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How many 'til you get a rack?

patm1313

patm1313

Pyromaniac
I have only one corn now :angry01:, but I'm going to get another one. How many snakes should I have before I invest in racks?
 
Hmm...I would say after 3 or 4 you might want to invest into a rack..Unless you want 3 to 4 20 gallon long tanks or bigger to clean every few weeks...
 
Up to you. It's whenever you feel you need a rack. Maybe one, maybe 10, whatever suits you and your snakes' needs. When I got to about 10 I switched to racks.
 
Tula_Montage said:
When you have a good amount of experience and enough knowledge to take care of multiple snakes... thats when.
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That's very kind of you:). But honestley, could you just answer my question? I'm not saying that I'm going to get 20 snakes :uhoh:, I'm just saying that 20 gallon longs are expensive, and I don't really have room. I may get a few more snakes in the future when I am more experienced;).
 
tricksterpup said:
When your parents can afford to buy or make you one.
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I have the money, and though I'm 13, I have the carpentry experience to make one. I've been messing around with power tools since I was 4 ;). Speaking of money, how much would, lets say a 3 adult plus a few hatchling parts cost to make? I'm taking a longshot guess and saying $40 for the wood/plastic/whatever I make it out of, $40 for bins (expensive! :eek1:), and $20 for lights (which I want) and $40 or so for heat tape. All this adds up to is

So does $140 sound about right for a 5 level rack?
 
You get a rack when you decide that you want more snakes that you can take care of in display cages...or when you decide that you don't care about having them on display - you don't care about easily viewing them. I know people with 25+ snakes who do NOT use a rack, and I know people with 2 snakes that DO have a rack....and use the 6 empty holes to store supplies for his snakes and other herps! ....or when you have more snakes that you have room for UNLESS you get a rack! ...or start with a rack FORST so that you don't buy aqauria, toss them away, and then spend MORE money on a rack later.

Only you can answer these type questions, but I figure that should be self-evident.
 
I think my question is answered then. I will eventally get two more snakes to breed, and then will get racks once I get them. I'm going to keep my first snake (creamsicle) in a 20 gallong long, so that I don't even have to bother with wasting the aqauria, and so that he can be on display.
 
patm1313 said:
I have the money, and though I'm 13, I have the carpentry experience to make one. I've been messing around with power tools since I was 4 ;). Speaking of money, how much would, lets say a 3 adult plus a few hatchling parts cost to make? I'm taking a longshot guess and saying $40 for the wood/plastic/whatever I make it out of, $40 for bins (expensive! :eek1:), and $20 for lights (which I want) and $40 or so for heat tape. All this adds up to is

So does $140 sound about right for a 5 level rack?
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If you build a rask system that most breeder have.....why the lights????
 
Lennycorn said:
If you build a rask system that most breeder have.....why the lights????
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I was wondering why lights in a rack system myself, but I was afraid to ask. Maybe pat is putting in clear tubs or building a rack system for glass aquaria?
 
He wants lights because he's unique. I wonder about his parents what parent lets a four year old use 'power tools'?
 
susang said:
He wants lights because he's unique. I wonder about his parents what parent lets a four year old use 'power tools'?
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Another good question. IDK, they were not a big deal at first, I just sort of got into it. I just helped my parents out with the tools, they would teach me safety and the basic use of the tool and then I would just practice. It's not like I went out and grabbed a chainsaw. I just grew more and more trusted until I started using bigger stuff (ie. drills, saws, eventually welding)

Acutally, the first experience I had with a snake was a result of tools. I was banging rocks together and hitting them with a hammer.
 
It's nice to see someone thinking ahead about future decisions rather than running out, buying a pair of corns, breeding them, and worrying about where to house everyone later.

I have three corns right now and I enjoy having them in display tanks. I've thought about the future and my needs for the future when I want to try breeding. I decided that before I decide to breed corns, I will make a rack to hold babies. I have a preference for being able to see the corns that I keep so I will probably have to manage large tanks, but again, that's my preference.

