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Danny Action1
Yearling

United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/01/2009 :  18:30:22  Show Profile  Click to see Danny Action1's MSN Messenger address
Only me again after all what was said on here i have now seperated my royals so i can now sleep better at night.I just wondered if anyone out there knew of anyone that made racking systems to measure and what are the pros and cons with them?

Cheers Danny

P.S I live in south east london so local person would be nice if there is anyone that made them.

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sexychef
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Posted - 11/01/2009 :  19:07:30  Show Profile  Click to see sexychef's MSN Messenger address
what sort of racking system. more of a viv stack or a rack with slide in boxes??



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Danny Action1
Yearling

United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/01/2009 :  19:10:47  Show Profile  Click to see Danny Action1's MSN Messenger address
Hiya sexychef
was thinking of getting and slide in boxes one

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dazb
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Posted - 11/01/2009 :  19:24:05  Show Profile
i would just build my own if i were you.

loads of places to get cheap RUBs from and the wood is easy to get hold of. been looking at loads of racking systems today on another forum and some look excellent.



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anatess
Sub Adult

USA
669 Posts

Posted - 12/01/2009 :  09:23:11  Show Profile
Here's some do-it-yourself-racks...
A little bit complicated this one:
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=45597

Simpler one:
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=50959

Ball pythons do well in racks since they are not very active snakes and only go out to hunt or breed. The racks are easier to environmentally control than a viv. The tub essentially becomes their "hide". Of course, it has to be big enough so the snake can thermoregulate and it also needs to have a big enough water bowl, so a lot of folks add another hide inside the tub that is just big enough for the snake to crawl into for added security. They get their stimulation/exercise from handling, so you would kinda need to handle your snakes a lot with this system.


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Danny Action1
Yearling

United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/01/2009 :  17:14:10  Show Profile  Click to see Danny Action1's MSN Messenger address
Hiya guys

Do you thing that a 50L RUB is big enough for an adult royal?
was thinking of makeing a rack to fit 50L rub.

Cheers Danny

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dazb
Royal Python Moderator

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Posted - 13/01/2009 :  17:31:54  Show Profile
if its the ReallyUsefulBox ones i personally would say no.

its internal dimensions are 605 x 370 x 200 (mm) this works out to be 24x15x8 which i think is to small for a adult royal python considering you are recommended using a 36x24x24 (3x2x2) viv for a adult.




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Blackecho
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/01/2009 :  18:16:34  Show Profile  Click to see Blackecho's MSN Messenger address  Send Blackecho a Yahoo! Message
You can get 3' x 2' tubs from Ikea I believe.



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