Baby Boa Rack

Ranger · #1 (**permalink**) 07-04-2009, 09:06 PM

I just put this together today for the new babies. It's a 20 shoebox rack (Sterilite 1462, 6 qt. bins), heated with 4: flexwatt belly heat. I zig-zagged the flexwatt, so it's a single piece. I'll control the heat with a double Ranco t-stat, with the probe placed at the middle of the 3rd shelf.

Tell me what you think.

Thanks for looking.

kellymack515 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-04-2009, 09:12 PM

Sweet! That looks awesome!

Starkey · #3 (**permalink**) 07-04-2009, 11:17 PM

Very Nice. What is the shelving unit? One you bought pre fab or made?

Ranger · #4 (**permalink**) 07-04-2009, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Starkey

Very Nice. What is the shelving unit? One you bought pre fab or made?

I bought 3 pieces of 3/4"x16"x97" melamine shelving, made 6 cuts, and screwed the pieces together (while installing the flexwatt). Then, I nailed 1/4" Luan underlayment on the back. The shelves were spaced for the tubs, so they are lidless. The finishing touches are 2 little strips of melamine edge tape, and white screw caps.

Grand total for the entire rack is about $185. That's $9.25 per tub.

LdyDrgn · #5 (**permalink**) 07-04-2009, 11:33 PM

Well done, Ranger! Looks great.

BlackLava · #6 (**permalink**) 07-04-2009, 11:49 PM

it looks really good

how did you get the shelves so evenly spaced out?

Ranger · #7 (**permalink**) 07-04-2009, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackLava

it looks really good

how did you get the shelves so evenly spaced out?

I built the rack upside down and used the actual tubs as spacers. I also put 6 sheets of paper on top of the tubs on the ends so that the tubs would have a little relief when the rack was finished and the paper was removed.

Simple is always good.

BlackLava · #8 (**permalink**) 07-05-2009, 01:43 AM

ahhh, hmmm

when we built our latest rack the sides were coming out crooked, we didnt use any spacers for the tubs. we ended up just measureing the height of the tubs and making these little spacer things out of wood and doing it that way

Icicle · #9 (**permalink**) 07-05-2009, 01:46 AM

looks good ranger

Starkey · #10 (**permalink**) 07-05-2009, 02:59 AM

Very well done!

Zombi-Hed · #11 (**permalink**) 07-05-2009, 05:46 AM

Looks good, I need to build myself one with some 41qts here soon.

faroutinmt · #12 (**permalink**) 07-05-2009, 05:49 AM

The rack is very nicely done. I like your simple design.

I have been keeping my king snake in a rack/tub, and it has been the most efficient set up ever.

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