new rack im making =)

So I made the sketch today on google sketchup and here are they are =)

They will be made out of melamine and there will be a door made out of plexiglass, my mom and dad insist that I have one in case he ever gets out.
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...7/newrack2.jpg
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../7/newrack.jpg
Dimensions are still unknown but we will build with the tub. Tell me what you think.

PS flexwatt and herpstat coming in ASAP =D

thats pretty cool. like it!

that's pretty awesome. not a bad idea either. it would look kinda nice, as a kinda show case piece. dont forget ventilation holes.

what I can add/change is the door. I would try a sliding rail with glass/acrylic on each. So it will slide to the left or right, depending on where your going to put it. Also so you wont disturb the other tubs/reptile/temp/humidty.

Does that make sense? Ventalation holes would be nice on it too.....

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Originally Posted by Krazy99CL

what I can add/change is the door. I would try a sliding rail with glass/acrylic on each. So it will slide to the left or right, depending on where your going to put it. Also so you wont disturb the other tubs/reptile/temp/humidty.

Does that make sense? Ventalation holes would be nice on it too.....

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What I'm going to do is make it shelves 1 inch away from the door, and magnetic stoppers so the door will not hit the tubs, I will be putting ventilation holes throughout the whole rack/display case. I will post pics of it when its done, maybe I will make a tutorial and maybe one of the mods can make it a sticky? who knows, I have a good feeling about this. Also I don't see the point in making it a sliding door because i will have to pull the tubs out and they won't fit through. But thank you everyone for your advice and compliments I will DEFINITELY post some pics as soon as I get started(This weekend?)

Oh and I also have a lock from my old tank, so I figure I'll put it on there so if my dad is drunk and wants to show off his son's snake to his buddies, he can't get in =) Or even if there are little kids around while I'm at work, because I know if I don't have a door and lock someone will leave a crack open where he can get out.. Just making some safety precautions!

What does everyone else think?

looks good. what size tubs are you going to be using? i was just curious because the tub size could change everything. a sterilite 41 qt tub can house the largest female ball python. a 32 qt can work for sub adults and adult males. you'll have to keep younger balls in 12-15 qt tubs, and move them up in sizes, so if you have an adult now then you'll have to get an adult/sub adult to fill the other tubs.

just want to throw somethings out there.

That is very nice. I like the lock idea to keep not so responsible people out and the snake in.

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Originally Posted by Kagez28

looks good. what size tubs are you going to be using? i was just curious because the tub size could change everything. a sterilite 41 qt tub can house the largest female ball python. a 32 qt can work for sub adults and adult males. you'll have to keep younger balls in 12-15 qt tubs, and move them up in sizes, so if you have an adult now then you'll have to get an adult/sub adult to fill the other tubs.

just want to throw somethings out there.

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He's about 3-4 months old, I need to find tubs that have the same height, any suggestions? Right now I have a 30 qt rubbermaid.