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New Rack Prototype

I didn't see this addressed but wouldn't heating also be a problem. No room on top for heat lights and and heat tape on the bottom wouldn't be close enough to the tub. Now, for a situation where I could see this being used is where people like to use aquariums to actually display their animals. If they only have a couple of small snakes (doesn't everyone only have a couple?) and wanted to use a couple of 20 longs or a 30s or a 40 breeders these tanks can get very heavy and clumsy to pull out. The drawer slides would certainly help in that and you could incorporate incandescent or ceramic heat emitters on top for hot spots. I have toyed with the idea of drawer slides but in my case way to many snakes make the loss of space to much to to be practical.
 
sschind said:
I didn't see this addressed but wouldn't heating also be a problem. No room on top for heat lights and and heat tape on the bottom wouldn't be close enough to the tub. Now, for a situation where I could see this being used is where people like to use aquariums to actually display their animals. If they only have a couple of small snakes (doesn't everyone only have a couple?) and wanted to use a couple of 20 longs or a 30s or a 40 breeders these tanks can get very heavy and clumsy to pull out. The drawer slides would certainly help in that and you could incorporate incandescent or ceramic heat emitters on top for hot spots. I have toyed with the idea of drawer slides but in my case way to many snakes make the loss of space to much to to be practical.
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I think an idea like this utilizes Back heat.

Art? :)
 
Mooing Tricycle said:
I think an idea like this utilizes Back heat.

Art? :)
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Steve, This unit will be used for my colubrids so there is no back needed in my case. Normally there will be a back panel to it utilizing flex watt as a heat source.

I never thought of using aquariums, probably because I hate them and threw them all out, but it's doable. Just not a direction I care to go.
 
Never thought of the back heat, that makes sense. As for the aquariums, the only thing I like about them is the visibility they give. I hate snakes in drawers (even though I have several myself) but aquariums just take up too much vertical space. I'm looking for a nice front opening cage like the Marty Made ones from Michigan.
 
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