Wow nice I was at homedepo I saw these rack n thought snake racks. I'm glad someone made it. I can see I should definitely do since it can be done easy.
I used 4" heat tape on mine, with great results. I hung craft board on each end, to give my Ball Pythons a greater sense of seclusion/security. Each plastic post must be the same height but I did have some of mine a bit taller & I used those in the front so when I slid my tubs in, the rear of the rack was a much tighter fit. The front had NO MORE than the thickness of 2 cds. LOVE my "Home Depot" rack!
Great video, I built one of these and added casters (Home Depot @ $4 ea) so I can move it around to get to the tubs easier. I am about to add the flexwatt to the shelves. Did you put anything under the flexwatt(ie:a layer of aluminum tape)?
How would you enclose the sides to this rack? The sides all appear to be sloped/tapered so a flush fit wouldn't be adaptable. I want to use heat tape that is 4"-6" wide rather than the cable/rope heat.
mann that looks awesome and really easy to do, so would you use like heating cables? ive sen it forom like zoomed, its a 12 foot wire that replaces undertank heating mats, so i could just use that with ease, u can get them in like 4 sizes 12 feet or 11 feet is the smallest, but would that work? also how much did all the materials like the tubs and rack and whiteboard cost you?
heat tape is the way to go. if you use heat cable you have to snake it multiple times per shelf. tub price depends on the size tub youll be using. i found one of those racks at a lowes for 30-35. i cant imagine the whiteboard being more then 15 bucks a sheet.
yeah but they sell most heat cables at wuite a lenght i think the mediums were like 20 feet , so i imagine that there made for rack systems or a lot of cages side by side, but thanks man, also where can you get heat tape and how does it work and how much does it cst
basically hes putting that scrap piece of board on top of the tub before he puts the shelf on top of the tub. When the shelf is secure and put into place hes going to slide out that scrap piece of board and then hes left with a small 1/8 inch gap. That gap allows the snake to have some ventilation. If he didnt do that step there would be no gap and the tub would be sitting right up against the shelf giving no ventilation. Hope this helped. Theres not much to it.
That'd be £130 but I was looking on an website earlier and I can buy a plastic rack with 4 floors for £10 which is like $15 and screws are like £1 and the board is about £5-10! Brillant video when I have around £50 I'm going to do this method but with 8 floors for reptiles and the same for rodents!
What are the small polls you used for the shelf called? All of the racks I can see have a fixed height, I didn't know they made little 'connectors' as an adjustable height.
How well does these plastic racks hold up to heating elements (cable, tape, mats, etc.)? I'm thinking about doing one of these, but I concerned that the heat mats might melt the plastic.
Heat tape regulated on a thermostat ESPECIALLY, will in way melt this plastic or any other for that matter. Those are the rare instances where someone damaged the tape in some way & it severally malfunctioned/shorted out.
No, I'm not saying that at all. As long as it's regulated by a quality thermostat and the sensor is securely attatched to the tape, to monitor the heat output.
heat cable was actually intended for other things and someone came up with the idea to use it for racks. pretty smart huh? lol just do a quick search. i got mine from reptile basics bcuz i was in a rush and didnt shop for the best price. it depends what width you want and wattage. 3in and 4in are more commonly used. 2-25 a foot plus another 5 to get insulator clips.
I use heat mats, a bit more expensive. I tried the heat tape, I worried me that it would get to hot and either burn my snakes, and or melt the tubs and burn them. I use the same tubs, is my theory correct with the heat tape?
This is a good idea, but heating wouldn't be very efficient as it would escaping through the plastic grate? It would still be possible to heat, but you'd probably find your power bill would be higher than running a melamine or similar rack.
I built one out of wood cost me $42 I used a router to cut out where the heat tape is enclosed it I forget what it's called but it's some kind of plastic board on the top the actual tubs that I bought were the most expensive part heat tape thermostat all said and done I was into it for $130 with the tubs like actually real tubs not Home Depot jobs if you take the time and build it right you only ever have to do it once
That turned out much better than I thought it would. Looks professional and clean. Well done!
Wow nice I was at homedepo I saw these rack n thought snake racks. I'm glad someone made it. I can see I should definitely do since it can be done easy.
I did exactly how you did it and it works great thanks alot brother!!!!! SAved me so much money
I used 4" heat tape on mine, with great results. I hung craft board on each end, to give my Ball Pythons a greater sense of seclusion/security. Each plastic post must be the same height but I did have some of mine a bit taller & I used those in the front so when I slid my tubs in, the rear of the rack was a much tighter fit. The front had NO MORE than the thickness of 2 cds. LOVE my "Home Depot" rack!
You just need a thermostat. They are expensive, but absolutely essential to responsibly keeping any reptile.
Flex watt heat tape, as long as you have it on a thermostat.
Great vid. I'm going to build one. Thanks!
you can use just about anything thin for the spacing, cd's work well.
Just did this. So easy!
How could I heat the racks?
Thanks for this video 👍🏼🐍
Good shit broham! Had to subscribe and hit the like
Great video, I built one of these and added casters (Home Depot @ $4 ea) so I can move it around to get to the tubs easier. I am about to add the flexwatt to the shelves. Did you put anything under the flexwatt(ie:a layer of aluminum tape)?
Have any issues with heat tape not getting hot enough?
What do you use for a heat source?
what meterial do you use for the white board is it a plastique and whats the name of it?
what size heat tape did you use?
What kind of tubs did you use?
