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Where did you get your rack from and why do you like them?

danielle

danielle

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I have been looking at a few rack sytems on reptile basics and boaphile, but have noticed none provide much height. Now I know corns aren't arboreal but it seems 5-6 inches of height is a little short- though I may be wrong. If you guys don't mind edumacating me a little I would apprecite knowing where your racks are from, whats great about them, and how big they are.
 
danielle said:
Where did you get your rack from ...........
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I made all of ours.
danielle said:
and why do you like them?
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Because I needed a bunch of them and it was cheaper for me to build them then to buy them. Plus I can make them any size I want and have the satisfaction of doing it yourself.

Jay :cool:
 
Animal Plastics. I have the rack that uses the 66qt tubs. I understand those tubs are no longer being made though, so I don't know if AP is even making them anymore.

I chose them after I saw the ones Nanci had picked up. I agree that it's preferable to give them a little more height. I have no evidence that they are happier, but I feel good about that when I see them craning up towards the top..
 
OK I should clarify- I am good at putting things together and following directions...but powertools, hours of sanding, painting, drying, painting, and more drying is not my thing sooo I need the work to be done for me not to mention it could be disasterous to allow me to wire anything.
 
I have the Animal Plastics Economy Plastic racks in 66 qt, too. I think those bins escaped the style change. I've ordered a rack (and bins) since then.

I like them because they are inexpensive, open, hold big bins, and are easy to assemble.
 

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AP should be giving you a commission Nanci, or at least a discount, lol. I'm sure you've sold more than just the two I bought with your pictures..
 
tom e said:
I agree that it's preferable to give them a little more height. I have no evidence that they are happier, but I feel good about that when I see them craning up towards the top..
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The extra height also comes in handy if you want to avoid some pesky female that was forced upon you!!!
 

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I also made my own, just used melamine from Home depot. the 2'x4' pieces they sell. except for the sides I cut every board to 36'' and screwed them into place. Then cut the 1' extra from each board, down to fit as dividers. and lastly used pegboard for the back.
Outcome? I can house 50 adults and room to spare for Hatchlins. for a total of $600.00
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I've got 2 20G long tanks right now but that is going to be a pain and very expensive if I keep getting more snakes which I plan on.
What makes those better--and I know they are--than the sterilite racks you can buy at say walmart to put together and set up to suit the snakes?
Please explain it to this dum(Me). Thank you!
 
I am wondering too except if heat tape is applied to those type of plastics maybe fire hazard, but then the bins are sterilite soooo what is the difference? I use the walmart style racks for all my geckos no problem, but they don't require heat and aren't lidless systems which is fine with me.
 
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How do you do belly heat for tubs like that?
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Since 1990 I have not provided belly heat. My snake room is small, I heat the entire room at 82 degrees by day and 78-79 at night. never had a problem. In fact, you can see some of my clutched incubating on the rack, just deli cups sitting out at room temps. 2 of the those clutches have just hatched out with 100% hatch rate @ 71 days.
Sometimes we get all caught up in trying to make an exact science out of keeping our snakes. when in fact they have been around for millions of years before man and they made out just fine.
Then again, thats why friends call me "Old School" lol!:cool:
 
jdarlin02 said:
I've got 2 20G long tanks right now but that is going to be a pain and very expensive if I keep getting more snakes which I plan on.
What makes those better--and I know they are--than the sterilite racks you can buy at say walmart to put together and set up to suit the snakes?
Please explain it to this dum(Me). Thank you!
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I prefer the tubs, mostly for cleanliness. I can pull a tub, dump the bedding, and wash/sanitize it in a couple minutes. and they are super light and easy to handle. Drop one and it does not shatter.
Once I got up to a dozen 20 gal long tanks and lids years ago, it took for ever to properly clean/sanitize the heavy tanks, one slip and ya had a cracked tank. Also, a rack system lets you get the most out of the space in a herp room. This Is all just my opinion, it is what works for me. I like to completely wash and sanitize every tub every 2 weeks, as my herp room is in my house on the main floor. I could never keep the collection I have if I had everything in tanks.

BUT, buy or build a rack for the purpose of keeping snakes. those little racks that walmart sells are not going to prevent an escape. take a close look at one and you will see all the gaps. Sorry I misread your post before I wrote all the above.
 
I was asking the difference between the cheapy target walmart style rubbermade shelves and an actual rack system? Is there a huge difference when keeping snakes in these instead?
 
jdarlin02, There is a huge difference. Most of those shelving units that they sell at walmart will properly close at the front, but the whole unit is 'open' inside the shelving. The snakes may not get out of the 'rack' but they will easily escape their indiviual bins and be loose in it together. Not to mention they could get pinched or worse if free inside the unit when you open a drawer. I'd recommend sterilite tubs with just binder clips over that, if you needed something in a hurry.
 
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I prefer the tubs, mostly for cleanliness. I can pull a tub, dump the bedding, and wash/sanitize it in a couple minutes. and they are super light and easy to handle. Drop one and it does not shatter.
Once I got up to a dozen 20 gal long tanks and lids years ago, it took for ever to properly clean/sanitize the heavy tanks, one slip and ya had a cracked tank. Also, a rack system lets you get the most out of the space in a herp room. This Is all just my opinion, it is what works for me. I like to completely wash and sanitize every tub every 2 weeks, as my herp room is in my house on the main floor. I could never keep the collection I have if I had everything in tanks.

BUT, buy or build a rack for the purpose of keeping snakes. those little racks that walmart sells are not going to prevent an escape. take a close look at one and you will see all the gaps. Sorry I misread your post before I wrote all the above.
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I agree with you. It just makes more sense.
LOL. I think Ive got the snake bug. :bird:
 
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