show me your set up!

[Mike41793]

However, balls don't really display well anyway. They like to stay hidden.

Precisely. Thats why i think a rack is a better idea. If you spend a bunch of money on pvc cages chances are you wont see them that much anyways. Racks are cheaper and then you can just reach in and pull the snake out whenever you want to show the kids.

[kitedemon]

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These are some of mine. I find it takes the same amount of time to clean these as it does my rack you still have to wait for the disinfectant to work either way so the extra stuff isn't more time just less sitting.

[kitedemon]

Precisely. Thats why i think a rack is a better idea. If you spend a bunch of money on pvc cages chances are you wont see them that much anyways. Racks are cheaper and then you can just reach in and pull the snake out whenever you want to show the kids.

To my mind it isn't the snake you are looking at but the 'landscaping' I enjoy mine if the snake is out or not. In a class room I don't think a rack is a good idea. The room is not going to be warm enough for a rack to run properly. There is a reason why 95% of racks are in rooms that are 80ºF it is too hard to hold proper ambient temps and cool end temps in rooms much less.

[Natassja]

Precisely. Thats why i think a rack is a better idea. If you spend a bunch of money on pvc cages chances are you wont see them that much anyways. Racks are cheaper and then you can just reach in and pull the snake out whenever you want to show the kids.

But when you use racks, you have to have the whole room heated?
og do people here use 2 heatmats? i have a cold climate

[kitedemon]

I actually keep a rack in a room that averages 66ºF. It can be done but is not easy. Mine is a 5 hole rack I have flexwatt 11inch for the hot side and 17inch for the cool sides I run the top 3 slots hot side on one probe the bottom 2 slots hot side on a second the top 4 cool sides on a third and the bottom cool side on a fourth... The floor is cold. The rack is well insulated top bottom and sides.

I had also to balance the way air moves in and through each tub and shelf. It is many times easier to heat the room. I would if it was reasonable. There is a reason why most that use snake racks have snake rooms to match.

[The Serpent Merchant]

But when you use racks, you have to have the whole room heated?
og do people here use 2 heatmats? i have a cold climate

well air temperature is still important, heat mats do not affect the air temperature in racks all that much so if the room is a good bit below 75 degrees most of the time you are going to have a hard time heating the air in the rack. As kitedemon said it can be done but it isn't easy.