New rack build for display animals

[piedpiperballs]

[QUOTE=SDA;2561691]I love this design. Not a fan of tubs for no logical reason but this would change my mind about them. You could even make that board out of pvp board if you didn't like using wood so it looks super flexible in material and super practical while being perfect for the snake.

I bet a nice grapewood branch with fake vines ziptied to it and placed diagonally in the enclosure would be perfect for decoration.

Can I ask a few questions because if I went racks I would so borrow your idea!

How's humidity? I would assume with the removable floor it would help keep humid the hide area.

How well do they take to this setup? Seeing how the entire bottom area is a giant hide that they can thermo regulate I would assume they take to it much better.

Would painting or blocking out the bottom side of the tub to darken the hide area benefit at all or does the semi opaque tubs cover that just fine?

Love that recessed area for the heat tape to avoid rubbing when taking out the tub. Does it work well for getting the necessary heat to the hot side since it is not in direct contact?

Is feeding much easier with the floor? I would assume so since you don't have to worry about substrate at all.


All in all I am in love with this concept design![/QUO

The rack is 3/4" xpvc, we used white since it was $120 less than black. The removable floor is plywood since that's what I had on hand but when I have surplus xpvc I will change to that. We thought about blacking out the tub in front of the burrow but that doesn't appear to be necessary since all six snakes have been feeding regularly even though two of them prior to their move were picky. I don't measure the humidity but base it on how well the snakes shed and all is well in that department. I've recessed the heat tape with a router on my last three builds and will continue to do so to avoid friction wear. I thought the snakes would soil the plywood but they have been using the aspen. The tubs are from Office Depot when they had a buy two get one free sale (still $20 a piece). I like the idea about the branches and will try that today when I get a chance to go to the hobby store.