New Homemade Rack w/ Set Up Pics... (DUW Big Time)

i think i am going to try and make a curtain rod to go around the entire rack, so i can close the area off at night or when we have people over. and if i get a thick curtain it will trap the heat in the winter and keep the temps more stable.

i was thinking of making a plexiglas door for the whole thing, but i think it would cost a little more then i would want to spend, and it would be huge when i open it (36" long). i hope the curtain thing works...

and other ideas for what i can to to cover it up alittle?

loving the rack...youve got mad skills...

You wiring of the fw is clean....although ive seen someone just hooked it up to one long peice of fw and did it where it looked like an S thoughout the back....ill check if you want the image....but nice...

yea that would be a lot of flex. i got away with only using 5' of 11" and 12' of 4", which still cost about $50. can't imagine how much if i used one big piece. plus the way i wired it i can unplug a shelf when it is not in use. the rack i build this off of had 3 strips of 3" running down the back of the whole thing. i couldn't see how that would be enough heat.

what do you think about adding doors or curtains?

Thank you very much for posting, In the next couple week's I'm going to building something very similar now I can mesh the Idea's.

now that i got a weeks worth of use out of my rack i thought i would post a little update. the middle shelves (4" flex) heat the tubs up very well and are pretty consistent. the bottom 4" shelf stays at 88-89 and the top 4" shelf peeks around 91-92. i haven't used the larger 41 qt tubs yet because i need to buy some locking pins to keep the tops of the tubs from sticking out. i have also added a paper towel holder (the kind you mount under kitchen cabinets), which i much say is a wonderful idea.

i will be turning on the hatchling tubs tonight and get them running because wednesday i will be receiving a nice box full of snakes from theeee Brock Wagner. i can't wait. once i get them settled in and move my boa into the bottom shelf i will post some more pictures.

Very nice! I love DIY reptile caging. Congrats on the great set up.

hey man do you think you could give me a list of the materials you used? like measurements and stuff?

Man good job. I still have melamine flexwatt and a bunch of tubs to make one but never got around to it.

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Originally Posted by Kennyxemerson

hey man do you think you could give me a list of the materials you used? like measurements and stuff?

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this website has all the supplies you will need and the measurements:
http://www.dozierstudio.com/hatchrack.html

i did some little changes here and there, like using different tubs, and having the flexwatt on the shelf and not the back, and not using his dimmer and thermometer top. i bought everything in one trip to home depot and lowes, ordered the flexwatt from reptile basics, borrowed a drill from a friend, and that's it.

have fun with it.

bad link (404 not found) :\

but good job dude im jealous haha
I cant seen to find ANY plans for a good rack
I used the search multiple times and googled like crazy.
I think I may have to just buy a rack.
I kinda wanted to build a custom one.