? about racks?

[lil_angel]

I have a huge favor to ask... Right now i dont have the $ to get a rack online.. with shipping and everything.... Can some1 help me find some shelves maybe on walmart or target website that might work.. i want to get one thats already got the heat on it but right now i cant.

i looked on walmart n target sites n saw some but not sure if they would work... the 1s i saw i could put tubs on.

 

[Shadraak]

well i have seen some how to's from a home deopot plastic rack, you would have to add your own heat (flexwatt), it has slots and you'd have to use tape etc, and cut the 4 corners that the shelves go down etc... other than that i would say getting some wood and building your own would still be much cheaper.

 

[SRX]

Depending on how handy you are, there are cheaper options:

http://www.moreliapythons.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23512

http://www.mccarthyboas.com/images/WireRackCages_03.jpg

 

[Shadraak]

wow i use those metal ones in my restraunt but i dont remember them having that many shelves but i'm sure it would ifyou combined 2 ofthem, but i remember them being around 100 each... but did have thick plastic inserts on the grates to help with heat, never thought about those actually HMMMMMMM wonder if theyr'e still being used LOL.

 

[Olimpia]

Walmart sells those already stacked plastic draws for clothing and stuff for very little. Depends on the number of animals you need to house, but for under 15-20 animals I would say just go with a couple of those for now, depending on whether they are as cheap as I remember them being.

 

[lil_angel]

how would i do the belly heat on those drawers?

 

[MeiK]

Wire racks from target work... Add lighting on top & either heat tape or heat wire (wire held on with zip-ties works great) underneath the bins and you are good to go. :main_yes:

As already stated tho - custom wood stuff is cheaper.

 

[devo56]

Walmart sells those already stacked plastic draws for clothing and stuff for very little. Depends on the number of animals you need to house, but for under 15-20 animals I would say just go with a couple of those for now, depending on whether they are as cheap as I remember them being.

how would you heat them using heat cable? This is what I'm doing for the time being and need help heating them and scared heat cable will melt the plastic. i was thinking back heat and tape the cable on the shelving not on the plastic tubs

 

[snowgyre]

Or if you're feeling creative, you can do what I did. I wrote a thread about my cheap rack from Walmart. I used the ClosetMaid 24" wide shelving and, with some modifications, it can hold a decent amount of tubs.

CLICK HERE for the thread

I really can't recommend the plastic storage shelves at all that they sell in the plastic tubs section. There are very large gaps at the top of eat shelf, and I had several geckos escape from them. Unless you've got hatchlings that can't physically reach the top of the tub, I would definitely avoid them. Plus, heating was always a problem with them, since you can't get backheat to rest close enough to the shelves.

 

[devo56]

is there heat tape you can buy from stores that dont melt plastic?

 

[snowgyre]

Nothing I would trust without a thermostat, although some of ZooMed's undertank heaters aren't that bad. They still wouldn't fit on the drawers though. If you put them on the bottom, the drawers won't fit in the shelving unit, and if you put them on the back, you'd be pulling extension cords and the whole assembly whenever you try to access your geckos. I really, really think using those plastic shelves are a bad idea.

I use 3", 6 watt flexwatt heat tape exclusively, but you have to order that online.