?? About hatchling rack

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Originally Posted by BrianDallek

Im not a fan of the V35 shorts. They are only 3.5" tall which to me isnt enough room for a juvenile BP to get access to water dishes. Id call animal plastics and see the lead time on 1 unit that can accomodate all your needs.

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Lead time with animal plastics is over 10 weeks, that is too long for me to wait. I wish the vision racks were built better since it will hold everything I need it to. I will probably go with c serpents or dragons4you. They both make the same rack for the same price.

I just bought my third Dragons4You rack a few weeks ago. They're really well made, I love them!

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Originally Posted by jesst

Lead time with animal plastics is over 10 weeks, that is too long for me to wait. I wish the vision racks were built better since it will hold everything I need it to. I will probably go with c serpents or dragons4you. They both make the same rack for the same price.

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Email Ali at AP before you decide. I was in the same boat needing a rack quickly. They happened to have one that was a cancelled order that I was able to have shipped to me immediately. I had it in 2 days. Waiting on the other 2 I ordered from there now. :)

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Originally Posted by greco

I just bought my third Dragons4You rack a few weeks ago. They're really well made, I love them!

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I looked at this guy before buying AP. The racks looked great! I just wasn't certain as I couldn't find anyone who had dealt with them.

You have to look at the cost basis per tub on any rack you get. About any V18/V35 rack I am building has a cost basis of about $9- $12/tub with heat tape and tubs.

Most all commercial racks have a cost basis of $20- $25/tub. 16 tub V18 rack is $360 with Dragons4you and that does not include heat tape. Thats $22.50 per tub with no heat tape. Ouch!!

Three wide 60 tub V18 rack build in progress. 2 sheets of 1/2" XPVC (19" x 23"- factory cut to size for free)= $196, 60 V18 tubs= $255, heat tape= $100. Misc materials= $50.

Total is $611/60 tubs= $10.18 per tub.

Four wide 80 tub rack comes in at $10.42 per tub.

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Originally Posted by coreydelong

You have to look at the cost basis per tub on any rack you get. About any V18/V35 rack I am building has a cost basis of about $9- $12/tub with heat tape and tubs.

Most all commercial racks have a cost basis of $20- $25/tub. 16 tub V18 rack is $360 with Dragons4you and that does not include heat tape. Thats $22.50 per tub with no heat tape. Ouch!!

Three wide 60 tub V18 rack build in progress. 2 sheets of 1/2" XPVC (19" x 23"- factory cut to size for free)= $196, 60 V18 tubs= $255, heat tape= $100. Misc materials= $50.

Total is $611/60 tubs= $10.18 per tub.

Four wide 80 tub rack comes in at $10.42 per tub.

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where do you get your xpvc from? Im looking at a herptasic 15level rack which can hold both v18 and v35 short tubs for 560 shipped with heat, but no tubs. is that a good deal?

Google Piedmont Plastics. They have several locations all over the country.

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Originally Posted by jesst

where do you get your xpvc from? Im looking at a herptasic 15level rack which can hold both v18 and v35 short tubs for 560 shipped with heat, but no tubs. is that a good deal?

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I do not consider $560 without tubs a good deal at all. 30 V18 tubs will cost you over $120. That makes your cost per tub at ~$23 per tub with V18's.....

http://www.lllreptile.com/products/6...ng-plastic-tub

I forgot to mention it holds 45 v18s

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Originally Posted by jesst

I forgot to mention it holds 45 v18s

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OK.... still, 45 V18 tubs will run you ~$200. Add that to the $560 for the rack and you are at $760. That's $16.89 per tub.

Ultimately the decision is yours.