Should i buy or build a rack??

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Originally Posted by Pale Rider 777

Awesome rack I like it!!! Did you use a tutorial or just do it yourself?

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Just did it myself. My stepdad used to be a carpenter so he helped me with a few things.

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Build or buy depends on your budget and how you value your time.

I have built several racks but have slowly moved away from that to buy racks instead.

I like for my rack to be sturdy yet light so Melamine is out of the question plus wood tend to expend and contract a lot.

I have replaced almost all my racks with animal plastics racks and could not be happier, I price building a rack myself with the same material and the saving would have only been about $50 not worth it IMO

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This x 100

Melamine is TERRIBLY heavy and obnoxious to work with. If you bump a corner it'll start to brittle away and it expands and contracts with heat and humidity so your tubs may have gaps or scrape when you slide them.

The Animal Plastics 'Economy' racks are very reasonably priced. I cannot understand the logic in housing multiple snakes worth hundreds or thousands of dollars in anything less than the best. If you're housing multiple snakes, how can you worry about 50 bucks that much? Most other herps would require 200 bucks worth of housing PER INDIVIDUAL.

my vote is to buy one, I've seen some nice ones available for prices that are not too high, plus if you factor your own labor costs into the project you will usually save some money and headache. Of course if you just like doing projects, knock yourself out and show us your pics :)