My New Rack!

[puckett26]

So I have decided to try my hand at breeding one or two of my geckos but also decided to expand my collection at the same time. I knew that I needed find a way to store everything if thats what I was going to do. So I got rid of the aquariums and got this

I had this for a few weeks and decided it looked tacky and I couldnt really house to many more leos on here. But was researching on how to make racks and was a little nervous about making one. Well then I went to the classifieds and purchased 4 new leos from Kristi at Ghoulish Geckos. 3 beautiful 09 hatchlings (2 females and 1 possible male) and a previous breeder she had. She was completely awesome to do business with. So i knew tuesday I was gettin new leos in and I went out and got all the materials to build the rack. And here it goes.

the start of it

and the finish

It didnt turn out to bad but I had home depot cut the wood then I went home and assembled it and my shelves could have been a bit longer. Because of this I cant put my peg board on the back but for my first rack i think is awesome. 21 12qt tubs. Im having the heat tape overnighted on monday and hopefully I can find a good thermostat today. I am currently drilling holes in my tubs as we speak. Tell me what you think. I hope u guys enjoy!

 

[Tsks7205]

Looking good:main_thumbsup:

 

[Olimpia]

Very nice! I'm probably going to have to build something very similar for next season's hatchlings.

If you're planning on painting it, I would go for white. I think it would look really clean and professional

 

[Enigmatic_Reptiles]

Looks very nice. I made a rack similar to your first one but chopped down the legs, it works perfect and doesnt require any lids. I use it for new introductions and breeding pairs during the season.

just showing you so you don't trash it and maybe can still use it. But your new rack looks very nice

 

[Bellalee]

That looks great! Congrats on your new pick ups also!!

 

[puckett26]

i think i might copy your rack for my breeding females. I just dont think 12qt tubs are gonna cut it for breeding. I have a few 26qt tubs and some wood left to build that. how did u attach the wood to the rack? Does anyone know a good site to get thermostats (i dont want to purchase a helix yet, im looking for a cheaper on

 

[Enigmatic_Reptiles]

The base wood is just notched at the corners so it doesnt move, and on top i put peg board and used wire to pull it tight to the bottom of the shelf on top. Fits perfect and all tubs slide easily. I am using 26qt tubs on mine and its perfect for breeding

 

[puckett26]

Thx thats gonna be perfect and that can be done fast. i need it fast because my fat tail is prego and is in the lay box as we speak, so I need to get my racks together quickly

 

[Ehatcher]

LOL!! man you werent kiddin when you said you were gonna jump right to it!! It looks great! I also vote for painting it white.

 

[puckett26]

yea i think im going to go white with it. I got 4 nice geckos coming from Julie at Ghoulish Geckos comin tuesday so Im getting ready lol. im trying to decide if im gonna have two projects. I got a raptor trio and now im lookin at maybe blizzards or giants, but i dont know. i dont want to get overwhelmed.