For those of you who own Animal Plastic racks..

[tweets_4611]

Mine holds the humidity great... I have a bit of trouble with the ambient temp, but that's just b/c it's always so cold in my place. The hot spot stays right up to temp with no problem though

[SGB_74]

Mine holds the humidity great... I have a bit of trouble with the ambient temp, but that's just b/c it's always so cold in my place. The hot spot stays right up to temp with no problem though

which rack do you have, is it the economy line or their standard model which is fully enclosed on all three sides

[tweets_4611]

Standard model. Sorry, I know what my rack looks like and I was assuming everyone else did too

[cinderbird]

i have an economy plastics rack from AP and i LOVE the thing. Its one of their older models with the non-recessed heat tape but its firmly in place with foil tape and it holds temps GREAT. humidity could be a bit better but its so dry here there isn't much i can do except mist occasionally.

ive emailed them with questions about the rack and some replacement screws (i didn't find mine in the packaging right away, i got my rack used) and they were quick and professional in their response. great company

[Blue Apple Herps]

All three of mine are the economy racks and I have no issues with humidity and heat.

[Shadera]

All my racks are AP, and I have both the econo and regular ones. (No flexwatt though, sorry. Mine are all heat cable belly heat..) If your room is temp controlled, you could get away with the econo version. If it's not, or if it's a bit on the cool side better off with the full one. I have no issues with humidity in either rack version, despite it being winter time and the heat's on. Just make sure you have large enough water dishes and mist the bedding once in a while. My snake room is temp controlled, but I went ahead and boxed the econos in with some reflectix just to keep things more even.

For those that are using their giant tub rack, what are you housing in it? I'll be in the market for some boa caging soon, and this is certainly an option if it's less stress for them.

[nikevijo]

I have an economy rack and love it. You may have to keep your thermostat cranked up a little more with the sides being open, I do. I love that they are making them with Iris tubs now, just ordered another one

[bman123]

I would use a economy rack for sure they are cheap and light weight.

[XSReptiles]

I have a AP rack the normal 3 sided one which holds 7 32qt tubs. I have only had it set up 3 days now. I can see that customer service was great they answer every question and I never went more than half a day with a reply to my e-mail. Shipment was superb and assembly was a breeze. Once built my rack looks great and feels solid. I think I have the heat down and pretty happy with it. I went with dual sided radiant heat so my substrate isn't as warm as the walls but you can really feel the warm coming out of the tub when they are opened. Humdity seems good as well. I like the selection you get with AP. RBI was an option as well but I didn't want only a 4 level rack. I have spoken with only one individual in person about RBI and they weren't please. I saw the rack myself and the top has bowed in slightly like you see in melamine racks. I also like how AP racks are .5'' thick rather than 3/8th''. I've wanted AP racks for years and now sold on them.


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[bones93]

I will make a few comments on the AP racks. I have two AP racks that hold either 14 15qt tubs or 7 32 qt tubs. They are the standard version. They hold the temps great and humidity as well. I have both hooked up to a Herpstat Pro thermostat and could not be happier.
As for the economy racks like someone stated above, if you have a warm room thay will work great. A friend had one and the temps never stayed where he wanted them. He keeps his house kinda cool. But in his standard AP racks no problems.
They no longer offer the heat cable because it was going out prematurely. Just had a friends cable go out after about a year. THey do have good customer service. Very timely response on Emails. As far as replacing things when I recieved my first rack one of the sides was cracked. I emailed pictures and they were great about it. I needed the rack that day so I made provisions to make the sides work but they took care of me with a credit.
Turn around time is kind of slow but I dont know how quick other companies are either. It takes about 4-5 weeks to get your order. SO if you need it quick, thats prolly not gonna happen because they make to order.
Sorry for the winded post but I hope this helps in your decision a bit