ball python room

When I lost what little mind I had and decided to keep some ball pythons I made plans to create a proper environment for them. I studied what you guys where doing, pals in the biz and local herpers and I came up with the following. It's a separate room from the main living space of the house that I built. The room features central air/heat, automated ventilation and central vacuum. The rack features flexwatt controlled by Helix. The setup is low maintenance and leaves me plenty of time to just enjoy the ball pythons. Enough babble, here are some pics! Chris

demo of the existing space
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...roombefore.jpg

more demo...the fun part!

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...oombefore2.jpg

finished room

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...proomempty.jpg

ball pythons in their home!

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...hon/bprack.jpg

I think the thing I love the most about that entire room, aside from the fact that you went through all the trouble, is the pictures on the top of the rack. Shows how much you love them. ^_^

Nice work!

Talk about making me feel lazy!

Nice room. Looks good. Way to go!

Way to go Cueball,
Very clean looking.

Congrats,

Man that room is cool!!

mel. Thanks! I want to cover the empty walls with pics, they are just all so neat to look at! I love them long time :D


Smulkin. Thanks! It took me four weekends of screwing around to get it all finished out, with a few late nights peppered in between curing stages.

jake. Thanks, I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out!

muddoc. Thanks! lol about clean. I may be a little obsessive about that. The water dishes have velcro on the bottoms to keep them in their proper place but the snakes INSIST on moving them anyways to drive me nuts. I am almost to the point of being ok with that :P

That is an awesome looking space! Beautifully finished! How much "growing room" do you have there?

Nice job man! I love it!!

Very nice setup! The pictures are a nice touch too! :colbert2: :pinkele:

emilio. Thanks man!

JLC. Thanks. You should see the rest of the house. There might be a national back order on crown molding :O I have very little growing room, this is in hopes of not having too many ball pythons. I have space for 8 more adults and when the time comes I have space for 60 babies. I want to keep things small and simple. We shall see how well that works out for me!

glass. Thanks! I showed you mine. Now show me your's!

ice. Thanks! Need more pics ;)

Cueball, that room is DA BOMB!!!!! and the best part about it is that you did it yourself!!!! .....and the finished result is very professional looking. :good job:!

Thanks for the kind words. I enjoy making stuff. I built the rack out of 3/4 MDF and it features heavy duty caster wheels. That thing weights a bazzilion lbs but can be rolled around by my pinky :D

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Originally Posted by cueball

glass. Thanks! I showed you mine. Now show me your's!

ice. Thanks! Need more pics ;)

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Dude, I dont have your construction skills! :) I had to work with what I had..This is the room right now which is subject to be moved around to make space for more racks and more balls!!

http://www.glassreptiles.com/picture...snakeroom1.jpg
http://www.glassreptiles.com/picture...snakeroom2.jpg

Awsome room man!!!:colbert2:

Cueball - my favorite part about it is the picture of rabernet on top of the rack! ;)


Seriously though - if I counted right - does your rack hold 21 snakes? Very nicely done - I love everything about it!

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Originally Posted by cueball

JLC. Thanks. You should see the rest of the house. There might be a national back order on crown molding :O I have very little growing room, this is in hopes of not having too many ball pythons. I have space for 8 more adults and when the time comes I have space for 60 babies. I want to keep things small and simple. We shall see how well that works out for me!

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LOL...good luck with that! I actually drew up plans for a 2500sf snake house! :O I don't think I'll ever have enough room. The only thing holding me back right now is a husband who really doesn't want to live with snakes in his home. (Which is why I have to have a separate house...LOL) Someday...someday....someday...

Hey Cueball - how about a close up shot of the labels you have on the front of your tubs?

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a husband who really doesn't want to live with snakes in his home.

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I LOVE the reversal of fortune in stereotypes LOL!!!!

glass. That metal rack is sweet! Who is that made by??

zinger. Thanks man!

rabernet. Thanks! I figured you might like the pic of the lil hottie ;) The rack holds 21 snakes, your math is right on. I'm too embarrassed to show the labels :oops:

JLC. Sounds like the perfect solution to get your snake house!!!

What? ... You mean the rack isn't recessed into the wall? ... Hope those snakes don't see the rest of the house, they'll be jealous! :P

Sweet setup!

-adam

Thanks Adam, that means allot to me!

You mean like this?
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...lpython/tv.jpg

Or maybe this???
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...n/aquarium.jpg

I wanted to do the rack in the same fashion but did not have the space :(

Now that's what I was talkin about! ... Call MTV, that pimp shack needs to be on cribs!! ;)

-adam

I would fit in the episode right in between Shaq and Missy...riiiiiiight :P

ARS - www.arscaging.com makes the rack..

Mad Drywall Skilllz! Is that your TV? Is that fishtank in the wall? Thats freakin awesome.

Thanks glass, neat looking racks!

elevatethis. Thanks! The aquarium is in the wall, one of a few scattered around the house. That is my TV, it's a standard projection type. Cuz I don't have the flow to roll like Adam and his plasma flat screens!

