Would this work well as a rack?

[chimp54321]

Can I only insert images from online?

I've had this thing for a while and with a piece of thin plastic on the bottom to tighten up the space at the top I think it will work great as a rack. I was also thinking of just padding the bottom with duct tape to seal up the top a little more as well. I just ordered a thermostat and some flex tape and was thinking about building my own rack but I'm leaning towards just turning this into a rack instead. How thick is the flex tape? That is one concern of mine when trying to tighten up the tub's.

[AK907]

You need to upload your photos to a host, like photobucket.com

[chimp54321]

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[WingedWolfPsion]

Too flexible, IMO--they'd get out.

[CCarr33]

I tried something just like that and I watched as my Baby BP pushed right out.

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[chimp54321]

Thanks for the advice I guess I'm just going to start with a couple of 28 qt tubs with the lid right on them from kmart and some holes in the side to start. I got some flexwatt tape and a thermostat too. How many holes should I put in the tub?

[snakesRkewl]

I have seen this question asked about this type of shelf system and the resounding answer is no, it will not work well at all.

If you want cheap, get a bookshelf and nail the shelves so the tub with lid barely slides into the slot.
Then tape heat tape down onto the shelves and plug it into a thermostat....

[chimp54321]

If I just kept them in the tub's without the rack but eventually wanted to move them into a rack what is the best way to set up the flex watt so that eventually I can move it to a rack?

[snakesRkewl]

On a shelf, any wood shelf. The tub just sits on the flexwatt.

Do not trust locking lid tubs to hold snakes in without something holding the lid down(not books!!)
I see bookshelves like this for $5 at garage sales and even goodwill occasionally.
After losing a few snakes that were in tubs sitting on the counter top I decided enough was enough, no more tubs without a rack of some sort...

[BPLuvr]

I used the same type of system and just built my own shelves for it.