>>Try looking into the racks Jeff makes I think it is the blanket rack. I use those same tubs for my adult ball pythons. MHO

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It may be that it is premature for me to chime in, since I have not had any hard data yet from racks (I am in the process of building one). I have been keeping bp in: 1. a glass aquirium 2. a plastic tub with a screen top 3. a 22 x 16 x 6 sweater box (by the way, the sweater box one is my best eater. . . eats every four days even in shed).



I am thinking about building a rack. When I first started wanting a rack, it was just for ease of chores. However, as I did more research, I found out that racks really can help in giving the best environmental conditions for a happy BP.



Many people have consistently said that since they moved to racks, their BP's have become 100% eaters. I take eating as a parameter of how happy a snakey is. If a BP is chronically stressed, I believe they can easily become reluctant feeders. If a rack turns a stubborn BP into a good eater, it must mean that the rack's conditions is allowing the BP to be happy.



What is the point of my rambling? Well, even though I am still in the process of building a rack and have no real personal experience, I just thought I'd share with you what I have found in my research on this subject.



Of course, you have to decide for yourself and ask more questions of the experts.



I know that personally, if I were you, before I invested the money on a good cage, I would look into a rack. Please don't get me wrong: I am not trying to tell you what to do. There is nothing wrong with the cage that you are thinking about buying!



Anyways, If you have been following my threads in the last two days, you would know that I have been putting together a blue print for a rack of my own. In fact, tomorrow I am buying the wood and likely the rack will be all finished and up and running tomorrow!





Here are some good rack links:



www.ballpython.ca (it has a rack that is nick-named "the eating machine because of 100% eating rate!)



forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=8724,8724 This place has a great rack.



Also, if you email me, I will forward you an email that Ross2K (hope you don't mind, Ross!) wrote me. He took the time to write a very succinct and clear instruction for one of his racks (which by the way, helped his bps become ~100% eating machines).



I don't think that it is a magic thing. Racks don't jsut magically turn non-eating snakes into eating ones. However, what racks do seem to do is allow for perfect husbandry! And that is more than anyone who owns/loves their bp can ever hope for!



cheeers.



p.s. please have a pleasant BP day!
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