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Built my first rack

Gayle

Gayle

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I have bought a lot of beautiful snakes in the last 4 months from some helpful and amazing people. So the stacked containers got to be overwhelming when feeding! So I decided to build a rack. Here it is

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I did read a lot of other members DIY rack building projects before building my own. Very helpful ideas. I'm happy with finished project and it houses 30. Makes snake chores so much easier! Scary part Is I need another one :)


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I'm impressed with how straight it is. I tried to save money, got cheaper wood, and ended up with a few racks that look like they're blowing in the wind. They work, but they ain't pretty. Couple of comments: That particle board will soak up humidity from their water bowls like a sponge, swell, and make it hard to move the tubs. You need to waterproof the underside somehow, or it will eventually disintegrate. Also, if you think you need another rack now, just wait till your babies grow up! (it happens so fast) I've only been doing this for a little over a year now, but I've had baby corns outgrow a 6qt tub in that time. Trust me, you can buy snakes faster than you can build racks. I've done it. It's good to know where you're going with this before they take over.
 
It's engineered floor underlayment so I don't think it will absorb any moisture. It's think and really hard a smooth but I could be wrong though. I hand picked the corner pieces for the straightest ones.....those were cheap though lol!


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Nice job. And I agree with the sentiment of wishing I was talented enough to build my own. Sometimes it sucks being the least manly man ever.
 
TyeW said:
Nicely done. It looks great. Is that for yearlings?
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They are 6qt shoe boxes so depends on the size of the snake. But the next size up will fit the same size shelf without the divider and the height is different. But can use the same size cuts.


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Very nice. Did you use a drill to put in screws or did you hammer and nails?
Does it have heat?
 
I used screws on everything except the flat part I nailed to the boards that screw to the frame. They have 2 or three cuts for free then you get charges per cut but it's like $0.16 per cut. Pretty reasonable for taking the stress of measuring and cutting away! If you put a back on you could use flex watt or something. My room is heated so I didn't.


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