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Built my first rack!

ratsncorns

ratsncorns

Bird Nerd
Spent about 4 hours on the thing. And I must say, I didnt think I could do it, nor did I think it would actually turn out so good! It fits 6 28qt sterilite bins. Or two 12qt bins on a single shelf, which is nice for yearlings.

Grand total: about $15 to make. If you add the flexwatt price, then its $45. Still not bad!

What do you guys think?

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As you can see, I did make one slight miscalculation, hehe. The rack wasnt completely level so I had to add some height to it. Im going to eventually nail some of the scrap wood to level it out.
 
looks good :cheers: congrats! ;)

I need to get to work on making a rack for my larger snakes as well.
 
It does look good, congrats on building your first rack. :cheers:

My only thought is, unless you're going to use the very bottom as a slot for a tub, why not just sand down the uneven legs? :shrugs:


hana
 
Thanks for your comments!

My only thought is, unless you're going to use the very bottom as a slot for a tub, why not just sand down the uneven legs?
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You cant see it in the picture, but I have a support beam in the back thats flush with the ground so I cant sand it unfortunately. It would only take a minute really to add some height to it.

what did you use for the shelves?
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MDF, and it was pretty cheap to, and its sturdy.

Way to go, you wild woman you :) Now. You have the room - what's next? hehehe
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Im done, I swear! That rack is full, no more room, hehe. Actually, I will be putting two of the snakes in my living room in 30L as display snakes, freeing up two of the slots, but I swear, I am not getting any more snakes! :rolleyes:
 
So you use those tiny containers for the snakes? I'm not being mean i'm being confused. I thought you need huge 55 gallon tanks for the bigger ones.What snakes are you putting in there? If you can keep snakes in those type of things I could get a bunch! Well if I had money for them. Just a question.
 
DTkach said:
So you use those tiny containers for the snakes? I'm not being mean i'm being confused. I thought you need huge 55 gallon tanks for the bigger ones.What snakes are you putting in there? If you can keep snakes in those type of things I could get a bunch! Well if I had money for them. Just a question.
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A lot of people on this forum use 28qt bins to house their adult snakes. Its about equal to the floor space on a 20L, which is the miniumum size requirement for adult corns. I tried finding a 30qt or larger bin but didnt have any luck. The smaller two pictured, are used to house my hatchling bairdi rat snakes. They will be moved to a larger bin when they are older.

The reason for making a rack, is to save space. I dont personally have room for seven 20-30 gallon tanks in my living room. I have actually found that my snakes are more secure in the bins. My motley was previously housed in a visionarium. He never came out, I never saw him. I moved him to a 28qt bin for the entire summer as he went with me to California. He was out every day, and really seemed more comfortable.

When I first got my snakes, I said I would never put them in a bin, as it seemed cruel. But now that I believe they like it better and it saves me space, I actually like it.

Hope that explains it a little better :cheers:
 
Now I want a snake rack! I have only one snake,a corn of unknown color and she lives in a 29 gallon tank.She is still a baby though.Do you think I should make one? I mean like you said,it saves alot of space and my room already has Rosy (the corn) ferrets (3) and a Beta Fish.The ferrets reside in a closet and come ot for a good bit throughout the day.The fish is not a big thing as he is on my chest of drawers.If I had a snake rank it would save space.To bad I need more snakes :shrugs: .
 
Very good job Angela! :cheers: . looks great and serves the purpose. I should have made ours with interchangeable size bins in mind. I made different ones with different bins. But again, GREAT JOB!!
Jay & PJ :cool:


Im done, I swear! That rack is full, no more room, hehe. Actually, I will be putting two of the snakes in my living room in 30L as display snakes, freeing up two of the slots, but I swear, I am not getting any more snakes!
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:laugh01: :roflmao: .........Yeah ....OK...lol :laugh: :laugh01:
 
DTkach said:
Now I want a snake rack! I have only one snake,a corn of unknown color and she lives in a 29 gallon tank.She is still a baby though.Do you think I should make one? I mean like you said,it saves alot of space and my room already has Rosy (the corn) ferrets (3) and a Beta Fish.The ferrets reside in a closet and come ot for a good bit throughout the day.The fish is not a big thing as he is on my chest of drawers.If I had a snake rank it would save space.To bad I need more snakes :shrugs: .
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And the addiction claims another innocent soul!!!!!!!!!! MMMuuuuuuuwwwaaaaaaaahhhhaaaaaaaahhhhaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!:devil01: :dgrin: :devil01: :dgrin: :devil01: :dgrin: :devil01: :dgrin:
 
ratsncorns said:
Im done, I swear! That rack is full, no more room, hehe. Actually, I will be putting two of the snakes in my living room in 30L as display snakes, freeing up two of the slots, but I swear, I am not getting any more snakes! :rolleyes:
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Yeah Right!! That's what I said after 5; now I'm at 8 with 3 more to come. Are you taking orders for your rack yet, I could use 1 or 5.:grin01:

Nice Job!:cheers:
 
I got alot of pets though. I got ALOT. I don't know if I can get another snake. We have only had 2 snakes too. A redtailed boa (I know! The stupidest beginner snake!) and Rosy. I hope I can get more...... :cool:
 
It was kinda fun to make, considering all I did was walk into Home Depot and grab some wood, assuming I would somehow be able to figure it all out. Don't think I will be making another anytime soon, at least I hope not! :grin01:
 
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