How to build a cheap snake rack

Here is a quick video on how to make a cheap snake rack.

[@ClearBrookExotics]

That turned out much better than I thought it would. Looks professional and clean. Well done!

[@kolarobot78]

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.

[@yendorofny]

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!

[@Tiregodsmorphs]

Awesome I definitely wanna do this way to get started , but I need ideas how to do the heat tape, any help is appreciated thank you!!

[@spiderweb365]

I did exactly how you did it and it works great thanks alot brother!!!!! SAved me so much money

[@DeedleEdmonds]

Flex watt heat tape, as long as you have it on a thermostat.

[@ryandean360]

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

[@ZipZamZach]

You just need a thermostat. They are expensive, but absolutely essential to responsibly keeping any reptile.

[@sethpeacock8437]

How could I heat the racks?

[@SilencedWoman]

Dude, you just saved me a FORTUNE!💕💕💕

[@IvIustangsvt2003]

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.

[@ryandean360]

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?

[@CressMC]

you can use just about anything thin for the spacing, cd's work well.

[@randybent8956]

Great vid. I'm going to build one. Thanks!

[@Kupo969]

What kind of tubs did you use?

[@xlCHICAGOlx]

Pretty sweet, however, you did not put the cost of the white board. And can you get that board from home depot also?

[@michaelwhite1673]

Can you add heattape? If so how would you do it ? Did you make a video showing how you did it? Thanks

[@rcmodelers]

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)?

[@LionelMPhd]

did you ever do a video installing heat tape

[@FadingSunsets]

How would you add heat tape to this?

[@elklord333]

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.

[@riverrat6105]

Thanks for this video 👍🏼🐍

[@apollopin]

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.

[@Itsjordan343]

He cut them to the size he needed

[@brandyncampbell1720]

Good shit broham! Had to subscribe and hit the like

[@bobrootbeer1]

I would personally put the white board on both sides of the shelves

[@Trevor-sf5oy]

Is the white board reptile safe ?

[@Jeremy09jm]

best design ive seen

[@ReynoldsReptiles]

Just did this. So easy!

[@alienmorphballs233]

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?

[@CallMePesos]

lol no wtf get a thermostat

[@toomuchlimer]

Yeah you need a thermostat even for heat mats

[@eliotchew]

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!

[@hoosierbri]

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.

[@ThePreacher1995]

nice info,thanks....And you need more stack able white chairs,lol

[@DirtyCaledonia]

Heating with holes in the rack cause problems?

[@Eabreptiles]

is that for ball pythons?

[@fangless1984]

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?

[@IvIustangsvt2003]

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.

[@SICKSIDETINTA]

Is that white board the same as plastic card board?

[@marissa6116]

What’s your tub size btw ?? Bc I’m doing the same

[@ryancrawford4008]

what meterial do you use for the white board is it a plastique and whats the name of it?

[@jferg89]

Have any issues with heat tape not getting hot enough?

[@99jakesnake]

I don't understand the ventilation part can u explain it or make a short video about it

[@yendorofny]

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.

[@LionelMPhd]

are you saying that heart tape on this rack is not safe it will melt it

[@yendorofny]

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.

[@jdjerde]

what size heat tape did you use?

[@reanaramirez4381]

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

[@PandaMadness11B]

Reana Ramirez for real

[@DesiredCE]

you need heat tape.

[@michaelbonnet590]

You can either use heat tape, or gouge out a trough for heat cables.

[@JosephMacaby]

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.

[@JMX07]

What do you use for a heat source?

[@reissval]

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.

[@ShadowDefuse]

My friend built a rack like this and he has no problems with heat tape and the plastic tubs/rack.

[@jferg89]

I used poster board fully taped over with aluminum tape under flexwatt to keep that from happening

[@tomekajackson1109]

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

[@johnkerr5158]

do not get the plastic racks at Lowe's. They do not have flat framing to screw or glue down the white board.

[@jrhylton6110]

dude thank you so much.... you could do it any more simple i just finish mine words cant explan

[@CrazyExotics1298]

What about heating

[@austinpartin3475]

what size tubs will go in?

[@TeamPeople1991]

Pretty much any size. But materials to fit your need

[@Vixeh]

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.

[@Ochibason]

Sweet

[@angelrios8545]

What was the cost of this rack

[@theserpentchamber282]

Watch the end of the video. He lays it all out.

[@empirereptilia]

thumbs up!

[@Ochibason]

Show the heat tape

[@JBenitezReptiles]

Home depot sells the rack

[@ReptilesFromTheMoon]

How much does this cost?

[@xTwiGzzz]

ReptilesFromTheMoon Did you even watch the whole video?

[@akwlb2]

Couldn't you just have told him? $196

[@angelabossi9572]

+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!

[@empirereptilia]

in the snakes belly

[@georgewalton6309]

who??? for putting snakes in racks!?!? They are secure and safe in them and it has no issue with the right size tub.

[@CBW0314]

you should tell people where to buy the materials and how much they cost for example the rack u can buy at walmart.com

[@jakbobgre5974]

K

[@stonerzz1]

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

[@Brndnrchrdsn85]

You realize this video has no music right?

[@fraserbuchanan9146]

mean and cruel u are sad

[@Hunter_Houck]

How?