? about Racks

[lil_angel]

i saw these and im not sure if they will work or not when i want to get more leos. here are the links.

http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_9990000025933411P?mv=rr

http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_011W572026110001P?mv=rr

if these can work how do i do the heating arrangements?

Ty!

 

[david13]

it would work if u could find a way to put heat tape on the bottom or maybe could put little pieces of wood between each tub..idk

 

[Nigel4less]

They will not work, its impossible to heat them... also the tubs are made with a very thin plastic which could potentially be a Fire Hazard. Also they are very difficult to secure and all it takes it something as simple as a Leopard Gecko scratching against the walls of the tub for them to jerk open.

 

[thegeckoguy]

i got your message. Well it finally decided to let me see them. If you did do it id get the 4 one. And it wouldnt be impossible to heat-There is back heat-not the best but it works. And all youd need to do to secure them is a little bit of tape or they even have these lock like things. Ill try to find them and give you a link

 

[lil_angel]

Ty!

 

[leonut]

yeah you could run heat cable along the back.

 

[lil_angel]

wish there was a way to get it under those tubs though since thats the best thing to do.

 

[hondawingsfly]

you could probably build a rack that is sturdier and would be able to have belly heat easily for the same price or less just get some wood screws and rubbermaids and a measuring tape http://www.geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=14228 that is a good thread someone made on building racks, of course yours would be smaller but the idea is the same

 

[lil_angel]

im not good at putting things together like that lol thats y i was kinda looking for something that was already built.

 

[strigoii]

I have something similar - I use heat cable with that. Beetween boxes there are X-plastic things - I put cable directly on them, works perfect. The problem with my system is my geckos often escape...

 

[Halley]

They will not work, its impossible to heat them... also the tubs are made with a very thin plastic which could potentially be a Fire Hazard. Also they are very difficult to secure and all it takes it something as simple as a Leopard Gecko scratching against the walls of the tub for them to jerk open.

He is correct, I have actually tried that system at first, and within about 2 weeks, I bought commercial made racks. Seriously don’t waste your time or money on those racks.

 

[AjaxTrippy]

i've used them before for about a year with a small heat pad under each shelf(had originally placed a small pad on the back of each tub, but wasnt happy with the heating, and had to be careful of cords everytime i opened/closed them) , just be careful about over heating as the rack itself is made of a cheaper plastic then the tubs, the only problem i had was when i was breeding in the racks and had two hides stacked on each other, i basically made a set of stairs for them to climb out as the tops on these are not solid (found everyone safe and sound) besides this they worked fine