Advice on racks..

Hey guys, it's been a few days since I've been here. Work is so overwhelming that by the time I get home, I am passed out.

So anyway, I just added another female pastel to the group =). She's a beauty. I have been looking at racks on RBIplastics as a self birthday gift and was wondering if I'd be able to get away with buying a 4 tub rack that is big enough for the snakes I have from now till adulthood. I mean does anyone else do that? Like buy a 41qt 4-tub or whatever rack and just place 15qt tubs when they are small, and go bigger when they get big?

Thanks for the click. Also if anyone knows of any other better rack places, feel free to tell me.

I haven't done what you are talking about (though I am sure it could work) but....Reptile Basics has a rack that has dividers in it. So you can cut a 30QT tub down to (2) 15QT tubs...this might be worth looking into.


http://www.reptilebasics.com/product...cat=251&page=1

A bp can live in a 41 qt tub for its entire life. I have the 15qt 8 tub rack , i have some 600 gram snakes still in there, because they love the tight space they eat alot better. But my bigger snakes are in a 32 qt rack, and they do well in there.

With the racks from RBI, are the flexwatts attached to the racks, or are they given like how they are when you order them individually and attach them to the tub? That's what I'm also confused about as well.

And... Would they eventually be in 41qt sized tubs because I remmber reading during my research that putting bps in a 41 qt was only preference. I may be wrong. I'm just asking to see if I should buy a 41qt sized rack. Thanks guys!

It depends on which rack your getting from him... But when your on the website it should tell you. The 40qt tubs are prefered for the biggest females.

Also you can always email Rich. He is always willing to answer ?'s.

This is the one I am looking at... http://www.reptilebasics.com/product...cat=251&page=1

It is 32 qt tubs from what I see... has nice heating on it, and I would use the dividers for my 2-3 month old snakes that I have at the moment. I would increase them in size as they grow older. I would assume it would last me 2-3 years.

I don't see any 40qt racks on the site. If you could show me that'd be awesome. =)

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Originally Posted by dotc0m

I would assume it would last me 2-3 years.

I don't see any 40qt racks on the site. If you could show me that'd be awesome. =)

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Why? Unless its a huge female or for breeding. They dont really seem to care for room to play with you know.

i would go with the 32 qt rack for now. and make sure you get a thermostat as well....

I have a ranco atm, but I am about to get a helix grounded as well and use the ranco as my back up. :)

So I'll be going for the 32 qt I guess. Is that suitable for an adult male? I'll be using the dividers for them so that it can be made smaller. I'm so excited haha...