Question about a custom rack...

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Originally Posted by Kagez28

flexwatt justs gets taped to the bottom of the shelf and the tub sits on top of it. heat rises and will heat the tub.

flexwatt+herpstat+tub=happy snake

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YAY! I'm so excited :D My neighbor is an electrician well he's basically a guy who can do anything so he can help me build a nice rack so my little guy won't get out... my moms gonna hate this idea..

I've had my snake in a tub for a little over a month now, no clips and she hasn't gotten out. It doesn't have any sort of locking device to close it either, just snaps downs. While its a good thing you are trying to take precautions so your snake won't get out, you don't need a rack to do that.

On the first rack that I built, I included a rheostat (lamp dimmer) on each level, so that I could "tweak" the temp for each tub, or turn a level off completely.

I kind of agree with the others about building at least a 3 slot rack. You know what else? If it takes a while to get more snakes, you'll have built in storage for supplies and a clean tub ready to go. On cleaning day, just pull the snake, slip him into your clean tub, then take your time cleaning the dirty tub.

Steve

Racks are excellent and save me quite a bit of space. Another benefit is that it makes feeding easier for me as I have quite a few snakes.

If your doing your own construction and building it out of MDF or Melamine, you will be able to make a three tub rack out of a sheet of it anyway. Its doesn't take much more time. Noone says you have to fill the other spots....but you know you will. :) It will be easier and look nicer to do it now then add on later.

Why go to the expense of time and supplies for just one? If you're going to only have one tub, you can tape the flexwatt to the bottom, put some plastic cane tips on the 4 corners for feet and leave it on a table/shelf/chest of drawers. If you're going to build a rack, you might as well go for a min. of 3.


Will look nicer, and you KNOW you're going to be buying more critters, so why go to the hassle of "adding on"???? Just my :2cent: .

I NEED more rack space and size variability. Would LOOOOOOOVE to be in your shoes...would be building at least a 5 or maybe even a 7 drawer-er. :D


RuLyn :sunny:

Does anyone know how much a sheet of MDF or Melamine is? And where can I find it?

Just about any home building supply store would have the sheets. Lowes, Home Depot...that sort of store.


Sorry, can't provide the prices.

I was looking at and pricing sheets of plexiglass and the metal stripping in order to build tanks for my big boas or a burm but I think I'll invest in APs or something else instead.

I still only have 1 bp and I just built an 11 slot rack...go big or go home :P .