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Looking to build a 3 tub rack for three adult ball pythons
Hey everyone, I am wanting to make a three tub rack for three ball pythons. I have one adult female and in march i am going to be getting a banana and a Lemonblast. (ive always wanted to make bps that have both pinstripe and banana). So my question is, what size of tubs/rack would i need to make, and how to heat it, and what kind of thermostat to go with it???? Any and all help would be awesome, cheaper the plans the better they are! thanks!
Last edited by dylan815; 12-19-2017 at 03:50 PM.
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Re: Looking to build a 3 tub rack for three adult ball pythons
41q made from melamine, heated with flexwatt on a Herpstat EZ 1
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Re: Looking to build a 3 tub rack for three adult ball pythons
Originally Posted by BallPythonWannaBe
41q made from melamine, heated with flexwatt on a Herpstat EZ 1
what thickness of melamine? 1/2" or 3/4"? also, don't i need a thermostat that can take three readings since i have three tanks??? also, how much flexwatt would i need ?
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0.5" melamine to avoid warping and provide security/sturdiness, but i'm looking into PVC instead of melamine. same thickness though.
you should use heat tape, and it should be one continuous strip to be controlled by 1 thermostat.
Last edited by tttaylorrr; 12-19-2017 at 03:57 PM.
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Re: Looking to build a 3 tub rack for three adult ball pythons
I'd say the 1/2 would be fine and if you wire the flexwatt through each other/weave it through the shelves it can be run through one thermostat. Much more cost effective to use one good one instead of three cheap ones.
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Re: Looking to build a 3 tub rack for three adult ball pythons
Originally Posted by tttaylorrr
0.5" melamine to avoid warping, but i'm looking into PVC instead of melamine. same thickness though.
you should use heat tape, and it should be one continuous strip to be controlled by 1 thermostat.
Do you have some pictures or something? i'm having a hard time seeing how you'd use one strip for three tubs??? Thanks for all your help! Is PVC similar price to melamine? i still have some melamine left over from the 6 foot tank i made for my retic.
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Re: Looking to build a 3 tub rack for three adult ball pythons
Originally Posted by dylan815
Do you have some pictures or something? i'm having a hard time seeing how you'd use one strip for three tubs??? Thanks for all your help! Is PVC similar price to melamine? i still have some melamine left over from the 6 foot tank i made for my retic.
PVC is much more expensive, but a lighter material (which is why i'm thinking of going PVC over melamine).
i can post photos/video of my rack's heat tape when i'm home. basically there's a hole cut out on the edge of each self so the heat tape can be fed through to the shelves below. my heat tape is weaved in an "S" shape through my three shelves.
4.4 ball python
1.0 Albino ✮ 0.1 Coral Glow ✮ 0.1 Super Cinnamon paradox ✮ 1.0 Piebald ✮ 0.1 Pastel Enchi Leopard het Piebald ✮ 1.0 Coral Glow het Piebald ✮
1.0 corn snake
1.0 Hypo ✮
1.0 crested gecko
0.1 ???? ✮
0.1 cat
0.1 Maine Coon mix ✮
0.1 human ✌︎
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Re: Looking to build a 3 tub rack for three adult ball pythons
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live"
-J.K Rowling Sorcerer's Stone
Long time no see, back at it again in my white vans.
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The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to BallPythonWannaBe For This Useful Post:
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Re: Looking to build a 3 tub rack for three adult ball pythons
Originally Posted by tttaylorrr
PVC is much more expensive, but a lighter material (which is why i'm thinking of going PVC over melamine).
i can post photos/video of my rack's heat tape when i'm home. basically there's a hole cut out on the edge of each self so the heat tape can be fed through to the shelves below. my heat tape is weaved in an "S" shape through my three shelves.
That would be awesome tttaylorrr! Thanks for all your help.
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Re: Looking to build a 3 tub rack for three adult ball pythons
Originally Posted by BallPythonWannaBe
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Last edited by tttaylorrr; 12-19-2017 at 04:06 PM.
4.4 ball python
1.0 Albino ✮ 0.1 Coral Glow ✮ 0.1 Super Cinnamon paradox ✮ 1.0 Piebald ✮ 0.1 Pastel Enchi Leopard het Piebald ✮ 1.0 Coral Glow het Piebald ✮
1.0 corn snake
1.0 Hypo ✮
1.0 crested gecko
0.1 ???? ✮
0.1 cat
0.1 Maine Coon mix ✮
0.1 human ✌︎
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