RSPcrazy
Very Well-Known Member
I have finally finished building my new and fully adjustable hatchling rack
Its been a very long process. The build itself wasn't that long (1-2 weeks), but the fine details like holes, working out stick set-ups, locks, stoppers, etc, that were time consuming. I started this build in January. Plus having a bad back doesn't speed things up at all.
Well it's done and filling up with snakes, I think it's time to show it off.
I have used 5L and 9L tubs. I got the 5L tubs for Children's Pythons and the 9L tubs for Carpet Pythons, because of their hight. So far the Carpets spend about 80% of the day on the sticks.
I used two 50w heat cords, which I routed into the back of every shelf and covered with aluminium tape.
This is my locking system. I have a cat that thinks it's fun to pull the tubs off the rack. So I came up with this locking system to stop him from doing so. works a charm, and because the sticks simply clip on and off the shelves, I still have quick access to the tubs.
The sticks in these tubs, were a massive headache.
I knew I wanted to suspend the sticks, so I could easily take the sticks out for quick access and cleaning, but I didn't know how to do it, until I was playing with some plastic glue one day and stuck my fingers together.
A light went on in my head for two reasons, 1, I was an idiot for getting my fingers stuck together......again and 2, I could glue some plastic tubing in the tubs to hold the sticks. It's strong and as you can see, works very well.
This rack works perfectly and can be adjusted to fit any size tub later on. I left some extra threaded tube on top, just in case I want to change the 5L tubs to 9L tubs later on (not for Children's obviously).
The down side to this build, is it wasn't cheap. I now understand why retail racks are so expensive.
This build cost me around $650, for everything except the dimming thermostat, I had a spare one lying around.
But I couldn't be happier with it
Its been a very long process. The build itself wasn't that long (1-2 weeks), but the fine details like holes, working out stick set-ups, locks, stoppers, etc, that were time consuming. I started this build in January. Plus having a bad back doesn't speed things up at all.
Well it's done and filling up with snakes, I think it's time to show it off.
I have used 5L and 9L tubs. I got the 5L tubs for Children's Pythons and the 9L tubs for Carpet Pythons, because of their hight. So far the Carpets spend about 80% of the day on the sticks.
I used two 50w heat cords, which I routed into the back of every shelf and covered with aluminium tape.
This is my locking system. I have a cat that thinks it's fun to pull the tubs off the rack. So I came up with this locking system to stop him from doing so. works a charm, and because the sticks simply clip on and off the shelves, I still have quick access to the tubs.
The sticks in these tubs, were a massive headache.
I knew I wanted to suspend the sticks, so I could easily take the sticks out for quick access and cleaning, but I didn't know how to do it, until I was playing with some plastic glue one day and stuck my fingers together.
A light went on in my head for two reasons, 1, I was an idiot for getting my fingers stuck together......again and 2, I could glue some plastic tubing in the tubs to hold the sticks. It's strong and as you can see, works very well.
This rack works perfectly and can be adjusted to fit any size tub later on. I left some extra threaded tube on top, just in case I want to change the 5L tubs to 9L tubs later on (not for Children's obviously).
The down side to this build, is it wasn't cheap. I now understand why retail racks are so expensive.
This build cost me around $650, for everything except the dimming thermostat, I had a spare one lying around.
But I couldn't be happier with it
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