Rack

[Zephyr]

I'm bustling down and building meself a rack. Flex watt strips on the back; the whole thing should be about 60.25 inches tall.
I need some suggestions as to building material, however, and a good place to buy the heat tape. :P

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

well I haven't built a rack myself, but something that is fire resistant would be a good choice. possibly a material that is also lightweight, but not so lightweight that the shelving feels flimsy... I am sure you get the idea


I tried keeping garters in my rack system.... between them trying to wedge their small bodies in the lids and one actually suceeding and sustaining what looked like a minor injury that proved fatal...(my male puget) to the way that they always seemed so depressed without light or lots of space... I don't have a single garter in there anymore!

[Zephyr]

Well, the rack's for my other stuff.
The garters get the custom made Sterilite vivs.

Right now we're looking at...


Height: 51.75 inches
Width: 36.5 inches
Length: 55.5 inches

[crzy_kevo]

well i just went out and bought an easy to assemble cheap wooden rack from walmart that fits 20 gal tanks perfectly

dont mind the mess i just have the mice on it in a 10 gal and a few supplies

i got it for xmas but the rack costs $29 cdn

[crzy_kevo]

should mention this will be the starter piece for my snake room

[Zephyr]

lol
See, I was thinking "just buy a store one." But, I need to specially make it for some corn tanks, etc.

[brain]

The cage system will do the trick I made this from 1/2" Marine Grade plywood and added the heat tape, lighting and electrical inside.



There are other styles posted here.

[Zephyr]

Ah. I'll be keeping the lids on the containers... Good or bad idea?

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

IMO... good idea. Unless you have a 100% snug fit... there is always chance of escape. What scares me is..... that one time that you don't push it in quite enough, and there's enough of a tiny gap for them to get out!!! At least with the lids.... there's that extra security!

[adamanteus]

Okay... don't shoot me, but.... what's the point of a rack system?
You can't see your snakes. Isn't that why we keep them? To see them? I know lots of keepers use racks, but I really can't understand why. To me, it's just storage.
(James sits back and prepares to be flamed!)