Need Help On Selecting A Good Rack!!!

I've checked out a couple websites and am still browsing around. I can't really find a rack that I can say I really like and want.

I want your opinions on different racks that you personally like and suggest I look into. I want you to tell me what racks worked best for you and how friendly or rude the person was that sold it to you.

I would much appreciate it for breeders to tell me as well since you guys mostly use racks that have to work well. But I'd love input from anyone who uses racks or heard good things about certain racks.

If this helps, I'm looking more into juvenile racks since I can fit both babies and juvenile in there. I'd also like a rack that I can fit a larger tub into, like say the row can fit two 15qt tubs or one 32qt tub.

Links are appreciated!!:D

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Originally Posted by CoolioTiffany

I've checked out a couple websites and am still browsing around. I can't really find a rack that I can say I really like and want.

I want your opinions on different racks that you personally like and suggest I look into. I want you to tell me what racks worked best for you and how friendly or rude the person was that sold it to you.

I would much appreciate it for breeders to tell me as well since you guys mostly use racks that have to work well. But I'd love input from anyone who uses racks or heard good things about certain racks.

If this helps, I'm looking more into juvenile racks since I can fit both babies and juvenile in there. I'd also like a rack that I can fit a larger tub into, like say the row can fit two 15qt tubs or one 32qt tub.

Links are appreciated!!:D

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If you are not housing very many snakes I would suggest Reptile Basics. If you are housing more numbers I would first suggest building your own, if that's not an option I would lean towards Vision Products.

http://www.boaphileplastics.com/rhinoraxx_choices.html

Here are the ones I found so far that I do like, what do you think?

http://www.reptilebasics.com/iris-sh...tub-sizes.html

As for this one I'm thinking about it, but I want something larger than 6qt tubs, like 12 or 16 qt.

http://www.boaphileplastics.com/rhinoraxx_ten_shoe.html

EDIT: Found another I sort of like on Animal Plastics, just go to IRIS RACKS and click the 375 Series Juvenile and Hatchling Rack. I like the one on the very top of the page, what do you think?

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Originally Posted by FatBoy

If you are not housing very many snakes I would suggest Reptile Basics. If you are housing more numbers I would first suggest building your own, if that's not an option I would lean towards Vision Products.

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I won't be having a whole lot, just a very small collection. If it was a pretty large collection I'd probably make my own. I'll check out Vision Products and see what they got:) thanks!

I have animal plasics economy racks love em... I have a friend that has been using them for 5 years or more very good priced people I talked with were very nice.... The only down side is it will take a while to get one.....

I will vote for animal plastics as well. I have 3 of their racks and love them. I have 2 regular racks that will hold either 1 32qt or 2 15qt tubs per shelf. I also have one of their economy racks. I have it set up in between my 2 other racks to keep the sides closed in more and it hold temps great. If you keep your room fairly cool I would say go with a regular AP.
As mentioned above it does take a LONG time to get them..(8 weeks in some cases)

RBI racks are nice too but they are a little more flimsey and the material is thinner than AP. The upside is they are competitively priced and they come fully assembled with tubs and all!
Either way you cant go wrong.
Let us know what you get

I'm leaning very closely to this http://www.reptilebasics.com/iris-mc...e-version.html

Well tiff I have been searching for racks lately to I gotta say I wanted to go with boaphile initially because they offer a 4 shelf Adult BP rack as opposed to reptile basics 3 shelf.

But there shipping time was four weeks and I found the customer service to be short and somewhat rude. Not totally, my questions were answered, but I definatly felt like I was a chore to the representative. His short, Passive attitude made me feel like my business was immaterial and made me unsure. In the end I think I am going with reptile basics. Because of the good customer service and the good design.


I think I read that RB racks also have locking pins for added snake security. And the recessed heat tape thats important to me. So even though I am losing out on a shelf I get my rack shipped in 10 days and friendly service.


JUst my :2cents: from the research I have done in trying to get a BP rack.


Now maybe sometime you could tell me how you house your bloods? I wanna keep bloods and morelia but I have no idea how to do it in my 65-72 degree downstairs room. :D


EDIT: And no offense to whoever I talked to, maybe they were having a bad day. But it ruined my impression.

