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My laundry room!

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  • 07-03-2011, 08:07 PM
    koloo921
    My laundry room!
    I Spent the last couple days adding a few racks:) The ones without water bottles are unoccupied. This is my Laundry room;)

    http://dailybulldogs.com/message/racks/img_0889.jpg
  • 07-04-2011, 10:05 PM
    jben
    Holy crap!!! That's a few racks. A water system will come in handy. Btw, nice racks.

    Sent from my MB501 using Tapatalk
  • 07-04-2011, 10:53 PM
    Jason Bowden
    Re: My laundry room!
    LOTS OF SNAKES REQUIRE LOTS OF FEEDERS! lol
  • 07-04-2011, 10:58 PM
    pinkeye714
    Re: My laundry room!
    Hmm just a few? you sure that is not enough? ahah
    Nice job!
  • 07-05-2011, 04:40 AM
    koloo921
    Re: My laundry room!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jben View Post
    Holy crap!!! That's a few racks. A water system will come in handy. Btw, nice racks.

    Sent from my MB501 using Tapatalk

    Thanks:) I have mostly 32 oz bottles. They only require filling about every 2-3 days. A watering system would come in handy and maybe a future project. I'm just a really bad plumber. LOL

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Jason Bowden View Post
    LOTS OF SNAKES REQUIRE LOTS OF FEEDERS! lol

    LOL! That is very true. I have lots of fat snakes;) I even have a few that eat a little too good and are on a diet.

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by pinkeye714 View Post
    Hmm just a few? you sure that is not enough? ahah
    Nice job!

    Thanks:D I have lots of babies on the way and want to make sure that there is plenty to eat!
  • 07-05-2011, 11:19 AM
    Rhasputin
    Steph that looks awesome, did you build it all by yourself!? :D

    Are they for SFs or meeces?
  • 07-05-2011, 06:34 PM
    koloo921
    Re: My laundry room!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Rhasputin View Post
    Steph that looks awesome, did you build it all by yourself!? :D

    Are they for SFs or meeces?

    Thanks!
    Yes, I have turned in to a little Bob the builder. I can make snake racks too;) My dad has started buying me tools for gifts:rofl::rofl:

    Right now, I have 2 racks with softfurs and the rest are rats. I mainly feed rats to my snakes. The asf's are only for a few picky eaters. I keep my mice in plastic tubs.

    I just starting my mice. I am running my girls in 16qt tubs, and I keep my males in 6qt tubs. I'm not the best record keeper, but I try to wright which male the ladies are bred to with a wax pencil on the tub.

    http://dailybulldogs.com/message/mice/img_0897.jpg
  • 07-11-2011, 12:40 PM
    boadaddy
    Re: My laundry room!
    Very nice! I need a laundry room like that lol :gj:
  • 07-11-2011, 04:10 PM
    azmodane
    Re: My laundry room!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by koloo921 View Post
    Thanks:) I have mostly 32 oz bottles. They only require filling about every 2-3 days. A watering system would come in handy and maybe a future project. I'm just a really bad plumber. LOL


    Watering system is stupid easy to do, it's definitely easier than building a rack that is escape proof, lol
  • 07-12-2011, 05:15 AM
    koloo921
    Re: My laundry room!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by boadaddy View Post
    Very nice! I need a laundry room like that lol :gj:

    Thanks;)

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by azmodane View Post
    Watering system is stupid easy to do, it's definitely easier than building a rack that is escape proof, lol

    I might try it after I make a few more snake racks. Do you know of any good Diy threads on it. I want to hook it into my water supply line instead of plumbing a gravity fed system. I'm not sure on what to get for that.:confused:
  • 07-12-2011, 06:08 PM
    spitzu
    I don't know that I would do that. You can get loose nipples, rotten o-rings, rats stuffing bedding into the nipples to create a constant flow, etc. Leaks will happen eventually... I have had two in 5 months. The watering systems are definitely worth the occasional mess, but I still like having a limit as to how much water can flood my tubs/garage.
  • 07-13-2011, 10:03 PM
    wwmjkd
    jkobylka reptiles
    i would check out justin kobylka's "pro tips" video on plumbing a rodent rack. i've found he has preemptively answered almost every question that has come to mind with his youtube channel. in general i think i've learned more information passively from his website than almost every other source i've consulted combined. also, your handiwork certainly stands up to his and it looks like you have a very similar set-up, so i wouldn't think it would take you terribly long. (on the other hand, i have problems cutting holes in sterilite, so i'm probably beyond help).

