HOW TO BUILD A FB40 PVC RACK | DIY SNAKE RACK | BALL PYTHON BREEDING
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- Опубліковано 29 лип 2020
- This video will walk you through how to build a fb40 rack for your ball pythons. This size tub is great for all but the largest of your breeding females.
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I use to work for a company that makes the PVC sheet. Those 4x8 sheets cost less than $10 to make. You can also just use a utility knife to cut your sheet, score it and snap it just like plexiglass
I cant hit the like button enough!! Thank you so very much for making the diy so easy to follow..
Happy to help!
U just helped me decide what to do with my breeder racks. Love it. Ur always helping me! Ur amazing!
I’m loving these fb40 tubs so far. Curious to see how they eat in themm
Another awesome video and super helpful!! Definitely going to refer back once it is time to build another her rack!
this was great thanks, deff looking forward to those heat tape videos
We make and use same similar style along with the FB40, they work awesome. Just a safety note for next one you build- take the shelf pieces and stack them on top another after you routered for the heat take, clamp them together and router that side out while you are already there, less hazardous as to trying to use the straight blade 👍
I didn’t even think to clamp them all together and route them at the same time, very smart!
Thank you for this! Just the video I needed, I was planning on building my own PVC breeder female rack.
Good luck with your build!
This is an excellent Video Thank you so much!
This helped out very much, thank you.
Although I would not be cutting or routing this material outside. I would advise doing this in a garage, barn, or workshop for easy clean up.
Great video. Was looking at ars and it was like 3 Grand. I only have 5 ball pythons. Was definitely looking for a good diy
I like your build Courtney ❤️😍😘
Great video doing research
Phenomenal work. Thank you.
Much appreciated!
This was a great tutorial. Thanks a bunch
Awesome job!! You’re a thought lol’ lady. 🙏🏼🤙🏼💪🏼
Amazing you make look so easy!!
Thanks 😊 after you do a couple they get pretty easy 😉 this was my fourth rack this week lol
Great video! Very helpful and informative!
Glad it was helpful!
Nice vidio,, thaks for Inspirition
Great vid
Great job!
Great video I love this 😇✨
Glad you liked it!!
Impressive
You could plow out the heat tape spot with a table saw . The black untreated screws are not moisture resistant and will snap after some time you should use the coated screws.
Nice!
Great video
Thanks 🙏
Really good job! You got one more subscriber for sure. Great video!
Thanks for the sub!
Was well deserved great content and is obvious the love for the snakes. As we start on our own channel that's the most important thing for me for people to see how amazing these animals are.
Very nice...
Thanks 🙏
Nice job on the racks, definitely would like to see how you run the heat tape and thermostat. Never used heat tape before but I will hopefully have my first clutch next year and want to build a hatchling rack.
Coming soon! That video should be up in the next week or so :)
Hi, love the channel!
I built a rack in this same fashion. I’m using a herpstat 2. I’m having trouble getting all five shelves at a consistent temp. Should my probe be towards the end of the heat tape?
Great video I use the same pvc.
I love the fb40 just don't like the $50 shipping
These were actually cheaper to ship than 10 ars tubs. I got a quote from both and was shocked that FB was cheaper
Good vídeo. It is nice to watch your videos because you are a handy woman. Eheheheh. You can use the router to create the space for the heat tape to pass from One level to other. You can use one shelve as a guide to the router. ;)
I typically use a straight edge when i use my router but the spot on my deck that i usually clamp the shelves has tomato plants in front it so I had to improvise lol
Verry nice diy Video. I am about to build one myself AS fb40 are nie available in germany too!
Go for it!
Can you use a mini router for this? For heat tape? I’m looking to build my second rack but I don’t have a router
What with heat tape are you using?
Saludos amiga desde Uruapan Michoacán México 🤗
Hola :)
@@CDExotics a México no ases envíos??
So that pvc dust? Seems like pretty bad stuff.
But awesome stuff. Ive decided to build the sides from 1/2 x4in strips. So the art where the tape runs will be open and i wont have to notch the sides. I was thinking this would make it lighter overall too.
Thank you for the DIY video. Do you have one for the FB hatchling tubs as well?
Yes I do :) it’s on the end screen of this video or you can just look through my videos for it
What kind of board did you use? I can’t find em at Home Depot or Lowe’s lol but I think I’m just looking at the wrong thing
Well I had to sub after I watched you build a rack better than any guy, and you def explained everything well, I have been wanting to build a pvc rack using FB tubs forever, so I’m definitely gonna use your video and measurements. Basically $100 for a 5 level rack can’t be beat, The FB tubs are like $15-18 each if I remember correctly? Anyway thanks for this video.
