RubberMaid Cage?

I've heard a lot of people recommend rubbermaid set ups. I remember when looking at the MgReptiles site Matt also had set ups for sale. What perplexed me about these is how do you get a heat source on there w/o it melting the plastic, and how the very small enclosure (with no headroom, not that balls are climbers) also was curious to me.
Why do people recommend them?

Thanks!
Shelley

well first let me say good to be back up.

now the tubs can handle the heat tapes that are out there as long as you use a thermastast(sp) which you should always use anyway. and as far as the headroom ball pythons do better in tight setups and then theres less light in there tubs if you use a rack setup which is less stress for the as we now that light can and does stress them out.

Its alot easier to maintain temps and humidity and less stressful overall as the rubbermaid is like one big hide.


Jeremy

People who use them recommend Rubbermaids, Sterilites, Iris tubs, and "Reptile Tubs" because we've found that there is no easier way to maintain proper, consistent heat and humidity. The tubs I use are a little taller than the ones used in rack systems, so the BPs do have a little extra headroom (a few of my juvies seem to enjoy a good upward stretch now and then). Another bonus of plastic is you never need a heat lamp if you've got a heat source (pad, flexwatt, etc.) underneath the container. Thermostats are highly recommened. I've never had a plastic tub melt on me yet.

a light or uth would have to get pretty hot in order to melt a rubbermaid. The most I have ever seen was the rubbermaid buckle a bit under a heat lamp. All I will ever use is a rubbermaid enclosure. they are cheap and easy to build and heat, what more could you ask for? I have built several different setups. I used to have a large rubbermaid about the size of a 30 gallon long tank. Now I have 3 shorter versions in a rack. I have even built mouse houses out of rubbermaids. Like I said before....If I had fish, they would probably be in a rubbermaid. If you want to set one up and need some help let me know.

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Originally Posted by daniel1983

If I had fish, they would probably be in a rubbermaid. If you want to set one up and need some help let me know.

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Hey man you could go into biz with that idea.."fish tubs" or "aquatic compression"..lol.. 99% of the time a ball will eat better in a smaller cage.. And your element will not work itself to death trying to keeps the correct temps...

i just built my first rubbermaid and i am so pleased i would recomend anyone to try it....easy to heat, easy to clean, easy to build, and its CHEAP!!

All but two of my boogers are in rubbermaids (or similar)

I have my columbian rainboa boa in a rubbermaid but I cant seem to keep the humidity as high as it needs to be

humidity should not be a problem in a rubbermaid. How do you have things set up? i.e. what type of ventiliation did you put in the rubbermaid and how much? When building a rubbermaid it is good to do a basic setup with no ventilization then add ventilization until the humidity is right. Thats just one method but it works.