Stacking tubs without a rack?

Does anyone have any tubs that are stacked but not in a rack? I want to get my BP's in tubs and out of the tanks cause they are taking up a lot of room but I do not have the money or time to build a rack right now.

My question is can I stack tubs without them being in a rack and what is the best way to heat them? If this is not possible i guess I will have to deal with the tanks for now :(

you can stack them no problems. You can use any heat pad or flexwatt to heat them as normal.

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Originally Posted by flameethrower

you can stack them no problems. You can use any heat pad or flexwatt to heat them as normal.

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Awesome! So I would just stick the heating pads under the tubs like I do with the tanks and stack em? I am going to have a hatchling, a juvenile, and an adult sized tub. I was thinking of putting the adult on the bottom for now (after quarantine time, i just picked him up last night) and then putting the hatchling and juvy tubs on top of that. Could i just use a heating pad on the bottom of the adult tub and then have the other 2 tubs share a heating pad on the top of the adult tub? I was going to plug the pads into a power strip controlled by a dimmer.

Within the next couple months I will be building a rack but i am just trying to free up some space in the mean time.

not to but in but if you stack them one on top of another, won't t some bps have 2 UTHs on them, as in the first tub will have a UTH on the bottem and if you put another one on top the bottem will feel the heat from above, hope i didn't confuse you. but im wondering for my own purpose

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Originally Posted by BOWSER11788

not to but in but if you stack them one on top of another, won't t some bps have 2 UTHs on them, as in the first tub will have a UTH on the bottem and if you put another one on top the bottem will feel the heat from above, hope i didn't confuse you. but im wondering for my own purpose

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The heat from the above UTH will act as an ambient air warmer for the snake below.

I still think that some snakes are going to get more heat than others and that will not work. The only way I could see that it would work is if you have some sort of set up where the backs all go against a strip of uth (flexiwatt) at the back.

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The heat from the above UTH will act as an ambient air warmer for the snake below.

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Originally Posted by singingtothewheat

I still think that some snakes are going to get more heat than others and that will not work. The only way I could see that it would work is if you have some sort of set up where the backs all go against a strip of uth (flexiwatt) at the back.

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I currently stack them in my QT room since theres no room for racks there.

I stagger when i stack where the UTH isnt all on once side. The above tub warm side will be above the bottoms tub cool side.

Heres how i have them in QT.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14.../Rex/rex-1.jpg

you can definitely stack tubs with flex or UTH's as a heating source. However, Flex should ONLY be used in conjunction with a reliable thermostat, not a dimmer. This is because you're creating a fire hazard with uncontrolled flexwatt.

Also, you should only use the same size and wattage pieces on the same thermostat. If you have a 4'', 1 foot piece and an 11'', 1 foot piece connected to the same thermostat you're going to have the two pieces be two different temps because the 11inch is a higher wattage than the 4''.

Thanks for the replies. Thats what I was looking for. I will stagger the hot sides and I think I should be fine. Thanks!

again my hero flame, girlfriend is giving me the evil eye, while reading this cause she knows what on the way:banana::banana:

I think you're asking for problems doing it this way. Unless you have a thermostat for each tub, you run the risk of run-away temps. Go buy a shelving unit at Home depot and set up a cheap rack. This would be better than overheating your snakes.

Sure, some can make an argument for this being safe, but I bet no one can give you a money back guarrantee.

I do not like having heat above and below every tub, except the very top tub. An overheating problem could easily become a problem, one that could kill a snake or two before you could catch it.

Your mileage may vary,
Jim smith

Ok, so why not just tape a foot of flexwatt on ur wall and then stack them at least they will get back heat. I use a rack and belly heat but I don't see why this wouldn't work.

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Ok, so why not just tape a foot of flexwatt on ur wall and then stack them at least they will get back heat. I use a rack and belly heat but I don't see why this wouln't work.

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This will not work as walls are hollow with air flowing though them which in turn cause the flexwatt to cool down

Honestly I wouldn't stack them ontop of each other like this. You run the risk of overheating and another problem you might not've thought about is the fact that you will be disturbing the heat source when you have to move each tub to get to a certain snake, possibly losing the probe in the process.

This is what I did, go to walmart's shelving area and get the small bookshelf for $20. Cheap 'rack'.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...ndingMethod=rr

That is what I did and it works like a charm.

http://i25.tinypic.com/25qf76x.png

^32 qt Tub

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...enclosure6.png
^ 20 Gallon Long aquarium ontop of the shelving unit.


A safter alternative IMO. Hope this helps.

sarin, what the leingh of the shelf, and how many tubs can you fit

If I remember correctly it's something like 15" x 28"? And it really depends on how many shelves you get with your bookshelf.

You can get custom shelves to fit in there and I would say probably 3-4 32 quarts would fit. Lid on though.