Don't Laugh ... GHETTO RACK!!!! :D

hi everyone ... Just finished my ghetto rack today ... hey it's ghetto but don't laugh. I don't have my heat tape yet, so I'm using a heating pad for now, but with my new heat gun that I saw on this website for sale at Lowe's ... temps are good :)

Also got an accurite temp thingy...

Anyway here is the rack, with only 1 bp in it so far. The butter is coming wednesday and the fire and bee are coming once the fire eats for the first time :)

The lids on these are perfect for snakes ... :)

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photo-2 by muffywrx, on Flickr

And a video of my normal girl ... Just put her in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m17rR-VXleI

Looks good. :)
PS that's the first time I ever heard your voice. I like it. :p

Kevin Bullis

Thanks. In my defense I built this with what I had lol :)

Hi,

Since it isn't a tight fit between the lid and the shelf above you might want to double check you don't need a couple of binder clips along the long sides of the rubs.

There tends to be a bit of give in the lids and these snakes are surprisingly strong.

It would be horrible if it managed to lift the lid up enough to escape or (even worse ) not quite enough and got stuck and pinned in the lid by the force of the plastic trying to spring back into shape. :(


dr del

Actually a big reason I got these tubs is bc of their snap lids. Each lid has two very secure clips that seem to work even better :)

Ps I will double check the sides :)

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Originally Posted by dr del

Hi,

Since it isn't a tight fit between the lid and the shelf above you might want to double check you don't need a couple of binder clips along the long sides of the rubs.

There tends to be a bit of give in the lids and these snakes are surprisingly strong.

It would be horrible if it managed to lift the lid up enough to escape or (even worse ) not quite enough and got stuck and pinned in the lid by the force of the plastic trying to spring back into shape. :(


dr del

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We lost our favorite snake due to this. We came home to find her half out of the tub stuck with a broken back. It was a terrible thing to go through and I would not want to see it happen to anyone else. Make sure those lids are tight!

P.s. I did laugh a little! As long as it works though! :gj:

+1 on the binder clips. They are cheap insurance for lids that snap only on the ends. I may be overdoing it but on my 28 qt tubs I put 2 on each side just to make sure. I have seen my children nosing around looking for a way out at times...

ok ok i giggled a little bit but i know that working with limited materials, space and the proper tools can make the easiest seem impossible.

check out lowes for the clips, i found little 50 cent metal clips covered in rubber that are spring loaded and work great. they are the same idea as a clothes pin but really secure those sides. good job

I love it! Very resourceful and creative. :gj::gj:

Looked at the sides ... not sure if clips would help any .. They are built backwards where the bottom comes up and the top goes over it kinda weird. Either way, I'll be doing some testing on em to make sure they are safe ... Will be getting some clips most likely anyway!

I was expecting much worse, lol, the way you described it, but it works nicely and that's what matters! It looks like you got a video of her drinking too, which is cool!

Yes thank you for noticing :) She is so very unshy and I love it :) I literally JUST put her back in and she started drinking :)