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how would somebody go about building a rack system ?

kris (UK)

kris (UK)

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. . . or how much is a basic rack system to purchase (eg:to hold no more than 10 snakes).

Also , how does a rack ystem work as i have never really understood them. How does it work so that the corn does not escape from the top of the container ? ?? Im not planning to buy or build a rack system. Im just interested on how it works ect..

thanks!! :D

KRIS
 
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Hi Kris
Well in a lidless rack system the containers slide in snug so that the snakes can't slip out. On most the heat tape is either run along the back of each shelf or from top to bottom behind all the shelves. They take up little room for the number of snakes they hold and if you build it yourself they can be relatively inexpensive. If you would rather buy one, there are many kinds to choose from be the price tag with shipping is pretty steep. (at least for me) I still don't know how to put a link on here but Clint Boyer has a great pic of his rack on his site. I think he has a link on his posts, or maybe someone else who knows how can.

:) Hope this helps
Colleen
 
Those who have actually built a rack...What are those lil metel pieces called that holds the tubs...for a lidless racksystem.
 
a rack system is . . ..

basicly an alternative method to housing your snakes. It is a cost- efficient way of housing snakes if you have a lot (say over 10 or something). All it is , is plastic storage boxes which your snakes are kept in, and they are stored in a sort of "rack system", where they pull out from the rack (like drawers).


KRIS
 
A picture is worth a thousand words, well maybe a hundred--anyway here is my rack system. I opted to use the lids, mainly because I used plywood rather than melamie.
 
you say that but don't actually drop a link.. ????

*The cages are DEF expensive if you ask me, I decided to build my own enclosure about a month ago and it cost me about 80 bucks total.. The size of it is 4 feet long, 3 feet high an 2 feet deep. With plexi glass front window, and screening on the back.. Its always cheaper to build ya own!
 
I'll eventually get around to building my own... There are plenty of plans and tutorials out there...

and a whole bunch of different ways you can do things (depending on your space, time, wallet, etc..).

I've been having a long look round at racks recently in preparation for building my own. I'm actually going to be building two. One is a rodent rack for mice (food) & russian dwarf hamsters (pets & store credit at the pet stores, heh). The other will be for corns and baby beardies.

They'll be built mostly out of wood (metal trim on some sections of the rodent one to prevent 'em eating through it), but as I get around to making them, I'll stick up pages on my site detailing their construction.
 
I don't have a description or nothin for how about I built mine. I'm only 15 years old, i gave my dad money for supplies, he baught what i needed an i went to work. Came out very nice, here's picture:

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Pretty huh? I am soon to split the cage and throw in a dividor so i can house another snake within the same palace.. What ya'll think?
 
Holy **** thats a lot of cages.. Someone owns A LOT of herps! That isn't really a caging rack either but its a really good way to do one homewade.. Boaphile has really nice racks because their's are built with glass or plexi glass, painted an all that stuff.. Also they are built with some kind of material that keeps humidity VERY nicely.. I can't afford 1 but if i could, they'd be tha way 2 go
 
If you build a rack out of wood and seal it with polyurethane, it should hold moisture up in the tubs just as high as plastic racks.
 
Neil,
They also hold snakes, In the begining I thought these cages would be enough to fuel my hobby---WROOOONG! I built the rack system this year, the rack on the far right houses neonates and up to about 18", then they are moved to the rack on the near right and others that size. That is only about 2/3 of the Herps room! I think this has really gotten out of hand, but I love it! I hatched out about 75 young this year so far and I still have a late clutch in the Hova-bator. Next year, I'll probably have close to 200-250 offspring--maybe as many as 300 if the females meet the weight requirements. I think I going to have to build a larger incubator.

Matt L.
 
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