hatchling wooden rack by RUBS!

[karlos79]

righty, the hatchling rack came yesterday and wasn't assembled as I said! I'm afraid its still a DIY job. ( pref easier wit 2 people as a bit of a balancing act!)

i have nearly finished fitting heat cable and puttin air holes in all 18 rubs ( takes ages!) .

plus the bath full of 4ltr rubs to wash them all!

once i have cable installed and rubs finished i will post pics.
the wood is actually 20mm thick so should maintain the temp well on the back wall. i will plus a pulse stat in and see how it goes.

this should make a nice little hatchling rack.

[wo0thigh]

Nice one!! Looking forward to seeing pics

[Grond]

Originally Posted by wo0thigh

Nice one!! Looking forward to seeing pics

Will be interested to see the pics!

[karlos79]

With my dodgy fitted heat cable. Would be inclined to using heat mats next time, so much easier!



with rubs in.

[Grond]

Originally Posted by karlos79

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With my dodgy fitted heat cable. Would be inclined to using heat mats next time, so much easier!

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with rubs in.

Not bad!

The price is pretty good with all in!

I like my racks to be lidless so I'll have to keep building!

[Canterbury Exotics]

Originally Posted by Grond

I like my racks to be lidless so I'll have to keep building!

yep pretty pointless having lids on a rack, youve basically got yourself a expensive shelf there
what are you intending to keep in there ? i prefer belly heat myself dont reckon much on the cable on the back, for a few quid more you could have got a bespoke built 'real rack' without lids and no flimsy shelfs
that middle one at the top looks like its about to fall of

[karlos79]

Originally Posted by Canterbury Exotics

yep pretty pointless having lids on a rack, youve basically got yourself a expensive shelf there
what are you intending to keep in there ? i prefer belly heat myself dont reckon much on the cable on the back, for a few quid more you could have got a bespoke built 'real rack' without lids and no flimsy shelfs
that middle one at the top looks like its about to fall of

oh look my stalker and sh*t stirrer has reappeared! people see his past 3 posts, all on my threads! think i'll start a new post wit a poll as to if this person has a crush on me!

[karlos79]

Originally Posted by Grond

Not bad!

The price is pretty good with all in!

I like my racks to be lidless so I'll have to keep building!

its not lidless as i have the possibility to change to diff size rubs also it will allow me to house hatchling hogs, corns, kings, garters, rat snakes etc as these are small and then i know they cant escape!

if it was to be lidless i wouldn't have used rubs as other alternatives can be sourced cheaper!

i have run the heating and can keep a hot end of 90f easily in all the tubs! so this works for a hatchling rack.

[Grond]

Originally Posted by karlos79

its not lidless as i have the possibility to change to diff size rubs also it will allow me to house hatchling hogs, corns, kings, garters, rat snakes etc as these are small and then i know they cant escape!

if it was to be lidless i wouldn't have used rubs as other alternatives can be sourced cheaper!

i have run the heating and can keep a hot end of 90f easily in all the tubs! so this works for a hatchling rack.

Each to his own!

I prefer lidless because it speeds things up immensely!

[iangreentree]

nice one buddy looks great I think your design is a simple but effective one. i have never thought of doing it that way( i may nick your design) i like lidded and lidless systems i found the only thing with lidless systems is if you have to much humidity it can warp the wood on the inside of the shelfs :-( So i lined the underside of the shelfs with sticky back plastic I also use contico boxes and rubs with lids and i love them but just slows the cleaning down a bit.