Can this be done?

Can a sterilite cart be converted into a snake rack with the addition of heat tape? has anyone done this?

Hi,

Can you link to pics of what you are talking about?

If it's those little plastic multi-drawer units then the gernal feelings always see to be they are not escape proof.


dr del

Yeah thats exactly what I mean the little drawer things. I am not very handy but I want to expand my collection by 1 or 2 snakes and I was looking for a cheaper alternative to a purchased rack. If they are not escape proof then I guess It wouldnt work thanks for the reply. If you have any other thoughts let me know

If they are the ones I'm thinking of, they wouldn't work. When you open an upper drawer, the top of the lower is exposed completely, and the snake could get right out.

Thank you I didnt think of that but it makes sense that that would happen. Does anyone have any other ideas for a budget rack that would work well but keep my bp's contained and that I could use felxwatt with and would also provide every thing they need. I have them in tanks now but its to hard to keep the temps consistant even with a thermostat, and forget about humidity. I have made humid hides but I think they are too dense for the lamp to penetrate so its nowhere near warm enough insided the hide.

Hi,

To be honest if you are handy at all then building your own is probably the best way.

The flexwatt and thermostat are by far most of the cost of the needed materials.


dr del

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The flexwatt and thermostat are by far most of the cost of the needed materials.


dr del

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I dis agree del :)

Tstat yes flexwatt no :gj:

Its like $2 a foot lol :)

and fyi i was at walmart and thought of this thread

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/8439/tub1t.jpg
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/3841/tub11.jpg

Heh,

You may be right - I had to import mine from your side of the pond remember. It cost me a lot more than $2 a foot. :rolleyes:

But yes those are the units - if the snake climbed up into the support from the tub above or half way out when the one above was open it could get trapped or hurt when you tried ot close or open the tubs.


dr del

those tubs are a bad idea, but if you're willing to live with some inconvenience, you might as well just get a bookshelf/dresser from goodwill or the like and put tubs on it with the lids still on them. Be sure to drill ventilation, of course. It's really quite easy to make your own rack, though...

hey i just took the pics didnt plan on using em :P

And @ del

Yea i forgot it cost alot for u to get it over there :rofl:

Thanks for the replies and thanks to weslry for taking pics. The bookshlef I diea just might work but I will probrably just break down and get an AP economy rack. Although I may try the sticky that robin posted it looks easy however power tools and I just dont mix very well.

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I will probrably just break down and get an AP economy rack.

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:gj: :gj: :gj: I don't know too much about racks, but I know one thing: you cannot go wrong with AP.

Lol when I go to Target and see those drawer sets, I always think of snakes. :P I agree with others here, they wouldn't be secure enough, but it's a good idea in theory.

You might be able to alter those racks to work but you would need to have some building skills and some tools :D It might not be worth the cost to make them suitable for your snakes, I either start from scratch or buy a pre-built one :gj:

The economy plastics work great. :gj:

I tried. And when I went to check on the snakes the evening I put them in there I found one slithering across the floor...

lol