which rack brand would you choose?

Ive been looking around at all different brands of racks and ive narrowed it down to animalplastics.com, rhinoraxx on theboaphile.com, and herpenclosures.com. Ive read a lot of comments people have discussed with others about these but am not quite sure which would be best. If anyone who is knowledgeable on any of these could get back to me that would be sweet.

I have a Herp Enclosure rack and three Boaphile racks. I like them both of them. You will be happy with either one. I have the Economy version of the Herp Enclosure and when I order I will order the Elite. The Boaphile is very nice. Both racks I have are used. Not sure how old the herp enclosure rack is but you can tell it has been used. One of my boaphiles is 5+ years old and it is still in excellent shape. But if I had to pick one I would get another Boaphile.

Trey

I have some Boaphile Rhinnoraxx and the some of the Original Boaphile racks that work great...Usually takes a while to get them shipped from Boaphile though...


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Did you build the pedestal/stand?
The only problem I have with the platics racks is they don't have wheels.
Trey

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Originally Posted by mxrider42

Did you build the pedestal/stand?
The only problem I have with the platics racks is they don't have wheels.
Trey

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Yes I built the stands...All my Racks/Cages are on wheels...

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Animal Plastics--they're very sturdy, the routered-in heat cable is sturdy and reliable (better than Flexwatt in that regard), they're less expensive, and they hold heat very well.

You can get rolling castors for them, as an option.
The sole drawback is that they often have an order backlog, and it can take 4 to 6 weeks for them to fill an order in some cases. Well...they have a backlog because they're popular, and there is a reason for that. :)

We only have one rack right now. It's from Rich at Reptile Basics and I just love it!

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try jasons-jungle.com

He got awesome cages. Im buying me the breeder rack with ARS tubs :D when I get enough moola :P

I currently have a rack system from ARS caging on the way. It was a hard decision on who to go through.

My second choice was Animal Plastics, but I know for sure I will be ordering many terrestrial cages from them in the future.

i have an animal plastics cage, but from what i hear, the racks are phenominal too. and you can get them with wheels i'm pretty sure. i loove ap!

If money wasn't an issue, I'd buy some ARS racks or Animal Plastics. But money is an issue... so I build up my racks slowly... I have one from Boaphile and 3 from RBI. One more RBI on the way.

If I'm buying them and not making my own, Animal plastics all the way for racks. mine were 180 each. As for stackable cages I go with Vision. Sliding glass doors are my fave.

I am also thinking about a rack. I am leaning towards the sweaterbox from Rich at reptile basics because he uses the Iris boxes which seem more visible than the Sterilite, etc..from animalplastics.com

Anyone with first hand experience care to comment on this?

JonV

I'm waiting on an Iris rack from Rich at Reptile Basics now.
Been awhile since I ordered ( 15 Sept) but I did call to change my order the day my original was supposed to be built.
He was very nice and helpful on the phone.
As of the 1st he was back-ordered on the Iris tubs though. He was supposed to get a shipment on Monday and get my rack out asap. Haven't spoken to him since then though.

From all the talk I have heard about RB racks on here it should be worth the wait.

I have an animal plastics rack. Each level holds either 1 sterilite 32qt or 2 sterilite 15 qt tubs. I highly recommend it! It definately makes my melamine racks look obsolete.

I'm saving up to get another rack that will hold several 41qt tubs. I'm leaning towards another animal plastics or a vision. I could save shipping on the vision since I'm in LA.

Whatever you choose, make sure you give us feedback. :rockon:

Tristan

Animal Plastics Economy Plastics line works amazing. I love it.

I plan on getting our first rack from Animal Plastics. We got two cages from them which we LOVE and the customer service was as quality and first rate as the enclosures! :sweeet:

I have a Boaphile RhinoRaxx and I like it alot. Holds heat well and humidity well, built sturdy and any questions I have ever had Jeff from Boaphile calls me back usually within that day.

If I was to purchase another rack it would be from Boaphile or from Herpenclosures.
I had an Animal Plastics cage and it was nice but I am not that fond of the whole heat cable deal. Flex seems to heat better and evenly spread out then the cable ever did for me.

Last time I checked, AP actually makes Sterilite, Rubbermaid, and Iris racks. They just added a VE175 rack. So, if you're looking for something that fits specific tubs, they've got almost everything covered.

I never had a problem with the heat gradient in my AP tubs, but it's true that wide flexwatt would cover a larger area for direct heat. Still, the cable is routered in so it doesn't rub, and it's a whole lot sturdier. I prefer the cables for longevity and safety.

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I prefer the cables for longevity and safety.

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I'm sorry, but I'm just a little confused by this statement. "Longevity and safety" as compared to what? Flexwatt?

Thank you for your time.

-adam

I have freedom breeder racks which are great but expensive.

I also have animal plastics which I like too but do not have wheels and are not easily moved and can be damaged moving if you are not careful.

The last rack i got was a Vision CB-70 rack which can be converted to a hatchling rack, 30 quart rack, what ever tub size you like and is on caster wheels. I t is probably the best rack for the $ I think it's $599 for 11 cb-70 spaces. I like having a rack that can change as my needs change. I actually had 3 different size tubs in this rack(at the same time) at one point. Now I have 12 hatchling tubs in it and 8 CB-70 tubs set up in the one rack and could actually have gone another row of 4 hatchling racks if I needed. I change it all the time. Heating is a heat cable which can be changed to many different configurations.
I made a thread about it called "Versatile Rack" if someone wants to search it.

Next year I want to get an ARS rack, they look really nice.

I build my own. I just built a new rack that holds 7 - 12qt. tubs and it only cost me $95 to build and heat. I actually found a Home Depot store credit card in the parking lot on my way into the store to buy the materials. My total was about $75 and when I gave them the card to see if there was any money on it, they said I still had $82. SCORE! Free rack. $20 worth of heat tape and the rack was finished in 2 1/2 hours, including wiring and installing the Flexwatt. HD will cut all the melamine or wood to size for you for $0.25 per cut after the first 2 free cuts. Just drill, screw, tape and plug in.