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    My new DIY (kinda) rack/incubator/python center :D

    Hi guys! I FINALLY finished my small Ball Python 'Center'. Just wanted to share it with you all
    I started out with a 'wardrobe' frame from IKEA (saw a rack tutorial on YouTube involving IKEA and thought 'genius'!) and shelves.
    I am el crazy paranoid about the heat tape, since I've never used it before (and keep reading all these horror stories), so I put up strips of the foil tape as a buffer between the tape and back board. I do realize this is probably overkill

    Heat tape all installed! Yay!

    Shelves all in place!

    Tubs all in place! Almost there! Just need to let it get heated up

    Aaand DONE! Snakes are happy and tubs are juuuust about up to temp

    If anyone's interested, I'll post the tutorial up for my incubator once it's completely finished (need to install the heat tape I was waiting on) thanks for looking, guys!
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    Why are they all sideways? on my phone they aren't... anyone know how I can fix this?
    Kimbly

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    Thats basically what I did, I have three racks made from different Ikea furniture and using the bins from Ikea as well. I personally think its the best way to go. The most expensive part of my big female rack was the heating, I have a heat cable per shelf.

    0.1 Albino
    0.2 Classic
    0.1 Het. Red Axanthic
    0.1 Mojave h. Ghost
    0.1 Pastel
    0.1 Spider h. Ghost
    1.0 Black Pastel
    1.0 Blue Eye Leucistic h. Ghost
    1.0 Lesser
    1.0 Pastel h. Ghost

    0.1 Morelia bredli
    0.0.1 Varanus acanthurus (Silly)
    0.1 Brachypelma auratum
    0.1 Scottisch Fold (Tipsy)
    0.1 Abyssinian (Prim)

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    Re: My new DIY (kinda) rack/incubator/python center :D

    Quote Originally Posted by nimblykimbly View Post
    Why are they all sideways? on my phone they aren't... anyone know how I can fix this?
    If it's from an iphone, you can edit the photo, and just rotate =p.
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    My new DIY (kinda) rack/incubator/python center :D

    Quote Originally Posted by h00blah View Post
    If it's from an iphone, you can edit the photo, and just rotate =p.
    Thank you edit them before I insert them? Bc I tried to edit my post on the forum and saw no option to rotate the photo...?
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    2 Normals 'Audrey' and 'Girl'
    Fire 'Smokey'
    Black Pastel '#3'
    Normal 'Slim Shady'
    Butter

    Sassy and Reilly, our furry girls

    Gabrielle,
    Brynn, Samuel - our human kids

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    How much was the "rack"?


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    Re: My new DIY (kinda) rack/incubator/python center :D

    Quote Originally Posted by aldebono View Post
    How much was the "rack"?
    It was $90, and each set of 2 shelves were $25... Unknowingly, we went on 'eat free' weekend, and our entire lunch order was taken off our purchase, so we got one set of shelves 'for free'
    Kimbly

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    Pied 'Patches'
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    Het Pied 'Norm'
    2 Normals 'Audrey' and 'Girl'
    Fire 'Smokey'
    Black Pastel '#3'
    Normal 'Slim Shady'
    Butter

    Sassy and Reilly, our furry girls

    Gabrielle,
    Brynn, Samuel - our human kids

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    Can you post that tutorial and the item number that the wardrobe is? This is a lot sleeker than the "Frugal herpers rack" which I have. Just more professional looking.


    Angela

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    what size tubs are you using? Dimensions/quart size?
    Last edited by iCandiBallPythons; 01-25-2013 at 05:10 PM.
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    I am wondering if the Pax ones are not online. I definitely need to get some of these after our move.


    Angela

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