anyone try this?

http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=443233

The only reason i ask is because i want to start building a rack system and have not ever done this. I have never used sterilite housing at all. Any advice would be great. What are sweater boxes? and where could i get them? someone was throwing away this old cabinet thign that is great shape that i plan to turn into holding the housing.

anyone?

what about those all in one stackable drawers. Or this

https://partners.aafes.com/wsICSImag...32J&size=large

go for it.

LOL - I have one of those I just cleaned out today - a taboret dealie. I was thinking the same thing you were and wodering how I would effectively heat it and that if I did use it it would have to be for smaller snakes - and I found way too many open seams and gaps which MIGHT be problematic. Not to mention they are really not deep enough to provide a good temperature gradient.

well, any other ideas on building a rack system?

Yep, most of the drawer setups like that have too many exits to be usable without major modification. However, the Sterilite ClearView 45 qt. drawers that are sold singly at Target don't have that problem and when combined with two small bungee cords (like the kind that come 20 in a jar for $5 at Target) and a couple of narrow, elongated holes (one on each end of the drawer face and one at the same level on each side at bungee length), they lock up tight enough to keep any bp small enough to fit them comfortably pretty securely inside. And because they're drawers, they're stackable. Oh, and they have a hole underneath the drawer suitable for a heat pad with a little airspace, but it won't let a snake escape as long as you use the bungee cords and keep it on a solid surface.

marla, you don't have a picture of that setup, do you?

Here's two of them with a bin on top. If you need a pic of how I did the bungee lock, I can snap you one, but don't have it yet.

https://ball-pythons.net/modules/cop...2/thestack.jpg

those are the exact bins i saw at a local retailer. did you drill those holes? I want something just like that for two corn snakes I am planning on getting here next month. Possibly a ghost and a crimson or motley.
Anyway, i would love to see a pic of the bungy lock also.

How are you reading levels in those?

I drilled the first time i made holes in a plastic container but have been using a soldering iron since. It's MUCH easier, but you need to make sure the area is well ventilated, preferably away from pets and children. I keep a digital therm/hygrometer in each to check temp and humidity and can read it through the plastic. I'll try to get and upload pics of the bungee lock in a bit.

cool, thank you

Be verrrry careful....baby Corns are experts at escaping.

awesome bc i wanna do it also. . .

i will be extremely careful. Being a corn keeper, david, got any tips? I got turned on to corns by your pics of your new corns you just got.

Here ya go:
https://ball-pythons.net/modules/cop...bungeelock.jpg

wow, that was quicl, thank you marla

You're welcome. :) I didn't think my roommate was going to be done on the computer as quickly as she was, and camera, enclosures, and computer are all in the same room.

ok what does a soddering iron look like?1?1?

It looks like a metal wand with a handle frequently made of plastic and an electrical cord coming out of that handle. The metal part of the wand gets quite hot when plugged in and is used to melt things, like lead solder, gluesticks, plastic, etc. You can often find them in hardware stores and craft stores for very little money, but for some reason my nearby wallyworld doesn't seem to sell them. I was looking for one there and was directed by an employee to the clothes iron aisle.

Hehe - indeed - I found out the hard way you can easily drill through color plastics (it is softer than clear) but should solder a hole through the clear stuff - it is more brittle due to the process that allows it to be "clear" and can easily "star" a network of cracks through your tupperware. I'd do it by a window that has a fan propped in it for exhaust - those fumes am toxic.


http://www.b2modkits.com/Resources/T...ering_Iron.jpg
A soldering iron says "sssssssssfff"

On the other hand, it's a cheap high ...

:shock:

Hehe naughty Marla! Bad! I bet you modified the do-it-yourself humidifier for nefarious purposes! It is not a force-feed hookah!

LOL Nope! My hookah/pipe/bong rigging days ended years ago, but I must say I was rather creative, particularly with coax connectors. :roll: :)

Coax connectors? That does sound creative! And here I thought my aluminum pipe and plastic aquarium pump tubing was the height of creativity.

try hospital suction tubing and container rigged into a hookah/gravity bong. A multi hit gravity. With Vibration controled LED lights.

These kids today! I don't think we even had LED lights.

ROFL - a bong with ground effects? I was always partial to the converted airbrush.

lol pot heads :)

LED lights? Good grief! Smynx, when I was 17 and 18 I worked a boring job where I'd keep myself busy by assembling cables for technicians (RS232, null modem, IBM LAN, etc.) and after a while all the various parts presented challenges as to what other uses they might be good for. Hence, coaxial pipes. :) Of course, in an "emergency" (yeah, right) there was always your standard dented coke can with pinholes. ;)

yeah when you hit it, the bubbles would cause the lights to light up. It was so cool. Until my mom found it. lmao. that was great. she said "what f*** is this?" She thought we were cookin meth. HA HA HA HA

coke can with pinholes? wow, remember the days. How harsh that was...

Wow, you must've really made your mom worry. ;) And hey, poking pinholes in a coke can is a LOT easier than emptying and refilling a cigarette. ;)

No doubt. The coke can always worked in a pinch.

Go-go gadget.