How would you enclose the sides to this rack? The sides all appear to be sloped/tapered so a flush fit wouldn't be adaptable. I want to use heat tape that is 4"-6" wide rather than the cable/rope heat.
best design ive seen
Is that white board the same as plastic card board?
How would you add heat tape to this?
mann that looks awesome and really easy to do, so would you use like heating cables? ive sen it forom like zoomed, its a 12 foot wire that replaces undertank heating mats, so i could just use that with ease, u can get them in like 4 sizes 12 feet or 11 feet is the smallest, but would that work? also how much did all the materials like the tubs and rack and whiteboard cost you?
did you ever do a video installing heat tape
Heating with holes in the rack cause problems?
heat tape is the way to go. if you use heat cable you have to snake it multiple times per shelf. tub price depends on the size tub youll be using. i found one of those racks at a lowes for 30-35. i cant imagine the whiteboard being more then 15 bucks a sheet.
Can you add heattape? If so how would you do it ? Did you make a video showing how you did it? Thanks
yeah but they sell most heat cables at wuite a lenght i think the mediums were like 20 feet , so i imagine that there made for rack systems or a lot of cages side by side, but thanks man, also where can you get heat tape and how does it work and how much does it cst
I would personally put the white board on both sides of the shelves
what sort of racks are they called? never seen them before I'm from oz. do you know of any places that would frieght overseas?
What’s your tub size btw ?? Bc I’m doing the same
Is the white board reptile safe ?
basically hes putting that scrap piece of board on top of the tub before he puts the shelf on top of the tub. When the shelf is secure and put into place hes going to slide out that scrap piece of board and then hes left with a small 1/8 inch gap. That gap allows the snake to have some ventilation. If he didnt do that step there would be no gap and the tub would be sitting right up against the shelf giving no ventilation. Hope this helped. Theres not much to it.
nice info,thanks....And you need more stack able white chairs,lol
Pretty sweet, however, you did not put the cost of the white board. And can you get that board from home depot also?
That'd be £130 but I was looking on an website earlier and I can buy a plastic rack with 4 floors for £10 which is like $15 and screws are like £1 and the board is about £5-10! Brillant video when I have around £50 I'm going to do this method but with 8 floors for reptiles and the same for rodents!
I don't understand the ventilation part can u explain it or make a short video about it
What are the small polls you used for the shelf called? All of the racks I can see have a fixed height, I didn't know they made little 'connectors' as an adjustable height.
He cut them to the size he needed
What about heating
Dude, you just saved me a FORTUNE!💕💕💕
is that for ball pythons?
How well does these plastic racks hold up to heating elements (cable, tape, mats, etc.)? I'm thinking about doing one of these, but I concerned that the heat mats might melt the plastic.
My friend built a rack like this and he has no problems with heat tape and the plastic tubs/rack.
I used poster board fully taped over with aluminum tape under flexwatt to keep that from happening
that's what's up man and if u want u can put thin ply would on the side and cover it up if u want to thanks man I can afford my rack now
what size tubs will go in?
Pretty much any size. But materials to fit your need
Sweet
Heat tape regulated on a thermostat ESPECIALLY, will in way melt this plastic or any other for that matter. Those are the rare instances where someone damaged the tape in some way & it severally malfunctioned/shorted out.
are you saying that heart tape on this rack is not safe it will melt it
No, I'm not saying that at all. As long as it's regulated by a quality thermostat and the sensor is securely attatched to the tape, to monitor the heat output.
thumbs up!
Can somebody please explain how to set up heat on this rack? Id like to build a few but need to know how to put heat on it without melting it
Reana Ramirez for real
you need heat tape.
You can either use heat tape, or gouge out a trough for heat cables.
You could also use those magnet clips and just glue the magnet part to the rack and then clip heat mats if you had mats instead of heat tape or cable.
heat cable was actually intended for other things and someone came up with the idea to use it for racks. pretty smart huh? lol just do a quick search. i got mine from reptile basics bcuz i was in a rush and didnt shop for the best price. it depends what width you want and wattage. 3in and 4in are more commonly used. 2-25 a foot plus another 5 to get insulator clips.
dude thank you so much.... you could do it any more simple i just finish mine words cant explan
Show the heat tape
I use heat mats, a bit more expensive. I tried the heat tape, I worried me that it would get to hot and either burn my snakes, and or melt the tubs and burn them. I use the same tubs, is my theory correct with the heat tape?
lol no wtf get a thermostat
Yeah you need a thermostat even for heat mats
do not get the plastic racks at Lowe's. They do not have flat framing to screw or glue down the white board.
What was the cost of this rack
Watch the end of the video. He lays it all out.
This is a good idea, but heating wouldn't be very efficient as it would escaping through the plastic grate? It would still be possible to heat, but you'd probably find your power bill would be higher than running a melamine or similar
rack.
Home depot sells the rack
How much does this cost?
ReptilesFromTheMoon Did you even watch the whole video?
Couldn't you just have told him? $196
+Sifaka yeah i was kinda hoping to find out how much it cost before I watched the video, myself but it wasnt in the discription 😂 thanks!
in the snakes belly
you should tell people where to buy the materials and how much they cost for example the rack u can buy at walmart.com
who??? for putting snakes in racks!?!? They are secure and safe in them and it has no issue with the right size tub.
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I built one out of wood cost me $42 I used a router to cut out where the heat tape is enclosed it I forget what it's called but it's some kind of plastic board on the top the actual tubs that I bought were the most expensive part heat tape thermostat all said and done I was into it for $130 with the tubs like actually real tubs not Home Depot jobs if you take the time and build it right you only ever have to do it once
You realize this video has no music right?
mean and cruel u are sad
How?