Best Rack System?

[JeweledPeach]

I am looking to move my snakes in to a rack system, but I do not have a heated room, so I would need a rack itself thats heated. I hear that most of them are heated with heat tape? I've never owned a rack system before, so any and all advice is welcomed! I'd love to know brands, what you do for your snakes, how to keep the humidity up, etc..

[Rickys_Reptiles]

I'd make one out of melamine or PVCX and line the top, back and sides with ridgid insulation.

[BHReptiles]

I'd make one out of melamine or PVCX and line the top, back and sides with ridgid insulation.

^ this.

Racks are best used when you can keep the room temperature above 75* up to the low-mid 80s.

[kitedemon]

PVCx, melamine is inferior and cheap material it is for the price concerned.

Rack materials ideally should be,
highly water resistant
contain no volatile organic compounds,
insulating
easily disinfected
not easily flammable.

[Neal]

I am looking to move my snakes in to a rack system, but I do not have a heated room, so I would need a rack itself thats heated. I hear that most of them are heated with heat tape? I've never owned a rack system before, so any and all advice is welcomed! I'd love to know brands, what you do for your snakes, how to keep the humidity up, etc..

I've seen C Serpents racks in person and I think that he spends time to build them and what not. When I'm getting a rack again I will be purchasing from him.

[Annarose15]

There is a difference between a "heated" room and a temperature-controlled room. If your room goes below 75deg F, a rack is not ideal for you. The heat in the rack system is to provide a temperature gradient ("hot spot" vs. "cold side"), not to heat the entire enclosure. I second the vote on the quality of C Serpents racks, but no rack will maintain proper temps if your room is too cold.

[LotsaBalls]

The OP is from California, I don't think heating the room is a huge problem. How many snakes do you have? What's your budget for the rack? Where are you going to be keeping it?