cost I couldn't say, but I would at least look into it.

Is she worked about height or just floorspace? BP's being ground dwelling snakes really don't make use of anything more than 5-6 inches of cage height so if you can use shorter tubs you will save a lot of money, and be able to house more snakes in the same amount of room.

Another option would be to get an ARS rack level by level Their 80 series tubs are a good size, and they make some really big tubs as well.

http://www.arscaging.com/reptilesys.html

[jesst]

She likes them to have a lot of floor space. Mine do like to climb but nothing over 7". I wanted to male a rack that could hold 4-6 at a time. My house is crazy small and we are quickly running out of room.

[SlitherinSisters]

You should go to Home Depot, they have perfect shelving units for breeder racks. I put up a DIY
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...elving-unit%29

Here is my rack


I have two now, both full of breeder females, just crazy

[Kodieh]

I did use that was my first "rack". It worked well, I had the turtles, the balls, and the geckos on it. The problem is you can only fit a couple tubs to a shelf, and if you put it to where one of the short sides are on the wall, you could effectively use the shelves. It's doable, but I like my melamine and 2 x 4 racks a lot more.

[jesst]

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I did use that was my first "rack". It worked well, I had the turtles, the balls, and the geckos on it. The problem is you can only fit a couple tubs to a shelf, and if you put it to where one of the short sides are on the wall, you could effectively use the shelves. It's doable, but I like my melamine and 2 x 4 racks a lot more.

How did you heat yours? did you use the metal with wood shelving or the wire shelving?

[jesst]

You should go to Home Depot, they have perfect shelving units for breeder racks. I put up a DIY
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...elving-unit%29

Here is my rack


I have two now, both full of breeder females, just crazy

I had thought about what you did but i cant find 4x18 or 4x2 shelving units since i want to use 74 or 67 qt tubs

[jesst]

also had a question.....if i wanted to build a 4x2 melamine rack could i run the heat tape as one big piece or would i have to cut it individually? I was thinking about running 11 or 12" tape would that give me enough heat for 40" tubs?