Rack ideas for big snakes?

[MiloandJordan]

So, I'm looking to buy the DragonHaus 41 quart rack for majority of my snakes including my ball pythons, colubrids and boas.
But there is such a huge debate on how much space is good. I'd really like to get large snakes like cribos, womas, bullsnakes etc but I dont think 6-8 foot snakes would do good in that kinda rack. Maaaaybe 6 foot but I dont know. What i really liked about Dragonhaus is they are pretty inexpensive but unfortunately it doesnt look like they offer bigger racks. I've tried looking all over but cant seem to find a rack that's a bang for your buck. I've tried making a rack myself by buying a shelf and tried to modify it but I'm just not good at that and my family doesnt exactly understand enough to help. So unfortunately I have to turn to buy. I dont mind spending 450+ but is there really ANY rack that's worth it? Worth it as in, more tubs per level etc. For large snakes. I've looked at snake discovery and their tubs but I just cant find what they use for their bullsnakes. I think its homemade.

[nikkubus]

The problem is finding tubs with the right dimensions economically. ARS or Freedom Breeder are probably the best source for those for ones that don't waste a lot of vertical space for terrestrial snakes. There used to be a few companies that made economy racks with the tubs made by ARS/FB, but I think covid knocked them all out of business as far as I'm aware. You might have to save up money to get a rack from ARS/FB, or buy the tools and learn how to make your own and just get tubs from them. I think in the long run, ARS/FB racks are well worth the money because they last a lot longer, but they are a very pricey investment.

[bcr229]

There are companies that make racks for the VE175 Christmas Tree tubs. They aren't all that cheap and I think due to the tub's height you only get four tubs max in a rack.

BoaMaster makes a melamine rack for 74-qt under-bed tubs. Again, not cheap and it'll be heavy.

[WhompingWillow]

As mentioned upthread, the best options for large, terrestrial snakes if you're going with a rack are probably going to be Freedom Breeder or ARS. Snake Discovery uses ARS for their bull snakes. Reptile Rapture, a well known reptile shop in Madison, WI uses Freedom Breeder. Both Snake Discovery and Reptile Rapture have YouTube videos explaining their racks and why they chose them. Either option is a substantial investment - $$$. We personally have one of the larger Freedom Breeder racks, 9 tubs total, for our ball pythons, and paid about 2 grand with shipping. Sometimes you can find used ones on FB or Craigslist, but because they're so well made, they don't depreciate in value much.