    i am going to try to post the direct link to the youtube video, but if it doesn't take or is prohibited (i'm still not crystal clear on the rules regarding posting links), you can just go to his website at jobylkareptiles.com and search his youtube channel. might save you a lot of time in the end.

    plumbing a rodent rack:
    http://www.youtube.com/user/jkobylka#p/u/47/7TJNa4CWPXI
  • 07-13-2011, 10:22 PM
    Mft62485
    Re: My laundry room!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by koloo921 View Post
    I Spent the last couple days adding a few racks:) The ones without water bottles are unoccupied. This is my Laundry room;)

    http://dailybulldogs.com/message/racks/img_0889.jpg

    You mean that used to be your laundry room.
  • 07-14-2011, 05:12 AM
    koloo921
    Re: My laundry room!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by spitzu View Post
    I don't know that I would do that. You can get loose nipples, rotten o-rings, rats stuffing bedding into the nipples to create a constant flow, etc. Leaks will happen eventually... I have had two in 5 months. The watering systems are definitely worth the occasional mess, but I still like having a limit as to how much water can flood my tubs/garage.

    Thanks for the advise. I never thought about that. I would hate to flood my basement. I have had a few water bottles malfunction that made the bedding wet. It makes since to limit the amount of water.

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by wwmjkd View Post
    i would check out justin kobylka's "pro tips" video on plumbing a rodent rack. i've found he has preemptively answered almost every question that has come to mind with his youtube channel. in general i think i've learned more information passively from his website than almost every other source i've consulted combined. also, your handiwork certainly stands up to his and it looks like you have a very similar set-up, so i wouldn't think it would take you terribly long. (on the other hand, i have problems cutting holes in sterilite, so i'm probably beyond help).

    i am going to try to post the direct link to the youtube video, but if it doesn't take or is prohibited (i'm still not crystal clear on the rules regarding posting links), you can just go to his website at jobylkareptiles.com and search his youtube channel. might save you a lot of time in the end.

    plumbing a rodent rack:
    http://www.youtube.com/user/jkobylka#p/u/47/7TJNa4CWPXI

    Thanks for the link! I will check it out. I love to find new sites with good information.:D

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Mft62485 View Post
    You mean that used to be your laundry room.

    Yeah, its a good thing that I always fold clothes upstairs, and My Washer and dryer don't take up much room;) I will post the other side once I get my mice set up.:D
  • 07-22-2011, 03:03 PM
    azmodane
    Justin Kobylka does have some very good informational videos. To be honest though, once you buy what you need it's actually very very simple and common sense to put together. I used the flex tubing and haven't really had any problems with it, there has been a few times that I have had some problem with build up in tubing which is why I have an abundance of T's or connectors. Find the problem area and remove the foot of tubing and replace it. The essentials you need is the bucket (any bucket/container will work) the Tank connector ( looks like this http://www.bunnyrabbit.com/equipment...0-6115-200.jpg )
    tubing, T's , and then the watering valve. Once you are looking at everything it's common sense on how it will all go together.
  • 07-22-2011, 03:26 PM
    jasbus
    Just don't hook up to a waterline/regulator, use a 5 gallon bucket instead.
    Yes, you will eventually have a flood, but if it's on a bucket, you wil only get a flood in one tub...
    With that many bins, you will be so much happier with the watering system....
    Everyone always says how expensive a watering system is, but if you think about it, you have 4-6 buck in each and every water bottle... Valves are $3 each, for a rack of 6, you're looking at about $40-50 total.
  • 07-22-2011, 03:27 PM
    L.West
    Re: My laundry room!
    How do you keep them from smelling. I only keep two 10 gallon tanks with just a few mice & rats and I can't stand the smell. I change out the bedding about every few days - maybe that just isn't enough??

    I just can't stand the smell of rodents.
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