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Ailsa
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 Posted - 09/05/2011 : 21:04:40
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Am trying to find an adjustable shelving unit for my snake rubs, needs to be big enough for the big rubs you get. For those like me who don't have space for vivs, do you use shelving for your rubs and if you do where did you get it? Or did you make it from something else?
I'm no carpenter so wouldn't know where to start making one from scratch. Any websites, ideas etc etc would be good.
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Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
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Posted - 09/05/2011 : 21:07:47
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I used an Ikea Wardrobe. It's really deep so fits the large 64L rubs.
Depends what size you are talking about though? |
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Ailsa
Banned
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Posted - 09/05/2011 : 21:11:02
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| It's for a corner in my livingroom and looking for shelves big enough for the 64L rubs. Seen plastic ones which while cheap they would serve the purpose, just not quite big enough depth wise of the shelves. Don't know if plastic shelves would be ok for livingroom lol. |
Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
Edited by - Ailsa on 09/05/2011 21:13:52 |
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Posted - 09/05/2011 : 21:14:57
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Depends then on what way you can fit the rubs I guess. Just measure what space you have and look at places like argos, ikea etc. I think alot of 64L rub racks are made from wardrobes rather than shelving units as they are deeper. Unless of course you make your own.
My 9L rubs fit on a cheap argos shelf unit but the bigger the rub the deeper the unit needed. |
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gmac
The Scottish Admin
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Posted - 09/05/2011 : 21:20:14
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| Ikea have a few good shelving units that would do fine for rub storage |
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Ailsa
Banned
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/05/2011 : 21:23:02
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| I did look at Ikea but never seen anything that was the right size, but will look again. Would a plastic shelf unit look ok in livingroom? It's only to store snake rubs neatly. |
Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
Edited by - Ailsa on 09/05/2011 21:52:04 |
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
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Posted - 09/05/2011 : 23:49:04
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| Any shelf unit would do, just get it nicely anchored and solid as a rock and it should be ok. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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Posted - 10/05/2011 : 08:28:43
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| Another idea if you are thinking of just a few rubs, is a small tv unit. They normaly have a couple of shelves plus room ontop :D |
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
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Ailsa
Banned
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Posted - 10/05/2011 : 11:12:43
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| what's your shelving like mamma, think i just seen metal shelving units in b&q |
Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
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Ailsa
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Posted - 10/05/2011 : 11:22:53
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| oh i never seen wooden ones, you got any picks of them? argos have plastic shelving units with lots of good reviews but they are just a few cm short depth wise of shelves |
Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
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Mamma
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Ailsa
Banned
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Posted - 10/05/2011 : 11:29:21
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| ok cool mamma |
Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
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Mamma
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Lixra
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/05/2011 : 12:18:23
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This is one of our (and the first we built!) 33L RUB x 10 racks: http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=12419
We used MDF for the shelving (which can be picked up at B&Q, but we ordered a crapload of it from a timber supply company as we used some to build Darwin's old viv (little fatty's too big for it now!) |
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MrsA82
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/05/2011 : 12:22:58
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Here is our royal rack. 2 lots of bookcases from argues attached together. It will at the moment hold 6 x 21 litre RUBS & 3 x 5 / 9 litre. Shelves are completely adjustable too so will hold 3x 50 litre rubs (4 if one on the top too  ) 50 liters are same width and length at 64 just not as tall
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0.1 Philodryas baroni
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Ailsa
Banned
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/05/2011 : 12:34:58
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| Thanks for the pictures, can't seem to find bookcases with deep enough shelves yet |
Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
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MrsA82
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Ailsa
Banned
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/05/2011 : 13:12:00
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| 1 in front of the other? Is it easy to do something like that, bearing in mind I am rubbish at DIY? I have just found this one on argos http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8757685/Trail/searchtext%3ESHELVING+UNITS.htm, am only planning 3 or poss 4 snakes |
Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
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MrsA82
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Posted - 10/05/2011 : 14:24:40
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Yes that looks fine too . When I say one on front of the other. Very simple make them both up. Dont put the back on one of them. Line them up 1 in front of the other. Hold them together with straight metal brackets. Simples  |
0.1 Philodryas baroni
2.7 western hognose
3.7 royal pythons |
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