What stands are you all using for AP cages?

[Sauzo]

Ok so, I'm trying to get my stuff ready here for 3 T25s. So I need to clear out a 7' space to fit them. My dilemma is I am not going to have enough room to stack 2 T10s and then the 1 T10 and the Constrictor NW cage as well as the T25s. So I have stacked the 3 T10s on top of my table but the problem is now I need a step stool to reach the top cage. So my question is what do you all use to keep your cages off the floor and high enough to make seeing and cleaning easy? I know AP makes the 8" stands which I might order if I cant find anything with more height later on. Right now, the only thing I can think of are using cinder blocks with a sheet of plywood on top but that still gives only 8".

I'm looking for something that will give me a height of about 1.5' or so as I don't feel like laying on my belly to clean the bottom cage lol. Anyways, here's a picture of them stacked and you can see how close it is to the ceiling of the room to give you an idea of how tall it is. The cages are 45" total and the table is 29" so the total is 74". I know that you can buy those metal 4 shelf racks but again those are 78".

[Reinz]

I have 3 6 footers stacked with the bottom one on the floor. I have the same going on with 2 4foot cages as well.

My 4 foot BoaMaster is high where I need to use a step stool.

Though neither is ideal, I much prefer working off the floor rather the one where I need a step stool. Keep in mind, these are all adult snakes 6 feet plus.

[Sauzo]

Yeah the floor would be easier to work from I guess but I don't know, I just don't really like the idea of having my cages sitting directly on the floor for drafts and also because I use flexwatt on my cages. I could put down a plywood sheet I guess but again, sitting on the floor issue lol. Maybe i'll have to just make a stand with 4x4 studs nailed in place with 2x4s and then nail a sheet of plywood on top to give a flat surface.

[Reinz]

On the 6 ft bottom cage there is a AP flexwatt(?) UTH. I have 1/4 in board under that area along with foil to protect the carpet.

I like your idea for a riser. I wish I had done that from the start. I live alone, so it would be a major project for me to do that at this point. And I'm just not up to it. They are in a dedicated snake/guest room, so drafts are not an issue.

It is funny that I call it a guest room, any guest that stays over is too afraid to sleep in there with the snakes, so I'm the one that ends up sleeping in there.

[Prognathodon]

Our two AP stacks sit on plywood, with 36" tall enclosures as the bottom-most cages. I can't remember if one has UTH or both are RHP-only, if there is heat tape under the one, we've got commercial linoleum floor tile as a spacer between the enclosure and the plywood (found a case of the tile on sale), which is what we do between cages in the stack.

We use 12" heat tape and 12"x12" tiles, cut a 1" strip off the tiles, the narrow strips go along one long edge, the wider pieces along the other, leave gaps as necessary for cables. I can't remember if we stuck the tiles to the underside of the cages with the double-sides tape Reptile Basics sells, or just set it in place on the one below.

I should have taken pictures while we were building the stacks.


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[Zcarlrbrugger]

I use a TV stand from HH Greg. It is almost big enough, so I got a 2x4 board at HD and covered the edges with black Gorilla tape. The board is on top of the TV stand with the heat tape sandwiched between the board and T8.
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[Reinz]

Good looking setup Z.

[Zcarlrbrugger]

Good looking setup Z.

Thanks

[Sauzo]

I ended up just going with the AP stand. Seems to work pretty good.

[Reinz]

I like it! That would give me JUST enough relief for my back.