FB Build to Suit racks

I'm interested in these Freedom Breeder build to suit racks, where they build them with the amount of levels, tubs & heat that you need. Has anyone ever done this? If so, how did you like it, and did you ever order more levels to add to the existing ones? Thanks in advance for any help.

http://www.freedombreeder.com/fb-med...d-to-suit.html

There's a link for anybody wondering what the heck I'm talking about.

Well seeing as a starter level 1 row with casters etc is almost 300 w/o shipping, I'll continue to make my 12 slot racks with tubs & heat for under $200. Until I win the lotto that is :P

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Originally Posted by llovelace

Well seeing as a starter level 1 row with casters etc is almost 300 w/o shipping, I'll continue to make my 12 slot racks with tubs & heat for under $200. Until I win the lotto that is :P

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yea the price is kind of steep, but I'm definitely not in a permanent home and moving a melamine rack by myself is somewhat out of the question

there are cheaper racks out there. check out http://www.dragons4you.net/. i have a rack from him. he is a great guy and the pricing and the product are great!! they are made of ABS which is light weight and easy to move.

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Originally Posted by Lucas339

there are cheaper racks out there. check out http://www.dragons4you.net/. i have a rack from him. he is a great guy and the pricing and the product are great!! they are made of ABS which is light weight and easy to move.

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I have a few small cages from him too that I am please with.

To answer your question I've done it before and it was great. It's cheaper to buy the full rack, but if you don't need that many tubs this is perfect. FB racks are very high quality products.

I build my own racks from Plywood and 2x4s (and cages from plywood as well) and they are lightweight, easy to move, and work just fine. I think the most I've spent on any snake building project yet was $150. :)

You're always going to pay more for quality. I definitely prefer the FB/ARS style racks with the hanging tubs over the shelf style racks that are popular right now. You pay a little more, but you'd have to throw it off the roof of an apartment building to break it. :gj:

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Originally Posted by m00kfu

You're always going to pay more for quality. I definitely prefer the FB/ARS style racks with the hanging tubs over the shelf style racks that are popular right now. You pay a little more, but you'd have to throw it off the roof of an apartment building to break it. :gj:

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That's why I love them too!

thanks for all of the help guys. That dragon4you doesn't include heat. Just because of price and the fact that at the end of the year I can only envision myself having 4 snakes I think I'm going to go with a RBI sweaterbox rack, however, FB & ARS are definitely in the plans once I get more financially stable.:salute:

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Originally Posted by dreese88

I'm interested in these Freedom Breeder build to suit racks, where they build them with the amount of levels, tubs & heat that you need. Has anyone ever done this? If so, how did you like it, and did you ever order more levels to add to the existing ones? Thanks in advance for any help.

http://www.freedombreeder.com/fb-med...d-to-suit.html

There's a link for anybody wondering what the heck I'm talking about.

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Yes.

The quality and service are top notch. I have an 8-level FB- 27x33x8 rack with the 11" heat panels. As Mookfu mentioned, it is literally bulletproof.

I've used Boaphile and RBI racks, and while they are nice, I don't think that you can compare them to an ARS or FB setup in terms of durability.

Plus, as you downsize, you can sell of levels of the rack.

im actually having a time right now trying to decide if I want a fb or ars rack.

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Originally Posted by Skiploder

Yes.

The quality and service are top notch. I have an 8-level FB- 27x33x8 rack with the 11" heat panels. As Mookfu mentioned, it is literally bulletproof.

I've used Boaphile and RBI racks, and while they are nice, I don't think that you can compare them to an ARS or FB setup in terms of durability.

Plus, as you downsize, you can sell of levels of the rack.

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It's definitely not about downsizing, as I'm still in the process of building a collection. It's just that $500 is a lot to spend for me right now. Compared to $289 for the 4 slot RBI rack. I'm definitely thinking that as I get older and have more money though, the FB or ARS style is which way I'll be going.

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Originally Posted by dreese88

It's definitely not about downsizing, as I'm still in the process of building a collection. It's just that $500 is a lot to spend for me right now. Compared to $289 for the 4 slot RBI rack. I'm definitely thinking that as I get older and have more money though, the FB or ARS style is which way I'll be going.

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I thought the RBI was a three-tubber.........

I really like FB's and the ARS's but their pricing is super rediculous.

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Originally Posted by Skiploder

I thought the RBI was a three-tubber.........

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The CB-70 is, but the sweaterbox is 4