racks?

does anyone know where to get good ball python racks at a reasonable price

:sigh2: There are more than a few threads on racks....but...

Freedom Breeder
ARS Caging
Reptile Basics
Animal Plastics
Boaphile Plastics
HerpEnclosures
Nature's Spirit
Vision Racks

I know I'm missing a few. Personally I have all Reptile Basics racks and I couldn't be happier with them, but if money wasn't an object I'd switch over to all Freedom Breeder/ARS type steel frame racks for the sole reason of long standing durability...(although both can be purchased per level.)

I'm not sure of your definition of reasonable though...


-Jason

I did a th read on Vision racks

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=45148

I have several different brands but I am very happy with the price and versatility of the Visions.

i built mine.


~mike

was it hard and does it work well

I made mine out of melamine.

It was VERY easy, i made mine five 41qt tubs high. Cueball acctually helped talk me through it on the phone, and weighed the options of cost to product etc. i just used melamine, measured the length and width of the tubs then added about 2 inches to the measurements to have a little bit of "saftey" room. then screwed it together and ran some flexwatt and hooked it up to my helix. took me about 3 hours, and i had home depot make all my cuts (you just have to watch them to be sure they don't screw up;) . Hope that helps, let me know.


~mike

I purchased my first large rack yesterday. Thanks to westcoastjungle for the tips and advice...

It is a cb-70 Vision rack that was very reasonably priced and I love the versatility of it. You can change the level height and convert one level into a hatchling level. Vision uses heat rope rather than flexwatt heat tape and you can run the heat rope horizontally or vertically along each level, which i think is pretty nice. Some will argue the quality of the rack because it is plastic. I can understand the argument, but i haven't received my rack yet so I can't really say much about its durability.

If you're willing to spend more, go for Freedom Breeder or ARS. Both are raved about by those who can afford it. It is expensive...it is quality.

Lets not forget about Rich at Reptile Basics and Rich at HerpEnclosures.com as well.

All of the above are suggestions you can't go wrong with. Do research on each company and find a rack that suits your needs and your budget.

As far as building your own, if you're good with measurements and comfortable with building your own, go for it. It's the most cost effective method..but it was a pain in my butt. I built a rack that could house 7 adults, but only 3 sorta work....waste of time and money..but it was a learning experience.

there are a few DIY's on this site that are very detailed and make for a great read

Good luck! :gj:

Well, I built 2 of these. There is step by step instructions thanks to Bailey Reptiles. If you are a little handy you can save some money if you need to. It's not for everyone but I thought I would throw it at ya.



http://www.baileyreptiles.com/cb70rack.html

http://www.peregrine-livefoods.co.uk...ng_systems.htm

i found that site pretty good, its a uk based company.i am going to put Carmen in a tub and my new bp when i get it in a tub also.they are reasonably priced too.

well i will keep looking thanks everyone:D

I bought mine from Neil Golli, came ready to go out of the box, just plug them into the helix. 8 slot 15 qt was $225/ 4 slot 32 was also $225, hassle free/moron proof , priceless (I was terrified of trying to wire the heat tape myself, lol!) They come with Iris tubs, just have to put some holes in them.

www.gollireptiles.com

I'm really liking the Animal Plastics...

Just wanted to ask since we had this post up. I seen in Walmart a four draw typed plastic storage containers for 15 bucks. The whole thing is plastic even the rack holding the bins. Do you guys think the setup will melt the plastic?

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I'm really liking the Animal Plastics...

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I have a friend who is moving to India for school and he may be selling his AP rack, sooooo hopefully if he does I will have an firsthand opinion in AP racks. (oh and I call them foons, lol :8: )

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Originally Posted by crisstyle21

Just wanted to ask since we had this post up. I seen in Walmart a four draw typed plastic storage containers for 15 bucks. The whole thing is plastic even the rack holding the bins. Do you guys think the setup will melt the plastic?

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I got this from target.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...6/CIMG5623.jpg

2 foot strip of 11 inch down the back.

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Originally Posted by catawhat75

I bought mine from Neil Golli, came ready to go out of the box, just plug them into the helix. 8 slot 15 qt was $225/ 4 slot 32 was also $225, hassle free/moron proof , priceless (I was terrified of trying to wire the heat tape myself, lol!) They come with Iris tubs, just have to put some holes in them.

www.gollireptiles.com

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I think those are the same as the RB racks??....

Look the exact same, don't know if Neil makes them or if he sells them for RBI. Never thought to ask him. Either way I am very happy with the product and the customer service from Neil, always prompt in answering any questions and easy to get ahold of.

[QUOTE=jamesw]I got this from target.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...6/CIMG5623.jpg

Lol. Thats the one!!!! Hey are you using flex watt on that rack? If not how are you heating the setup?

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Look the exact same, don't know if Neil makes them or if he sells them for RBI. Never thought to ask him. Either way I am very happy with the product and the customer service from Neil, always prompt in answering any questions and easy to get ahold of.

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Neil is a distributor for RBI in Florida. Rich makes all the racks.

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Hey are you using flex watt on that rack? If not how are you heating the setup?

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2 foot strip of 11 inch down the back.

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Neil is a distributor for RBI in Florida. Rich makes all the racks.

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Thanks for clearing that up Jamie.

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I got this from target.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...6/CIMG5623.jpg

2 foot strip of 11 inch down the back.

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does your heat stay pretty consistant? what are the temps like?

i plan on getting some more snakes and that looks like a pretty nice way to go untill i set up something biger.

the temps are fine, the only problem i had was when the snake is constricting the rat, you cant shut the lid because they are so shallow.
SO either feed in another tub, or just wait to close the lid.

here is the one we built,, its posted all over the fourm lol,, under 200.00..

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/5843/rack2yu0.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/5672/rack4ej9.jpg

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Originally Posted by catawhat75

I bought mine from Neil Golli, came ready to go out of the box, just plug them into the helix. 8 slot 15 qt was $225/ 4 slot 32 was also $225, hassle free/moron proof , priceless (I was terrified of trying to wire the heat tape myself, lol!) They come with Iris tubs, just have to put some holes in them.

www.gollireptiles.com

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These are Reptile Basics racks. I remember talking to Neil when he was about to drive up to NC to pick them up when he started selling them and he said he was partnering with him. No doubt they are great racks!

Edit - didn't see Jamie already addressed this! ;)