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ugo
11-19-11, 04:24 AM
Perhaps the keepers' tam-tam and Radio-Keepers already informed u : the cheapest rack system ever comes from.....IKEA
It's an item called 'ANTONIUS', of course it wasn't thought for our pourpose, but it works very well with a few lesser adjustments.
U have to buy :
2 Antonius skeletons (about Euro 14 each) (i use 2 of them 'in parallel')
12 Antonius 'low' boxes (centimeters 42x53x15) (about Euro 4.50 each) or
6 Antonius 'high' boxes (for arboreals) (centimeters 42x53x30) about Euro 6.50 each)
and U need
12 (or 8 for the high boxes) glasses centimeters 42x53x0.4
7 heating stripes (CENTIMETERS 100 X15 25 W)
1 thermostat
U have to make holes in the boxes
And U will have it working in less than 1 hour !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


It works fine with P. regius and similar; i use it also for M. viridis, Aspidelaps, Trimeresurus, Parias,
many juveniles Morelia spilota spilota , etc.
all my equipements come from M&S Reptilien.de from thye thermometers, hygrometers, hiding boxex, infra-red thermometers, to their integrated THERMOSTAT+TIMER+CLOCK wich allows u to choise 3 temperatures/day, and TRUST me,it MAKES THE DIFFERENCE !!!!!!!!!!


I donno how many photos now this Forum will allow me to load to show it, anyway, please fell free to contact me by e-mail
ugosaluzzi@gmail.com (ugosaluzzi@gmail.com)
and i'll send u plenty of photos with several details.
When i'll have a little more time i'll post some of my thoughts and fears about the 'phylosophy' of the rack systems.
Nice week-end Everybody

infernalis
11-19-11, 04:41 AM
Grazie!

Nice details. IKEA has all sorts of wonderful items that can adapt to keeping herps.

For pictures, just continue adding more in another post.

KORBIN5895
11-19-11, 05:39 AM
So what are those dims in imperial standard?

stephanbakir
11-19-11, 08:34 AM
Ikea racks are fantastic, I've used them in the past and they are great!

Rogue628
11-19-11, 01:17 PM
Oooo! I was just talking to the S/O about making some racks so we'll have more room. Of course, this also means more room for more snakes lol

Thanks for the post! It gives me some really good ideas!

minaa
11-30-11, 01:44 AM
I'll definitely look into this! It's a great idea. Does anyone know if glass or acrylic/plexiglass would be better for the each drawer "top"? (I don't know where to get the glass offhand, whereas we have a place called Tap Plastics that's close to where I live).

millertime89
11-30-11, 02:21 AM
you could probably have just about any auto body shop that does window repair cut it for you.