3 Rack Mini System for $7 (not including heat)

My house has limited space considerations, which means sometimes things need to be strategically placed in a practical sense.

I was walking through home depot and I found something sorta neat (and I am sure others have seen this too), but I thought I would throw it up anyway.

They were selling small 3 level plastic storage racks, and I thought, hmmm, those would be ideal for either baby balls or perhaps sand boas or whatever.

There were 3 concerns for my little experiment; 1) heating, 2) locking the little tubs in place (because they were free moving), and 3) there are some very small slits on the sides, which would be out of the question for small colubrids, but perhaps ok for balls and/or other baby snakes that come with more girth straight off.

1) Heating can be very simple by perhaps adding heat tape or using a heating pad, which can slide in underneath the tubs with ease.

2) Locking the tubs was simple, I just drilled a hole all the way into each layer and tub and put a properly sized rod in place. The neat thing is there is a lip on each level that allows for this.

3) The small slits in the sides may or may not be an issue for larger varieties of babies, I will have to see.

In the end, if this pans out, they are cheap as hell ($7), well made, and can fit just about anywhere.

Anyway, here are some pics so you can see what I mean:

http://serpentcharmer.com/racks/3_rack_1.jpg

http://serpentcharmer.com/racks/3_rack_2.jpg

http://serpentcharmer.com/racks/3_rack_3.jpg

BrandonsBalls

Not a good system because the snakes not in the top tub can access the heat for the tub above it.

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Originally Posted by ThyTempest

Not a good system because the snakes not in the top tub can access the heat for the tub above it.

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If you look carefully the tub sits on an actual shelf that heat tape could be affixed to

I've made one of these sort of "racks" before. It is in use now as a quarantine.
It has 8 levels and the problem I find with them is they do not hold humidity well.
I am constantly having to mist to keep it up.
-Steven

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Originally Posted by Royal Morphz

If you look carefully the tub sits on an actual shelf that heat tape could be affixed to

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Yes, but those shelves have two gaping holes in them, which a curious snake could go up and touch the heat sitting over them.

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Originally Posted by ThyTempest

Yes, but those shelves have two gaping holes in them, which a curious snake could go up and touch the heat sitting over them.

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oh yes i see that now its got a seleton shelf rather than a solid one i do apologize for my error

Problem solved use back heat.....

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Originally Posted by hoax

Problem solved use back heat.....

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Very clever....if the room is temp controlled, which I doubt it is, with no offense to the OP. I dont have temp controlled rooms specifically for herps, and I think a lot of people that do the DIY/cheap buy kind of stuff like this (me included), dont have the resources to pull off back heat yet.

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Originally Posted by ThyTempest

Very clever....if the room is temp controlled, which I doubt it is, with no offense to the OP. I dont have temp controlled rooms specifically for herps, and I think a lot of people that do the DIY/cheap buy kind of stuff like this (me included), dont have the resources to pull off back heat yet.

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I guess you have a point. I try and do things on the cheep. But I do have a temp controlled room. I just find it easier to control the room temperature and then all I have to worry about the warm end....

I am so glad that i live in fl and don't have to worry about all the issues with humidity and freezing weather