Purchase or build your own?

Well I got together with my buddy Trey (mxrider42, fireballpythons.com) this weekend and we got some wood cut for some new racks for both of us. So what do you guys do, do you all build your own racks, purchase premade racks, or a little of both? I have two pvc hatchling racks, but other than that all were built by me, and I think I will keep doing that, just to save some dough for ball pythons.

I don't know what to do. I have been building, but I kinda want to buy too, just to see what is best.

I build mine out of white melamine.

I build. Can build multiple for the price of one pro-fab rack.

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Originally Posted by LGL

I build mine out of white melamine.

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Thats what we do as well, makes nice racks, just heavy as heck!

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Originally Posted by RichardA

I build. Can build multiple for the price of one pro-fab rack.

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I know, its great, thats why we build, and you can still purchase the vision tubs and use them in your own rack, and still be able to build a rack for half the price or less than a new premade vision rack.

I've actually been thinking about this one quite a bit myself. I wish I could get expanded pvc for a decent price around here, I'd love to reduce the weight on my racks. I've been thinking about building one from aluminum, but that would still be pretty pricey.

I build my own, but I would like to buy some rack systems from ARS Caging one day.

I cant build racks(alone, at least you had help!) I buy all mine now. Its just so simple and worrie free.

First racks were purchased, I built a 52 tubs hatchling rack last year, I am in the process of building a small rack for juvies and one or 2 for my adults.

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Originally Posted by Beardedragon

I cant build racks(alone, at least you had help!)

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YOu have issues, how come I can build mine alone :rofl:

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Originally Posted by Deborah

YOu have issues, how come I can build mine alone :rofl:

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Matts has issues for years!

im about to build allot. i'd really like to see how ya'll have built yours before i start on mine. maybe get some pointers.:)lemme know if thats possible

I buy all mine. I use animal plastics, ars, and boaphile. I couldnt put together a bird house let alone a rack system and I hate heavy cages. I move cages around alot.

I am looking to buy now. I just built my first rack just to get rid of a ton of tanks. It works but I wont lie, it's ugly as sin. Measure twice cut once my ass, I can measure all day long and still jack it up. What can I say Im just not a carpenter.