My house has limited space considerations, which means sometimes things need to be strategically placed in a practical sense.

I was walking through home depot and I found something sorta neat (and I am sure others have seen this too), but I thought I would throw it up anyway.

They were selling small 3 level plastic storage racks, and I thought, hmmm, those would be ideal for either baby balls or perhaps sand boas or whatever.

There were 3 concerns for my little experiment; 1) heating, 2) locking the little tubs in place (because they were free moving), and 3) there are some very small slits on the sides, which would be out of the question for small colubrids, but perhaps ok for balls and/or other baby snakes that come with more girth straight off.

1) Heating can be very simple by perhaps adding heat tape or using a heating pad, which can slide in underneath the tubs with ease.

2) Locking the tubs was simple, I just drilled a hole all the way into each layer and tub and put a properly sized rod in place. The neat thing is there is a lip on each level that allows for this.

3) The small slits in the sides may or may not be an issue for larger varieties of babies, I will have to see.

In the end, if this pans out, they are cheap as hell ($7), well made, and can fit just about anywhere.

Anyway, here are some pics so you can see what I mean:







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