Topless or Not

I'm getting ready to build another rack and got to thinking. Would I like this rack to be set up for tubs with or without lids? What do you think? Since I'm building it, I can set it up anyway I want. Lids are good sometimes, but other times, I think they just get in the way. What do you think?

If you have a sizable collection, the lids make cleaning, watering, and feeding more of a pain. However, building a rack for tubs with no lids with the necessary precise measurements to ensure there are no escapes is way beyond my capability! :D

IMHO, i would go topless, it's much easier. i build mines to hold 32qts topless and love it, i also have 6qts in there but i hate to have to pull the hole thing out just to check, take them out or change water.

go mardi graw.....topless...:rolleyes:

I was ripped off!!!! Dang! Talk about false advertisement.:8:

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Originally Posted by twistedtails

I was ripped off!!!! Dang! Talk about false advertisement.:8:

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I thought the same thing :rolleyes:

Racks are always best topless ;)

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

Racks are always best topless ;)

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I agree the tops always want to come off anyways when you slide it in. At least with my rack that is the way it is.

i built mine with lids on and it is a bit more work but it easier to move the tubs (as in stacking them if i need to treat the room for mites, no worries about hte wood mildweing from the moisture, no rubbing against the wood and spilters plus if they do start to squeeze out the lid prevent me from dragging their body against the wood and causing more injury.


plus i can change the water with hte lid on just open the one side ans slide it out enough to place water in make s it harder for the snake to try and speed out the tub.

Topless!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah baby!!

Definately Topless

Yeah i'm dealing with lids right now and its a pain, definitely go topless.

Everything is better Topless....except a garbage can:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by H H Honey

Everything is better Topless....except a garbage can:rolleyes:

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And your grandma...

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Originally Posted by twistedtails

I was ripped off!!!! Dang! Talk about false advertisement.:8:

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Get your mind out of the gutter. Well, actually, that was my intent. Had to get ya to look. Would you have opened the message if I'd titled it rack lids/yes or no?

Jim Smith

Topless is easiest obviously but I am forced to use a top with one of my tubs because of the size of the snake and the risk of escape.

I have used both, and topless is the way to go. Feeding is way easier without lids, as are water changes, and peeking at breeding activity and snapping quick pics. Once you go topless you never go back.

whoops! Meant to click topless. My bad!

As nearly everyone else has said, topless is best for a rack - that sounds so dirty, LOL. :oops::D One of my racks has to use lids, and it's a real pain in the butt... water dishes are always spilling, and I have to remove tubs completely for everything (cleaning, removing snakes, etc). I tried to remedy the situation by using furniture sliders to prop the tubs, thus eliminating the need for lids, but the snakes took advantage and managed to escape. My big girl even figured out she could push the tub, giving herself a nice gap to squeeze out of. :cool: So not only do I recommend topless, but also the front-loading style (as opposed to side-loading, which is what Mona escaped from).

I would go topless as well. I build mine with lids due to the fact that I only have a few, but after it was all said and done I was wishing I'd gone topless. But I kind of fixed the problem. I took and cut the lids in half or a little more and hot glued hinges on the top! So now I just pull out the tub and lift up half of the lid. :D

All this topless talk is making me want to go play with my snake:P

they just get in the way man.

I would do it with the lids. But then again, I am really obsessive over my snake not being able to escape. My mom would freak! But if you're not as weird about it as I am, just do it topless.

my 4 racks were all built for tubs with tops. I like the added safety that theres no way out.

topless!:gj:

oh la la, topless. But keep the lids to transport if you ever have to move.

You don't need to measure the spaces! All I did was lay the first shelf on the floor then put the tub with a 1/8 sheet of masonite(for a spacer) on top then put the next shelf on that then screw in the sides and keep going until all your shelves are done then take out the spacer and they will slide nicely! Thats all there is to go topless!

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Originally Posted by FatBoy

Topless!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah baby!!

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Definately the way to go!!! :absolut::absolut::absolut:

This topic makes me giggle.

I also have to side with all the people who picked the dirty option of going topless.

cant believe all the inuendo's flying around from such a serious question.:rolleyes:

topless is best as its much easier access with far less fuss........oooops :D

92% say topless :gj::gj::banana::banana:
yeeeeea

I like having lids on my tubs, since it makes it easier to pull them out and evacuate for hurricanes. http://www.wax32.com/images/bigrin01.gif

i have lids also and like the hinge idea, going to try it
steve