I am SO jealous of your experience with tools and carpentry. I grew up using other dangerous machines so I understand what you mean about using them since you were young. (My dad being a responsible hunter taught me gun safety, archery safety, and knife safety when I was 4 or 5) I'm taking woodshop next semester so I can learn how to handle power tools though so I can build racks and display cases.

Anyway, some people were jumping on you pretty quickly and its nice to see someone so young taking criticism and judgements with patience and understanding. Obviously people are worried about the health of an animal you will have for 15 years, but you seem to be thinking ahead and planning. Good luck!
 
Kaleidescope_Eyes said:
It's nice to see someone thinking ahead about future decisions rather than running out, buying a pair of corns, breeding them, and worrying about where to house everyone later.

I have three corns right now and I enjoy having them in display tanks. I've thought about the future and my needs for the future when I want to try breeding. I decided that before I decide to breed corns, I will make a rack to hold babies. I have a preference for being able to see the corns that I keep so I will probably have to manage large tanks, but again, that's my preference.

I am SO jealous of your experience with tools and carpentry. I grew up using other dangerous machines so I understand what you mean about using them since you were young. (My dad being a responsible hunter taught me gun safety, archery safety, and knife safety when I was 4 or 5) I'm taking woodshop next semester so I can learn how to handle power tools though so I can build racks and display cases.

Anyway, some people were jumping on you pretty quickly and its nice to see someone so young taking criticism and judgements with patience and understanding. Obviously people are worried about the health of an animal you will have for 15 years, but you seem to be thinking ahead and planning. Good luck!
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Thank you. I also shoot (first rifle at 9), as well as letting some arrows fly here and there, and have a couple of knives (I wish I had been taught safety there, as I have a couple of scars ;))

I make lots of plans for the future, and a lot of people look at me funny for doing it. I spent a few weeks making shopping carts online for all of the supplies before getting my corn, which was about 30 things, reading reviews on each and every item. I might have seemed crazy, but on Christmas day, when my little creamsicle was staring up at me, I played with him, set him back in his tank, and within 5 clicks on the computer I had all of the supplies he would ever need being sent to me.

I'm trying to learn more and more, and I swear that for every post talking about my behavior on this forum, I stop, read it (mean or nice), and try to think about one point in that post that I can do to change myself. I get the fact that more experienced members here probably can't stand having me wallking around being a pain, and I'm trying to change that. For me, it's all good (my motto), so I just try to live and learn :dancer:.
 
patm1313 said:
Acutally, the first experience I had with a snake was a result of tools. I was banging rocks together and hitting them with a hammer.
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And then I got bit. Lol, I guess my mind wandered off and just forgot to say anything else.
 
patm1313 said:
I have the money, and though I'm 13, I have the carpentry experience to make one. I've been messing around with power tools since I was 4 ;). Speaking of money, how much would, lets say a 3 adult plus a few hatchling parts cost to make? I'm taking a longshot guess and saying $40 for the wood/plastic/whatever I make it out of, $40 for bins (expensive! :eek1:), and $20 for lights (which I want) and $40 or so for heat tape. All this adds up to is

So does $140 sound about right for a 5 level rack?
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Hey Pat! 20 longs arent expensive...their 40$ here. The snake and a buttload of other stuff, namely monthly food are more then that.

Everytime I add someone to my stock, minus the cost of the snake....its about 200$.....heat, bowls, hides, aspen, thermometer. Stuff adds up.

Id make sure I had money for those things first, cause if your saying the 20 long is expensive forget everthing else.

And remember...snakes GROW. I have two right now that are waiting to be bumped up a tank size.


I know many many people say a 20 long is sufficient for an adult....I have an 05 snow who is 439 grams, and I cant wait to get her out of her 20 long. Its too small, thats JMO.
 
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