I want to build a rack, and have no idea where to start

[tributeml]

Greetings!
(i'm new here, don't scream at me yet)

So, where to start...
i've got 4 snakes all in separate terrariums throughout my room, and man are they in the way. I've been thinking for sometime about buying/building a rack to consolidate space in my room but i have no idea where to start and/or what size i'll need since all my snakes are pretty different sizes.
What i have:
1 6.5ft Dumeril's boa
1 3ft Blood python
1 16'' Western hognose
and
1 (of course) 4ft Ball python

I would really like to get more snakes, but the stupid tanks take up so much damn space! Anyone have any thoughts/opinions on what i should do/build? I'm not really looking to spend over $350ish, but if i have to it's not out of the question, however that's why i figured building a rack wouldn't be out of the question either.

I guess my main concern is, what is the best way to store a tiny hognose and a fat dumeril's in the same rack system? seems like the dumeril's would have to be in a giant *** tub while the hog in a tiny one.

Thoughts? Opinions? Recommendations?
Thanks!!

[smy_749]

Dums and bloods get pretty large. You also might not like the fact that you never get to ee any of your snakes unless you take them out in a rack system. Why don't you find a shelving system that can hold the vivs you have now and free up space?

[Aaron_S]

Stackable enclosures.

Problem solved.

Racks aren't really meant for different species.

[tributeml]

I handle my snakes regularly so i don't mind not being able to see them while they're in a little home :) a shelving unit for the vivs isn't a bad idea, but my room is built with all these built in shelves already that take up a ton of space but they can only hold 10 gallons tanks, it's a really odd layout in my opinion. So since those shelves take up so much space, i just have the vivs laying around kind of all over the place haha.

Aaron where should i look for some stack-able enclosures? Would they just be some plastic tubs with holes drilled in the lid? Would that be the best way to take the space down?

Thanks for the responses!

[smy_749]

check out things like boaphiles/animalplastics / critter condos / vision cages on google images to get an idea. They are front opening and great for display

[tributeml]

The vision and animal plastics look cool and not that expensive.
thanks for the suggestions!
Do you know where i could purchase those plastic tubs if i wanted to just build something?
I'd imagine if i went with a rack system that it would be better to just buy something that a company has made rather than build one but checking out options never hurts :D

[Lankyrob]

Nine animals in separate enclosures in a space approx 12foot X 3foot

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Animals/Reptiles/Photo0180.jpg (http://s375.photobucket.com/user/Lankyrob1975/media/Animals/Reptiles/Photo0180.jpg.html)