Well thank you 😁 FB40 tubs are only $13 each and I order 7’ of 6” heat tape but you could probably get away with 4” heat tape also. Without tubs the rack ends up being just over $100 which makes it totally worth it to me
Carpenter skills this is the Wife I need 😍😁👍👥
You've stunning eyes🤩👍
Plan on doing this using your dimensions. There's a plastic supplier near me that will cut with their cnc. Just curious did you account for the saw kerf? Thanks for the great video
There is enough excess on the sheet that the saw kerf isn’t really a factor
@@CDExotics fantastic! Thanks again
Sweet.rack !! Usually I get slapped when I say that to a lady but I think it is appropriate for this situation. I was wondering whether to get 1/2 or 3/4. I built my own then I bought a rack and don't like it so I'm going to build something else . As a pigeon guy I thought it was only us that where never satisfied with our setup but I see snakes are the same way.
The 1/2” is plenty sufficient, 3/4” just adds extra weight. I prefer to build mine so I can get the dimensions that I need for my space
hello I want to start this build how did you figure out the measurements for each piece should be
I use the tub measurements and add a little extra everywhere
🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻
How come you don't use your router to make the slots for the hear tape? just curious.
It’s quicker for me to just trim the sides by hand than it is for me to set up the router to do the sides
Can you spraypaint the white pvc? Or would that hurt the snakes?
Maybe? I wouldn’t do the inside though, only the outside. Definitely would need to make sure it has aired out plenty before putting snakes in it
Did you route the area for the heat tape exactly 6 inches or a little bigger for the aluminum tape to fit as well?
I only routed the area big enough for the heat tape. The tub does slide across the aluminum tape but I haven’t had any issues with the tape so far. None of my tubs have feet though
@@CDExotics ok awesome thanks
Would it not be easier using the router to trim out edges ?
Not with the setup I have, I prefer to use the knife. With a different setup you could definitely use the router though
8:10 have you ever thought to use your router fro the shelf side?
With my setup it’s easier to use the knife for the side
Sorry so many comment. I got some plastic spray paint and painted the outside of my clear tubs and let them dry for a week .
? In about the next three months maybe looking for a ball python as a pet I want to get a orange dream clown mix so if you know anyone that has one is for sale hatchling or around that size I may be interested at that point in about 2-3 months down the road
I may have missed it or it wasn’t mentioned in the video but what were the dimensions of the shelves in the rack?
At 4:12 I show a diagram that has all of the dimensions on it and it shows you how to cut the sheet to make sure you can get a full rack from just 1 sheet 😊
CD Exotics I must of definitely missed it then. Thank you! I have 20 FB40 tubs ready to go. Just haven’t measured them myself or determined the cuts. Work and life have gotten in the way haha
I know how that goes. Hopefully this will make things easier for you!
How much do all the items you mentioned come to as far as cost? And can you list all the items you need to build this? Thank You...
There is a dimension and cut list in the middle of the video. It’s just 1 sheet of pvc, a box of screws, hvac tape and heat tape. Cost depends on your area.
Hate to ask what size tub you recommend for full grown adult ball pythons
I use 41 qt sterilites at the moment but the v70 tubs from freedom breeder are about the same size as that and work for the very large females
CD Exotics thank you I’ve been researching freedom breeder and ARS and so many options kinda confusing wanting pets and if I decide to breed I’ll have the tubs for my pets falling for the pin stripes
Waiting for the last couple babies to shed out and I’ll have an update on my most recent clutch, it has quite a few pinstripes in it 😉
Whats the length on the heat tape overall? It's 12in wide? How long?
It is 6” wide. To figure out your length you add how wide your shelf is plus how tall it is and multiply that by the number of shelves. Round to the next foot when you order. Then cut cut off any excess after you install it
Awesome sauce, luckily I'm on the east coast also and my depot has the pvc sheets, fb40s otw. Just need my tape!! N stat of course. I totally wouldn't be upset if you linked your diagram of measurements somewhere ( maybe they are but I couldn't locate) thanks for being awesome, 🎃👻🎃 Happy Halloween!
I just finished my rack based off this 📹 🎥, excellently accomplished, I did screw up n grab 3/4in pvc sheet from home depot it was 98 bucks. It actually worked with the same measurements, thanks again!!
