What do you think about this rack?

We are looking to buy our first rack. Having never owned one, and there being so many to choose from, we're not really sure about all the different styles and brands on the market. This looks like a good rack, and one that will most likely fit our needs. If you have a moment, please look at this rack and tell me what you think. Also, is this particular tub size big enough for a 4 foot ball?

http://www.reptilebasics.com/Iris-Sw...t-p-16197.html

Thanks,
Michael

M&J, I own several of those exact racks, and can't say enough good things about them. The 32qt size is plenty big enough for an adult male and some adult females. For the big girls you'll want to use the CB-70 rack.

I have no personal experience with RBI, but I know many of the members on the forum use RBI racks and love them. I use AP Racks... animalplastics.com

As far as being large enough...I will house my males in 32qt. tubs....but an animal of 4 feet I would keep in a cb70.

Hope this helps! :)

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Originally Posted by Slim

M&J, I own several of those exact racks, and can't say enough good things about them. The 32qt size is plenty big enough for an adult male and some adult females. For the big girls you'll want to use the CB-70 rack.

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HAHA great reply! ;)

I use these racks combined with a Herpstat T-stat and love them period. Rich's turn around time is unbelievabley fast. I also live in NC and I have the racks on my doorstep within about 3 days. Also Price and service I think hes the best out there. They are also shipped assembled.

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Originally Posted by Slim

For the big girls you'll want to use the CB-70 rack.

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That puts me in a pickle. :rolleyes: At this time we only have two bps. Our male is small and our female is large. We are looking to get our third bp soon, but it will most likely be small too. I need a rack that can house our girl comfortably, but not too big to stress out the smaller ones. Any ideas?

Reptilebasics also has the option of dividers to split the bin so you can house 2 smaller snakes per bin.

Michael if you look at the bottom where you order the rack there's a drop down to order the divider set. That will solve your problems with needing both smaller and larger areas.

I have one RBI rack and love it. It comes basically plug and play, no messing around with it so you can get it up and running very quickly. Rich also is known for his incredibly good customer service and is very well thought of around here. :)

The CB-70 doesn't offer dividers. The 4 tub rack does, but that tub is too small for my female. :oops:

M&J, in my 32 qt tubs I can fit two XL Eco Terra hides and a 5 inch ceramic water bowl. You can fit as much as you want or as little as you need in those tubs. I think you're 4 foot girl will be fine in there.

For smaller BPs, I just crumple up newspaper and make the tub feel smaller.

I think we'll go with the 4 tub rack. The dividers will be a nice bonus.

I just got that exact rack just last week. I must say its really nice and also very well priced.I would 1oo% Recommend RBI!

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Originally Posted by M&J in NC

We are looking to buy our first rack. Having never owned one, and there being so many to choose from, we're not really sure about all the different styles and brands on the market. This looks like a good rack, and one that will most likely fit our needs. If you have a moment, please look at this rack and tell me what you think. Also, is this particular tub size big enough for a 4 foot ball?

http://www.reptilebasics.com/Iris-Sw...t-p-16197.html

Thanks,
Michael

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if your looking to save money they are actualy pretty easy to build yourself you might spend 50 bucks rather than almost 300

Many racks can utilize both 16qt and 30qt Sterelite tubs. www.nsreptiles.com is one place that sells them.

I have those racks and I love em. The dividers are a really great feature as well as the pins in front of each tub and my temps are always steady using a Helix. Rich's customer service is awesome. They stack great and pretty much look like one big rack. That's a good thing cause there will probably be more bp's in your future;)
So that's 2 thumbs up from the peanut gallery:)

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Originally Posted by tommyrich1519

if your looking to save money they are actualy pretty easy to build yourself you might spend 50 bucks rather than almost 300

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I know I could build a rack to fit my needs, but I have no experience with heat tape. The last thing I'd want to do is put my balls in a rack that I wired. :oops: I wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

One thing I've not seen mentioned is that the 32 qt tubs from sterilite are no longer available, they are discontinued. They go from 28qt to 41qt, no sizes in between.

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Originally Posted by M&J in NC

I know I could build a rack to fit my needs, but I have no experience with heat tape. The last thing I'd want to do is put my balls in a rack that I wired. :oops: I wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

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I'm with you, I won't wire anything. Having said that though, my husband and I built 3 racks last year and everything is just fine. What I did was phone Rich at Reptile Basics and tell him what I needed to heat (rack layout, tub size, temps of room the racks are in). He sorted out what size flexwatt I needed (3", 4" or 11"), wired it all for me and all I had to do was lay it down and tape it in place with the aluminium tape I got from Home Depot.

Have you checked out our DIY rack building threads. There are some amazing ideas in there. Buying a pre-made rack is certainly a very nice option though and again, I'd highly recommend Reptile Basic racks.

I have that rack, it is awesome the build quality is amazing. Rich does good work. I also use the dividers and they fit perfectly. great design!:gj:

If you do not mind to spend the money, RBI racks are the way to go. I have six RBI racks, and love them.