Picked up a new rack setup!

I was going to buy a rack from Reptile Basics, but I'd been thinking about building my own instead. I was weighing pros and cons (cons being I have no idea what I'm doing), and, as is usual for me, I was browsing Craigslist. Imagine my surprise when I saw this beautiful pair of rack setups for sale!

http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z...t=P4110026.jpg

Not having any cash on me, the guy offered to trade for electronics. I traded a 26" LCD HDTV for this rack. He estimated it has about 300-350.00 worth of material and work into it, and not having to spend 300.00 on a new rack next month will save me a lot of money. Washed the tub Gene is in out really well, rinsed it, washed it, rinsed it (repeatedly), let it dry, and now he's home! He has a lot more room to roam now, he was in a 10 gallon tank before. It has space for eleven big tubs, but it came with six of the smaller tubs as well.

Can't see the pic.

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/P4110026.jpg

There you go :)

Regards,

B

Good luck with the new rack, your snakes will love it.:)

That's great! I love the green buckets :P almost bought a couple myself

Very neat rack! I like it :)

@Simple Man, thank you for the fix, I would've fixed it last night but had to run to the ER with my brother in law. Already moved my current snake into it, he seems to like the extra room! I can't wait until next month though.

Very nice pickup my friend! It looks awesome!

quick questions, when you pull the tub out like a drawer, does it weigh down and tilt downwards? I've been meaning to build one myself when I have more BPs and I have always wondered if we need to make extra support at the bottom like a regular drawer.

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Originally Posted by muzikfreakah

quick questions, when you pull the tub out like a drawer, does it weigh down and tilt downwards? I've been meaning to build one myself when I have more BPs and I have always wondered if we need to make extra support at the bottom like a regular drawer.

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I haven't noticed any excess tilting, but the rack is deep enough so that when I pull the tub out far enough to grab the handles, any tipping is unnoticeable.

Aite, thanks!

One last one, is there a stopper to prevent someone from pulling it all the way?


The reason that I asked this is I have kids, or when when we have visitors, someone mite accidentally pull it all the way without me knowing.

Thanks!

There isn't, but I think it would be pretty easy to add something like that to your rack. I will probably look into something like that eventually. If you think of something, let me know!

Aite man! Thanks! Will let you know if I figure something out!

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Originally Posted by muzikfreakah

Aite, thanks!

One last one, is there a stopper to prevent someone from pulling it all the way?


The reason that I asked this is I have kids, or when when we have visitors, someone mite accidentally pull it all the way without me knowing.

Thanks!

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There is a stopper on the back, so you can not push the tubs in to far. You would not want a stopper on the front, because it is very convienent to be able to pull the tubs out for cleaning purposes. You could, however, unstill a pole in the front of all of the tubs that would prevent anyone from opening them. I'm sure it would not be that difficult to figure out a way to lock the pole in place, so that no one was able to open the tubs without your knowledge. Another option is a piece of wood or metal on the front of the rack on hinges. This would also prevent anyone from opening the tubs, and would be easy to lock.