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I would fit in the episode right in between Shaq and Missy...riiiiiiight :P

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If you tell me you have a big oversized superman bed like Shaq, I'm signing you up for more snakes ... share that wealth ya cheap b@st@ge!!!

-adam

maybe...


:halohorn:

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Originally Posted by Melicious

I think the thing I love the most about that entire room, aside from the fact that you went through all the trouble, is the pictures on the top of the rack. Shows how much you love them. ^_^

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Ditto! Beautiful set up! *envies* :)

thaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks :sweeet:

WOW... thats an awesome setup.. the pics on top made me smile :)

wow, that room is awsome, I love the pics of the balls on top of the rack!!!!!!!

Neato room! Can I have the snakes in the 5th row of tubs? Oh thanks...

Here's what I wanna get eventually for our inevitable snake room: neat snake anatomy poster, nicely framed. =) Might be cool to add to your room as well!

cup&karma. thanks! I guess I need more pics :D


cass. You would be selling yourself short! Besides there are only two snakes on that row, the left is the "environment box" to measure temps and humidity and has no snake in it. Sweet poster!!!

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Originally Posted by cueball

ball pythons in their home!

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...hon/bprack.jpg

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Everything looks amazing. How did you make that great rack and what tubs do you use? If you don't mind me asking.

Great job cue. The added touches (pics) are a big hit. Right on!!:sweeet:

Nice work man! I wish I could build my own house, would let me do a lot of stuff I want.

Any more pictures of the house, or list of whats in those tubS!! the goods! the goodS! :)

Gorgeous!!! Wanna come to MY house and build one for me???? Huh, huh? :please:

What a cooooool :cool: setup!!!!

*slobber, droooool* :tongue2:

RuLyn

Wonderful snake room Chris (sorry it took me so long to get to this thread...moving truly sucks!!! LOL). Okay people how could you all not notice the gorgeous color he picked for the walls....geesh...do we NOT watch decorating shows compulsively! :P Very nice setup Chris, I'm green with envy!

Rusty. Thanks man! I used 3/4 MDF for the rack. The MDF comes in slightly larger than 4x8 sheets to give you some room for cuts. This works out great since I use a slim blade and gain a bit of material. The rack is 49" wide and 25" deep with a height of 60". I cut the pieces to size and then assembled the rack upside down. I placed the tubs in place with the lids on and placed on the first(when right side up it would be the top shelf) shelf on and attached with screws. It's important to drill pilot holes with MDF as it's susceptible to separation. I just repeated the shelving levels in this fashion. This method works better than measuring exact distances because I know for sure that each level will accept the tubs properly. Once finished the tubs do not use the lids and this provides perfect clearance to smoothly slide in and out with a little resistance once painted. This way no tricky snakes can move the tubs from the inside by wedging themselves on the hide box. I have watched this trick once and make it a point to add some resistance. The tubs are 32gt Sterilite and work perfectly for the 49" width. Any specific questions, just let me know! I am not expert but I do enjoy screwing around :D




ARamos8. Thanks! Are you coming to the Dallas meeting next month? It's going to be HUGE!





SnakeySnakeSnake. Thanks B! I am just a kid screwing around. I figure I should take advantage of the energy while I still have it..lol! The tubs contain the making for white snakes mostly, albinos, ivories and black eyed lucys. With some random dinkers tossed in for fun.





sweety314. Thanks! Sure, just convince my bosses they don't want me around ;)





frankykeno. Good to hear from you!!! How's the big city treating you?? Lol..the color is BEHR Sagey. It's close to a native Texas Sage that I like. This color is featured in a few places in the house.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Hey Cueball - how about a close up shot of the labels you have on the front of your tubs?

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I got over my being shy. Here ya go raber :oops:

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...on/bplabel.jpg

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Originally Posted by cueball

I got over my being shy. Here ya go raber :oops:

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LOL, Shy is NOT a word I would have chosen to describe you! :P

I am super shy :giggle:


Here is the climate control and ventilation system. I have the forced air ventilation system setup to evacuate the air right before I get up in the morning and right before I get home in the evening, makes for a nice cool fresh room :D


http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2.../bpclimate.jpg

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I am super shy :giggle:

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If you're super shy, then I am Sir Walter Raleigh come back to life...

Well good day to you Sir Walter Raleigh :colbert2:

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Originally Posted by cueball

I got over my being shy. Here ya go raber :oops:

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...on/bplabel.jpg

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Are those bad boys removable?

Why? Are you planning to jack the snake and make me buy a new snake that will require a new label??


So far they are removable. We will see what happens with time though :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by cueball

Why? Are you planning to jack the snake and make me buy a new snake that will require a new label??


So far they are removable. We will see what happens with time though :rolleyes:

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I just might, rabbit..If only I knew where you lived :)


I was curious because I want to include more info as my breeding projects get into high gear. Right now I'm just using little colored circular labels to indicate name and sex.