Another rack thread... What's the cheapest rack maker?

I swear I've seen at least five "where to get a rack" threads on this forum, and I can't find the recent ones anymore for the life of me. :|

I'm looking for a rack that holds 5~6 sterilite 32 qt tubs (or whatever tub of equal or slightly larger size), with heat tape installed and that can be shipped. Where is the cheapest site to get this?

Taking the rack plunge LOL.

I like the racks I have received from reptile basics. They do only hold four of the 32 qt size though, so you will need to buy two of them in your case. I'm sure you will find something cool to put in the two extra slots!

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I also like the Reptile Basics Iris CB-70 racks. They come with belly heat and the tubs. When I ordered my AP racks in the past I had to find the tubs. What a pain.

Keep cash set aside to buy used from local Facebook reptile groups or Craiglist. Yesterday I got the following CSerpents racks from a local guy who is moving for $500, with heat and tubs:
2 28 qt 5 Tub Stackable Racks
1 28 qt 5 Tub Rack
1 16 Tub V-18 Hatchling Rack
1 41 qt 4 Tub Breeder Rack
1 41 qt 5 Tub Breeder Rack

I'll have to clean and disinfect them but that's a small price to pay.

How about just buying some totes from Walmart and stacking them up in the corner, then cranking the room temp up to 85F with a space heater and forget about having a hotspot and thermostat. That's the cheapest, less than ten bucks a tub LOL. Better yet you can empty out your dresser and put the tubs in the drawers and you'll have an instant rack system HA!

http://petsnakesherpetofauna.com/

A friend of mine just started an awesome rack/enclosure making business and I think his prices are great :)


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Originally Posted by cchardwick

How about just buying some totes from Walmart and stacking them up in the corner, then cranking the room temp up to 85F with a space heater and forget about having a hotspot and thermostat. That's the cheapest, less than ten bucks a tub LOL. Better yet you can empty out your dresser and put the tubs in the drawers and you'll have an instant rack system HA!

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"Cranking the room temp to 85" is a lot more expensive than you think, where I live LOL. That'll be the cost of a brand new rack in a day. :rofl:

And the dresser/cabinet's drawers would have to be exactly 6 inches tall and 2 feet deep. Or 3 feet deep, if I go with 41 qt tubs.

I ended up finding a local guy called Taboo Exotics who makes PVC racks, but I got a 4 level 41 qt one... so Cake stays in his zoomed terrarium.

His difference in cost between a 4 level and a 5 level rack is apparently $310 and $440, which is weird. The 4 level was a prior named price. And then he adds that a 6 level is $450... His previously listed 9 level rack is $530. I said that I wanted a 5 level one, but the crazy difference in price between a 4 and 5 level obviously made me get the 4 level $310 instead. I didn't bother trying to negotiate the 5 level's price, because I think it is seen as rude for labor/creating type of work. But at least it's local and fully assembled upon pickup, so I don't have to struggle with assembly. LOL

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How about just buying some totes from Walmart and stacking them up in the corner, then cranking the room temp up to 85F with a space heater and forget about having a hotspot and thermostat.

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Not understanding your point to this post?? You do know there are those that just heat the room, right?
No hot spot ;)

I think when heating a room to that temperature, you should better NOT forget a thermostat ;)

Something should still control whatever is getting the temp up there, or in a small room the temp can quickly rise far beyond that.

And as Redshepherd has said, the cost for running a space heater to keep up that temp can quickly add up depending where one lives. And its not without risk, either. But then again, neither is heat tape or any other method of heating.

I still think for only a few snakes, it is far more economic to heat the rack rather then the room.

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His difference in cost between a 4 level and a 5 level rack is apparently $310 and $440, which is weird.

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Probably material cost. The 4-level may be do-able with one 4x8 sheet of PVC but the 5-level requires two sheets. Yes some of the second sheet would be available for another build - if he had orders in the hopper.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

Probably material cost. The 4-level may be do-able with one 4x8 sheet of PVC but the 5-level requires two sheets. Yes some of the second sheet would be available for another build - if he had orders in the hopper.

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Oh, that makes sense- I was thinking that might have been a possibility, thanks!