Animal basics rack

I was looking at their rack that uses the iris mcb-l tubs. 30.6 quart, 16 1/8" x23 3/4" x 6"

Are these large enough for adult bp's? And does anyone know how they mount the heat tape?

I think it was C serpant that has the heat tape recessed a little, I liked that as it looked like it would be a little less wear on it.

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are you referring to this?

http://www.reptilebasics.com/iris-sw...y-or-back-heat

if so the product description should answer all of your questions

You should just pick up a plastic 5 or 4 teir shelf, and do some easy modifications. it would cost a fraction of the price materials.

Im not very knowledgable when it comes to pythons yet!, but I think a 30.6q is to small. try like a 35/36q for males and a 40q for females, which grow larger.

Somehow I skimmed right over that... My phone hates me sometimes lol! They also have this one that would be a better size.

http://www.reptilebasics.com/iris-cb-70-rack

I like that the offer free shipping and it comes with the tubs.

Does anyone else have any racks to recommend? I may end up building my own anyway but for something around this price range I'll just skip the hospital bill =P




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Animal Plastics are nice, but you have to put it together and source your own tubs. Both of which are very straight forward.

I would go with the CB-70 size

Animal Plastics makes great products.

http://www.animalplastics.com/

Either way Reptile Basics or AP you will get a great rack and great service.

Honestly the professionally made PVC racks are much better than home made racks. They hold in heat very well since they are enclosed and are manufactured by computer controlled machines that make the parts (and future replacement parts if needed) exactly the same with an incredible amount of precision.

If you're going to go with the cb-70 tubs (which I highly recommend for adults), I would check out Animal Plastics as well.

i have an animal plastics hatchling rack, the 45 tub one, i got to say they are worth their money, very easy to put together, everything is tight, yes you have to get the tubs through another source, but it is really not a bad thing since they (A.P.), give you the links to the tubs in the product description of the racks. out of the the tubs sizes for the adults, i would say the CB-70 or the iris tub # 10008765, Dimensions 35-5/8" x 18-1/4" x 6-1/4" h, we will be going with the Iris ones ourselves for our adults since we are very happy with the way the smaller iris tubs are made, they are not brittle like the rubbermade, sterilite or the holmes tubs.

I'm going to use this as an example, I know it's now the adult rack bucky I've seen adult racks made this way also

http://www.animalplastics.com/

Hopefully I didn't over look this info in the description =/ lol!

For the large tubs in the picture that slide in wide instead of long, doesn't it make it harder for the animals to thermo regulate? Or is the heat tape running front to back on one side?


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I'm going to use this as an example, I know it's now the adult rack bucky I've seen adult racks made this way also

http://www.animalplastics.com/

Hopefully I didn't over look this info in the description =/ lol!

For the large tubs in the picture that slide in wide instead of long, doesn't it make it harder for the animals to thermo regulate? Or is the heat tape running front to back on one side?


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unfortunately there is something about the AP site that makes it always send you to their home page when you link to the site. can you jus tell us the model you are talking about?

That first rack you mentioned is just fine for adult males and subadult females. I've also known people to keep their adult females in tubs that size their entire lives, but to each their own.

I wouldn't go with the larger cb70 until they're over 1500 grams because it's really just a waste of tub space for small snakes, IME.

The bonus on the sweaterbox rack is that Rich sells dividers which divide each tub into two, and is handy for keeping two smaller snakes in each tub until they're big enough for their own.

The flexwatt is recessed into the shelf, and there are two small blocks that raise the back of the tub up and clear from the flexwatt.

I've got 3 of that particular rack, and like it very much.

While this is being discussed i have a question about the RBI racks. How high can you stack the cb-70 three drawer models and how high can you stack the 4 drawer sweaterbox models?
And to the OP: Most people put females over 2000grams into 41qt or cb-70 tubs and keep the rest in 32qt(the 4 drawer RBI sweaterbox rack). BUT some keep all their snakes in 32qt tubs. I personally feel thats a bit cramped for full grown females and then when you add a male in for breeding it seems really tight but thats just my opinion...

I've got the sweaterbox racks stacked 2 high, but I suppose you could stack them three high if you wanted. Would be tough to see into the top couple tubs though.

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unfortunately there is something about the AP site that makes it always send you to their home page when you link to the site. can you jus tell us the model you are talking about?

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While this is being discussed i have a question about the RBI racks. How high can you stack the cb-70 three drawer models and how high can you stack the 4 drawer sweaterbox models?
And to the OP: Most people put females over 2000grams into 41qt or cb-70 tubs and keep the rest in 32qt(the 4 drawer RBI sweaterbox rack). BUT some keep all their snakes in 32qt tubs. I personally feel thats a bit cramped for full grown females and then when you add a male in for breeding it seems really tight but thats just my opinion...

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The site says 4 high for the 3 drawer and 3 high for the 4 drawer sweater box.

I think I will end up getting the sweater box one for now and then up grade when they get to be bigger =P it's not like I will have them empty for long if my plans go as expected haha!


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ok while the thermal gradient isn't as good the racks with tubs that go the other way they are still sufficient. The guys at AP know what they are doing you can trust that they are making a safe product.

So just asking, I know its probably a no brainer, but do animal plastic racks come with a thermostat for their heating or do you need to get one to go with it?

With both reptile basics and animal plastics, you have to supply your own thermostat.

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The bonus on the sweaterbox rack is that Rich sells dividers which divide each tub into two, and is handy for keeping two smaller snakes in each tub until they're big enough for their own.

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Can you link to the dividers? I can't seem to find them on the site.

Hmm, not sure why they're not on the site anymore. Shoot him a message and ask if he's still selling them if you're interested. Maybe with him thinking he was no longer going to be making racks, and then things turning out differently, he's just forgotten to put them back up.

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The site says 4 high for the 3 drawer and 3 high for the 4 drawer sweater box.

I think I will end up getting the sweater box one for now and then up grade when they get to be bigger =P it's not like I will have them empty for long if my plans go as expected haha!


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Thanks! i think ill end up going with 2 of the sweaterbox racks. I only have 3 snakes, soon to be 4 in the next couple of weeks :), right now. Right now my biggest girl is 1600grams, so once i finish school and get my own place in a few years she'll get a cb-70 lol.

Perhaps I'm missing something...but while the website tells you where to find tubs, the tubs it mentions are discontinued. It's an issue I've been puzzled about for awhile now. So what, if anything, replaces those tubs?

The Iris Tubs I've glanced at don't measure up the same as the Sterlite ones the racks were built for. Any help...?

It's my understanding that the sterilite 1755's replace the 1756. Or at least, I hope so, as I have a couple unassembled 1756 AP racks in storage and a pile of 1755 boxes. The others I'm not sure on. I'm sure Ali at AP would be happy to help if you email them.

From now on, I'll be buying the Iris racks. Iris seems far less inclined to discontinue tubs frequently.

My females not quite to 1000g yet so I'm a while out from breeding anyway and I plan on getting another female and a male as soon as I get a rack so =P I think I will get the sweater box one for now. plus that will give me an extra drawer for my fiancé's pet normal male =P

Which reminds me before I forget, can you keep males and females in the same rack? Not the same tub obviously but in different tubs lol


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Which reminds me before I forget, can you keep males and females in the same rack? Not the same tub obviously but in different tubs lol

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Yes you can keep them in the same rack.