Premade racks

Besides boaphile what are some good rack makers? I want to get a nice one before I breed anything so that I have space for babies. I am looking for a company who adds flexwatt to them so I don't have to mess around with that.

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Check out Boamasters, they are almost always at the hamburg show and the same with Pmherps they are always at the show.

I think Pmherps are a little better, but boamasters are priced well. I have all 3, I prefer the boaphiles but they are the most $$$

im an avid animal plastics fan. they dont come assembled or with flexwatt installed though. for what your looking for then boaphile is the way to go. they come fully assembled, with heat, with tubs and shipped for the price advertised. im not sure on the suggestions listed above.
adam jeffery

reptile basics racks also come pre-assembled and wired with flexwatt, along with tubs. I have an RBI and boaphile rack, and I think I prefer the RBI so far. added bonus of a much quicker turn-around time on your order and excellent customer service. nothing against jeff from boaphile, but unless you call him, he's hard to pin down, and you usually won't hear anything about your order until it's shipped. AP is great as well but I have no experience with their products.

I'd go with Reptile Basics, well made, and Rich is great over there as far as customer service.

Ya reptile basics is good. I have a hatchlings rack and I have no complaints about. I'll be getting another midsized rack from rbi soon. My freedom breeder CB-70 is awesome. But those cost a lot more than rbi.

I can't really look online right now because im at work but, do the RBI racks have the ability to fit either like 2x hatchling tubs side by side or an adult tub? If you understand what I'm saying? Lol

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I can't really look online right now because im at work but, do the RBI racks have the ability to fit either like 2x hatchling tubs side by side or an adult tub? If you understand what I'm saying? Lol

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probably not an adult tub, but I believe that you have the option of using two shoebox tubs (baby/juvenile) or one sweaterbox tub (sub-adult) turned sideways on at least one model. another good thing about RBI racks is that they use iris tubs, which are taller than sterilite and rubbermaid.

however, I know for a fact that boaphile sells precisely the kind of 'interchangeable' rack you seem to be referring to.

Well I want a rack that can hold all my snakes without having to buy two seperate ones. I don't have the option to drop loads of money on a rack, so of I can't find one in my price range I may have to end up building one to suit my needs. I'm just worrysome about wiring flexwatt into the system. I know how to solder and such but I'm not the best craftsman...

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You might also want to check dragons4you.net , they have racks that are inexpensive with heat that have different size set ups like your looking for.

I'm in your boat regarding craftsmanship, but I think you should look at the RBI juvenile racks. they're around $230 or $240 for a 16-tub juvenile rack. that's pretty hard to beat, even if you're a skilled carpenter given the quality of materials and space they provide. also not having to worry about the proper amount and wattage of flexwatt counts for a lot.

what kind of set-ups are you using now? you could keep whatever you have currently and just incorporate the baby rack when needed.

My rack now just flat out sucks. Its a plastic storage rack from lowes, I cut the legs down but it sits crooked, its run off heat cable which I despise and it just plan doesn't work the way I want it to. I mean yes my temps are fine, but its just a plain old eyesore. I really much rather have flexwatt as its better imo, and something that I won't worry about falling apart. Plus it only has space for either 3x 32-34qt tubs or 6x 15s.. I think I may go with the juvi rack and maybe a breeder sized one too. I do like how you can add hides tp the order at a cheaper price from RBI.

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Call Rich. He will answer all of your questions. reptilebasics.com

Reptile Basics Inc
PO Box 643
Trinity, North Carolina 27370
Phone: (336) 880-5798

I just might. I won't be ordering for a few months but they do look nice. Do they come preassembled?

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Call Rich. You don't have to order today. He likes answering questions.

I bought one of the Boaphile 5 slots that came with the dividers and fully assembled. Plug in the thermostat and go. I had it shipped with the 32 qt tubs. I picked up a couple of hatchlings a few weeks ago and have one of the shelves with the divider and 15 qt tubs ready for them after QT time. So far i am very happy with this setup. Mine was shipped sooner than the estimated time. I called and ask questions a couple of times before I purchased and had no issues with cs. The RBs are nice to but I wanted 5 slots instead of 4...By the time you figure the price per slot they are close to the same price because you have to add 20 to the rbi for belly heat.

So it looks like I'm going to get a Iris CB-70 adult rack for my male mojave and future normal breeder female, with room for one more adult if I feel compeled. ;) ill rock that for a bit then I'm going to get a 16 tub baby/juvi rack for my future hatchlings and grow outs. Ill be getting these from RBI as they have the best price for the money after looking. I just can't afford boaphile racks and cages. I'm also going to get and try out the new ve-300x2 tstat. In the words of borat " I very excite! " ;p

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Animal plastics. A little time and a screw driver...rack is awesome.
The heat tape is wired for you, you just have to run it through the channels that are in the shelves. Not hard.

Geesh I just looked and wow the Boaphile racks have increased in price a bunch since I got mine...