Is this big enough?

No, I don't think so. The 32qt tubs would be sideways, with the long side facing out instead of the short side.

Are you set on Reptile Basics or would you look at others? I know some other manufacturers make those kinds of racks.

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Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny

We have no building skills and for our first ball pythons, we don't want to risk making our own and having some kind of flaw in it and end up losing a snake.

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If you cannot build then Reptile Basics is going to have pry the best price on a CB70 rack.

Though there are some really simple plans out there where most (if not all) the cutting can be done at Home depot (lowes)...so all you would need to do is screw it together. Even find a friend you has some basic skills will save you $100s.

On the real cheap you could put them in tubs with the lids on - then tape the flexwatt right to the bottom and then stack the tubs on one of those plastic rack systems you see at Wal-mart for like $40.

Just different options depending on your budget and end goals.

I'm not set on Reptile Basics. If you know of anyone else that makes good racks, that'd be great. So the racks available at Reptile Basics are not interchangable? Meaning if you have the 32qt rack the only tubs you can put on the shelves are the tubs it comes with?

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I'm not set on Reptile Basics. If you know of anyone else that makes good racks, that'd be great. So the racks available at Reptile Basics are not interchangable? Meaning if you have the 32qt rack the only tubs you can put on the shelves are the tubs it comes with?

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Usually this is true about the tubs...but only because Rubbermaid and Sterlite change their tub designs from year to year. Adding a foot or removing a ridge that kind of thing...which slightly changes the tubs dimensions.

As for other manufactures there are several but I don't you will find a much better price. I just checked a few others for you and they were all higher then RP.

Could we get the 32qt rack and use the divider they have for the 32qt rack?

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

I'm pretty sure that fits the 32qt rack I was going to get.

Yeppers, that'd work just fine :)

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Are those tubs big enough to house a fully grown ball python. Even the big females?

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The thing to take into consideration is floor space. While those are 32qt tubs, they only have 2.6 sqft of floor space because of their height. IIRC, you generally want 1sqft of floor space per 1 foot of snake to give them enough room to move about. This is why the Iris CB-70 Rack is listed as great for adults even though the tubs are only 30.6 qts. Although they have less volume, they're 3/4in shorter which translates into over 4 sqft of floor space.

Then thats probably what I'll end up doing. I can get the 32qt 4tub rack, dividers and thermostat. When I use the rack and thermostat, will it run all of the shelves or can I choose to just run one level? Since I only have two snakes at the moment and am going to be using the dividers, I will only need one tub and the rack comes with four.

Well right now my ball pythons are just little babies. Under 100g, so I think, according to what people here have told me, would do best in a 15qt. If my ball pythons start to outgrow this rack I can get the next size up and then have this rack available for new babies! :D

Well I just put in the order for the 32qt rack, Helix DBS Proportional Thermostat, and a set of 4 dividers. The rack has belly heat.

Total: $432.16