So I have stepped up and working on a DYI rack

I just purchased a herpstat ND from Spyder Robotics.

I then went to Reptile Basics and purchased 4- 3foot length (4inch Flex)
Also bought some hides and water bowls.

I then purchased a rack from home depot

http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pro...57dda8_400.jpg

Im going to cut the length of the legs. To shorten it up. Then I would like to cover up the two sides.

The question I have is.

What tubs should I buy to put the snakes in?? quarts/brand??

Im sure brands would be like comparing apples to apples but figured I would just ask..

I have 2 balls 400 and 500 grams. Male pastel and Female super pastel


Thanks again for your help.

Matt:snake:

wow i made a rack out of this exact shelving unit. it works great. i have pics of it in my other phone. what i did was cut the legs of all the shelves to fit the tubs (any would work just pick a reasonable size). as you can see i included a display tank into my design. it currently houses 3 bps and i use the bottom shelf for storage. i used sheets of whiteboard (the kind you use dry erase markers to write on) to cover the bottom of each shelf to create a slat surface for the top of the tubs. the board was $11 for a huge wall sized piece and they cut it for free. its laminated and easy to clean. it turned out great. please show some pics when your done and hit me up if you have questions

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l3...an_010/020.jpg

You have lids on them tubs? The wholes seem big enough for them to squeeze through

Here ya go

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ht=frugal+rack

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Originally Posted by f4n70m

You have lids on them tubs? The wholes seem big enough for them to squeeze through

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I havent purchased the tubs yet.. That was the main reason why i posted up.. "Ill read what 2kdime sent"

thanks guys.. ;)


Izzy .. Nice.. Ill shoot some pics when Im done.. I wanted to do tubs without lids so Im going to shoot for that.. thanks for the pics.. :)

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Here ya go

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ht=frugal+rack

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Perfect thank you.. :)

No problem!

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Originally Posted by The Plumber

Perfect thank you.. :)

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28 quart tubs for that size bp! Rubbermaid or Sterlite are good tubs! Get the ones that are only 6 inches high!

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You have lids on them tubs? The wholes seem big enough for them to squeeze through

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as i explained(i guess not clearly enough) the tubs are tight against the "whitebord" material that covers the bottom of each shelf. if the snakes look up they dont see the holes in the shelf but instead a nice clean whiteboard. No lids needed :D works great

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Originally Posted by 2kdime

Here ya go

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ht=frugal+rack

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pretty much i did exactly what they did with the eucaboard here but used whiteboard and screwed it in instead of glue

So what if I took flexible pvc ( aka shower liner) 40mm thick and used that as my top of my tops of my tubs.. ( sliding in and out tubs)

Meaning get a 1/4 thick piece of wood or what ever and wrap it with the flixble pvc.

Just curious what you think about that..

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:J...howerpan34.jpg

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Originally Posted by The Plumber

So what if I took flexible pvc ( aka shower liner) 40mm thick and used that as my top of my tops of my tubs.. ( sliding in and out tubs)

Meaning get a 1/4 thick piece of wood or what ever and wrap it with the flixble pvc.

Just curious what you think about that..

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:J...howerpan34.jpg

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im assuming the pvc would simply be for "laminating" or covering the wood to prevent rubbing, mold ect. and make it easier to clean? i guess that would work. might not look too attractive unless done right. the whiteboard was my solution to this. sorry if i sound like a homedepot salesman lol

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Originally Posted by Izzys Keeper

as i explained(i guess not clearly enough) the tubs are tight against the "whitebord" material that covers the bottom of each shelf. if the snakes look up they dont see the holes in the shelf but instead a nice clean whiteboard. No lids needed :D works great

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Ah sorry i missed that :bow:

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Ah sorry i missed that :bow:

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np:D:D:D

Well on these racks the tops of them need some kind of hard surface for the tubs.

So i figured I had a bunch of flexable pvc laying around my shop that I could use..

I figured if I would wrap the wood with pvc ( glue it down or staple gun it down) It would prevent expansion of the wood.. I would be very easy to clean/water resistant. You would be able to pull it very tight. It wouldnt look too sloppy.

The picture above is from a job I did a couple days ago. This isnt what it would look like.. Just an example of what it is.. :)

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Originally Posted by The Plumber

Well on these racks the tops of them need some kind of hard surface for the tubs.

So i figured I had a bunch of flexable pvc laying around my shop that I could use..

I figured if I would wrap the wood with pvc ( glue it down or staple gun it down) It would prevent expansion of the wood.. I would be very easy to clean/water resistant. You would be able to pull it very tight. It wouldnt look too sloppy.

The picture above is from a job I did a couple days ago. This isnt what it would look like.. Just an example of what it is.. :)

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sounds good! try it out