Got my rack! Few questions...

[Lolo76]

I finally got my rack and set it up, so the snakes & I should be much happier now! Couple of questions, though... the shelves are REALLY tight, and the tubs barely fit over the heat tape. Any way to fix this? I thought about buying smaller Sterilite lids (the current ones are pretty thick), but they don't sell the lids separately - so I'd have to buy all new tubs. Second question, where do I put the probe from the herpstat? I stuck it in Mona's tub, near where the Acu-Rite probe goes... is that okay? I'm sure I have more questions, but I guess that's it for now - LOL. Here are some pictures of the setup, and PLEASE let me know if anything looks incorrect:

Ahhhhh... so much more organized and clean!!


With the tubs (not all the snakes yet)


The flexwatt - a little messy, but it works.

[Lolo76]

Oh, I just thought of something... even better than making the shelf space larger, how about making it smaller so I don't need lids? Could I do that?

[Beto510]

from what i heard you could totally do that

[h00blah]

the tubs in my rack dont have lids ^-^
the rack i hav also has a gap in the back so i have a space to put the probe
(right underneath the tub)

[Lolo76]

Oh snap... I forgot the probe goes UNDER the tub. I'll go fix that right now! And regarding the lidless tubs, how would I go about doing that? If I take the lids off now, the babies could easily escape - it's about a 1/8 inch gap, give or take.

[Beto510]

you've got to make the rack smaller

[Lolo76]

you've got to make the rack smaller

Well yeah, but how? I'm no carpenter, in fact my roommate had to do it for me... so a more detailed explanation would be fabulous! I assume adding thin pieces of wood could work, but should I put them on the bottom or top of each shelf? And how would I attach them?

[Lolo76]

Here's a picture of the gap, when I took the lid off Mona's 41qt tub... I think even she could squeeze through that.

[Lolo76]

Okay, one more question... I've been doing searches on the forum, but can't find the exact answers. What should I set the herpstat temperature at? I don't have the night drop cable, so it's just one probe which is now under the tub (on top of the flexwatt). I currently have it set at 90F - is that correct? TIA for all the help!!

[Beto510]

Well, you could do that and just add thick enough wood to to let it clear perfectly and screw it down. or you could move the shelves DOWN a bit just mark where you would want them to be repositioned and re screw them in. make sure the tubs are snug i guess? GOOD LUCK!