I have the Animal Plastics economy racks. Well, I just got them (and I'm waiting on a third). I was impressed with them. Very nicely built. I didn't have too much interaction with the sellers, but they seemed very friendly.

Animal Plastics all the way. Well-built, easy to assemble, sturdy, light enough to move (particularly if get casters), and you can't beat the price.

My vote goes to ReptileBasics.com. I currently own 5 RBI racks and have 1 on the way. I have nothing but good things to say about my sweater box and CB-70 racks. Also Rich's customer service is 2nd to none.
I would highly recommend Reptile Basics.

Thanks to everyone who posted, I really liked the comments and suggestions.:)

As for boaphile, I heard the guy was pretty rude sometimes and seemed to be "too busy" to talk to some of his customers, so that had a part in making me look at other racks.

I'm gonna try to go for RBI, I really like their racks and they've got some nice stuff, but I'm still browing around.

I'm guessing you already read this thread that I started http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...d.php?t=119677

That all said -- if you can put up with the somewhat short and sometimes irritable personality of the owner, and you aren't in a big hurry, then I would probably go with Boaphile again.

I honestly don't have experience with any other racks, but I am loving this one. It is definitely not flimbsy like some people have said the Reptile Basics ones are. I actually can't believe it is made out of plastic -- it almost seems like some sort of metal -- it is solid.

They do have this rack that houses 16 & 32 qt tubs -- just seems like the heating would be kind of odd with the 32's since it is the long way http://www.boaphileplastics.com/rhin...sterilite.html

Good luck making a decision. I know it is overwhelming with all of the choices and I did quite a bit of research before I took the plunge.

all the racks that others post above are all great racks. the reptile basic sweaterbox racks I have problems with them sticking while sliding, resulting in spilling the water in the tubs. I have them on hard floors on wooden board strips. BUT the reptile basic cb-70 racks are great rack without any troubles at all. they are also stackable. there are things I'm going to try after breeding season to fix the sweaterbox racks. which will make them a great rack also.

i have the AP economy rack that holds 32q and 15q boxes and i LOVE it. I will probably be ordering more. Its very easy to assemble and find boxes for. I've also got an "unknown" rack probably RBI and a home made one that i bought from someone. i do love my unknown though, the tubs slide in and out so easy.

I would have to side with those going with the Animal Plastics. Boaphiles are great, but I like to put my extra money into acquiring nicer animals. I have 4 Animal Plastics and nearly a dozen that I custom-built. Even though I build custom furniture/cabinets and racks...I prefer to get mine ready to go. I have enough work in my snake room! :D

In all seriousness, the Animal Plastics seem to give me the most bang for my buck!

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Originally Posted by bones93

I will vote for animal plastics as well.
As mentioned above it does take a LONG time to get them..(8 weeks in some cases)

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Holy crap! It takes that long to get em? Lol i was just about to order a rack (from AP) but i dont want to wait that long... im trying to get my bps out of tanks and into a rack setup asap. Is there anyway you can pay more for shipping to get em faster?

My best advice

DO YOUR RESEARCH

I think you'll find that Animal Plastics ends up on top

Tiff the 4 tub 28qt Rack from RBI (http://www.reptilebasics.com/iris-sw...back-heat.html) could be added these dividers (http://www.reptilebasics.com/sweater...-32-quart.html) which praticaly turns the rack into a 8 tub rack.

I cant justify buying a small tub rack unless you are breeding a certain amount of snakes every year. At least with the 28qt tubs you have some years untill some snakes outgrow them.

Hey Tiffy....I bought a Reptile Basics and I love it!! We actually just built our last rack and fashioned it after our Reptile Basics rack. The great thing about those is so far the reliability, the customer service and the fact that it is very light weight...(I can pick it up).

Shipping time is my only beef with AP. As far as paying more for shipping I dont think that is the issue. I am pretty sure they are doin in part time and theyt just cant keep up. Once it ships I get it in a day. If you can stand the wait go with AP and you probably wont be diapoointed. I was thinking about goin with a RBI for my next rack just because of the shipping time but I really am impressed with the quality of AP.