I wish my home depot had pvc here! They tell me they can't get it here. What area are you in?
I live near the beach so they use pvc on a lot of the houses here because of the salt air
@@CDExotics I miss living in FL I was able to get it there. Being land locked sucks in Colorado. Ty for the response
What state do you live in? I watched a video of another breeder who showed how to build these racks with the same material. He also purchased at Home Depot. I am in AZ and I run my own handyman business. I am in different Home Depot’s daily and I can not find full sheets of PVC. They only carry trim birds, that are not big enough to build this. I looked online and I can’t find it their either. Could you share the part number for the pvc sheets by chance? I’d really appreciate it.
I’m in Delaware, we have the beaches here so a lot of builders use the pvc. In the hatchling rack video I did I showed a picture of the label on the sheet
CD Exotics thank you. I’ll look up that video now.
CD Exotics So it’s actually pretty interesting and odd. I watched the other video and got the info from the label. I went into my Home Depot app, and tried to pull it up. Arizona Home Depot’s don’t carry it, nor can they ship it from a store in another state or their warehouse to an AZ Home Depot. I’ll have to contact the actual manufacturer in order to purchase this product. It’s so strange. You’d think if HD carries a product at one store, that you can at least have it shipped to any other location. Oh well.
I know a lot of people struggle to get the pvc :( you can check Lowe’s but I know my local Lowe’s does not carry the 1/2”
Where do you get the tubs?
These tubs are from Freedom Breeder
@@CDExotics awesome thank you so much I'm a newbie just trying to learn some tips!!!!
Excellent video but let me tell you something. I go to the home depot and i ask for pvc sheets and the guy don't have idea what is that . him show me frp sheets for shower o kitchen and i show pics from the pvc sheets but him and more people are clueless. 😠
Unfortunately not all Home Depots carry it. I live near the beach so they are popular with builders because of the salt air here
Are you sure that your PVC is 1/2 thick
Yes, I am sure. I don't buy the 3/8" pvc
Use a router to cut the heat tape slot out. It would be quicker and with a guild a lot cleaner otherwise nice video.
I use a router to cut the slot. It’s quicker for me to cut the edge with a knife though instead of of the router
hi, talk a little more about the heating tape?
Way to go...now the poor old man at HD got fired...jk...I got lucky also but my guy just didn’t give a f*ck. Great instructional video!!
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Use your router to hit the sides rather then the utility knife
I prefer the knife, just easier with my setup
If you have a router and circular saw why are using PVC instead of using regular old plywood it works better and stronger
Plywood does not work better due to the high humidity. The pvc is also lighter than plywood.
I feel I just witnessed an attempt at mansplaining something. An unsuccessful attempt at that lol
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Awwww thank you soo much!!!!!
At $78 a sheet for pvc why not just buy a rack?
I can build a rack for half of what it would cost to order one. Plus I don’t have to deal with crazy long wait times
@@CDExotics I’m looking right now at HD for pvc. I’m going to build a simple 4 tub fb70 rack with heat cable instead of tape. I’ll be studying your videos! Are you in MA? By chance
@@CDExotics that works out to like 420 in supplies for a five shelf. Why not just plywood?
Plywood won’t hold up to the humidity. You can use melamine but it is very heavy and will eventually have humidity issues as well. This 5 slot fb40 rack uses 1 sheet of pvc. 5 tubs costs me $90 and heat tape is about $25. That’s around $200 for a breeder female rack with pvc
@@CDExotics how many 4x8 sheets? I guess I’ll draw out the dimensions and copy your design but I’m doing fb70 so it might cost me more. I’ll get mathing soon
As I just delt with ARS. Don't do it. Go to freedom breeder.
Did you have a bad experience with them? I got a quote from them for 10 tubs instead of these since I thought shipping would be cheaper. Tubs cost more and shipping was more, even though they are much closer to me 🤷🏻♀️
@@CDExotics very bad experience. Took them almost 6 weeks when they told me 4 weeks. Did not get the grey tubs like I ordered. And if I waited on grey tubs it would of been alot longer. And I had sunsets sitting in totes waiting on my rack. I was so mad. Still mad. It was a big hassle
@@CDExotics still I do like the rack. But it's not what I wanted. If you want to check it out. My UA-cam is Morphseekers
I would have been super disappointed to get the clear tubs instead of the gray for sure