BP Adult Snake Rack Builds

I would love if some of you sent me pictures of your homemade snake racks. I have tried and tried to make one myself but I always end up with tight or loose bins and it is driving me crazy. Having them professionally made is way too expensive. I have tried the melamine racks. The Home Depot plastic shelve rack and I still cannot seem to get this right. I also have no clue what sizes of bins to use for adults. Some people say 28q but they seem so small for adults.

So can you please show me yours and explain how to make it and what you used. I would be very grateful.

I have a pair of racks, but I plan on going down to just the big one in the middle. Going to be making slight modifications to the adult rack and the rat rack and selling those off.

http://i.imgur.com/nDHwdFF.jpg

28 qts are fine for males, especially those that are maintenance fed and tend to stay smaller than females. For females, you're going to want a 41 qt for adults, which is what the rack in the corner was built for. I used simple plywood for both my snake racks, though the bigger one is intended for multiple sizes and if the slot is too loose for one size it allows for the lid to be kept on the tub. If it's tighter, I remove the lid (which I prefer).

Super simple build for both, since it's basically the same thing for both but with different dimensions. Plywood with 1x2 studs on the bottom sides and back (sides so that the shelf can be attached to the legs, back for a backstop to the tubs). It's a pretty common plan that you can find here on this site or even on youtube. Honestly for my next build I may go melamine since the plywood can warp in high humidity, or even xpvc if I could find it.

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found my designs for the adult rack. Not super detailed and more of a shopping list with a doodle, but it's what I have.
http://i.imgur.com/FaCjqf2.jpg?1

I thought of PVC as will but cannot seem to find it anywhere. Where do you get 41q? I have not been able to find them anywhere and also do you have a brand of tubs you prefer to use. I got some at home depot that was super cheap but they are so flimsy that it makes them pretty hard to pull out.

And hey, that is a better doodle then I could do hahaha.

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I thought of PVC as will but cannot seem to find it anywhere. Where do you get 41q? I have not been able to find them anywhere and also do you have a brand of tubs you prefer to use. I got some at home depot that was super cheap but they are so flimsy that it makes them pretty hard to pull out.

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Got mine at walmart. I've been using sterilite and don't think I can change them out for a different brand as they have some wonky measurements. You may also try target or just order them online. Amazon has a pretty impressive sterilite selection if you just can't find it elsewhere.

I will take a look, and all Targets went bankrupt last year. My walmart here only has 28q sterrilite so i will try amazon right now.

I cannot seem to find bins anywhere. On amazon... a pack of ten for $300.... no way.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-...-of-6/10401039

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Originally Posted by bondo

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-...-of-6/10401039

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Thank you but I do not have this in my walmart.

Hdpe is the best way to go if you have a manards by u. Its 60$ a sheet and they carry sterilite tubs there to

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Originally Posted by frostysBP

Hdpe is the best way to go if you have a manards by u. Its 60$ a sheet and they carry sterilite tubs there to

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they should be opening a menards by me soon, i'll be on the look out when they do. With melamine prices going up each year, I think its over 40 bucks a sheet near me, I'll spend the extra few bucks for some plastic. Cheapest I could find any rack building plastic was over 100 bucks a sheet last time i looked. thanks for the heads up.

OP to get the right height for your rack, you can cut the sides, and put the bottom piece on. Then place a tub with a spacer (a lot of people use cds for spacers) on it, place the next shelf on top then screw in place, place the tub and spacer on the shelf you just put up, next shelf on top, screw in place, repeat...

Any other option i know requires a table saw to be easily done.

There are a few online vendors for ordering XPVC cut to the sizes you need and delivered but it sounds like it may be out of the price range you're looking for. I'm able to get 4 x 8 foot sheets of it cut to order locally from a sign shop but one sheet cut to size is about $189.00. My total cost for making a 7 tub rack with Vision V-28 tubs is $347.45 but about $93 of that is for the Vision tubs which are awesome, I love the flat bottoms on them them. They give you far better contact with the heat tape and are so much easier to clean. Unfortunately the only way to get them is wording them online from Vision.

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Originally Posted by BCS

Thank you but I do not have this in my walmart.

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You can order online through Walmart

I know you said you tried the melamine racks but here is a link to a DIY for the ones we use for adult bps and LOVE them. These are 41qt racks that fit even our biggest females, there's enough space in these racks for the female to self regulate her temps (which are a great plus for follicle developement)!

https://www.americanmadeexotics.com/41-quart-rack.html

Hopefully this helps you out a little. ;p

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Originally Posted by OhhWatALoser

they should be opening a menards by me soon, i'll be on the look out when they do. With melamine prices going up each year, I think its over 40 bucks a sheet near me, I'll spend the extra few bucks for some plastic. Cheapest I could find any rack building plastic was over 100 bucks a sheet last time i looked. thanks for the heads up.

OP to get the right height for your rack, you can cut the sides, and put the bottom piece on. Then place a tub with a spacer (a lot of people use cds for spacers) on it, place the next shelf on top then screw in place, place the tub and spacer on the shelf you just put up, next shelf on top, screw in place, repeat...

Any other option i know requires a table saw to be easily done.

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I actually did the CD trick and the bottom shelves are still sticky and a few shelves have too much spacing. I think I will try card board next time. There is no Menards here. Never even heard of it. I do not think I will do Melamine next time. It is super expensive and if you make a mistake you have to buy a whole sheet again for $60. I will keep my eye out for tubs, it seem Ikea has some nice ones but they are pretty expensive.

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I actually did the CD trick and the bottom shelves are still sticky and a few shelves have too much spacing. I think I will try card board next time. There is no Menards here. Never even heard of it. I do not think I will do Melamine next time. It is super expensive and if you make a mistake you have to buy a whole sheet again for $60. I will keep my eye out for tubs, it seem Ikea has some nice ones but they are pretty expensive.

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What I use is a piece of 1/8th pegboard, sold as a 4x8 for a few bucks. Then with each rack build, I cut a matching shelf sized piece as a spacer.

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I actually did the CD trick and the bottom shelves are still sticky and a few shelves have too much spacing. I think I will try card board next time.

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Are you pre drilling the holes before you screw them in? if you are doing the cd trick, it will be the same spacing every time, there really shouldn't be opportunity for different spacing. If you are just ramming a screw in there, it gives the opportunity for the shelf to move a little. thin wood might warp, and if it gets wet it might expand, besides that shouldn't have issues.

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Originally Posted by frostysBP

Hdpe is the best way to go if you have a manards by u. Its 60$ a sheet and they carry sterilite tubs there to

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Thickest I could find was 1/4 inch and it was 130 bucks a sheet.

I just bought a sheet today. 1\4 4x8 for 54.99http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06...85320400f8.jpg

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Originally Posted by OhhWatALoser

Thickest I could find was 1/4 inch and it was 130 bucks a sheet.

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That's weird. You went to menards right

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guess pricing is way different here... wtf? they had 1/10 inch for 74 or something like that also.

yes i was at menards

thanks for the pics, ill have to ask them why the wild price difference compared to Minnesota

Yea I could understand a few bucks but double the price. I can take a better picture of my receipt if you want

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Yea I could understand a few bucks but double the price. I can take a better picture of my receipt if you want

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I can read it pretty clearly that should be just fine, appreciate it