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Chris I took your advice on going 1/16 bigger on my rack and all the tubs are just a tad too loose now what would work good to fix this is there any material that works best for this?

just wondering,did you try the tubs when the rack was heated?

First, are you sure they are too loose? Most people are surprised at how big of a gap I go with on my racks and I don't have escape issues.

Otherwise, you really have to improvise. I have used posterboard or even heavy printer paper doubled up with strips of packing taping running where the box slides.

One time when I had to use a different brand of box I used a sheet of 1/4" acrylic.

>>Chris I took your advice on going 1/16 bigger on my rack and all the tubs are just a tad too loose now what would work good to fix this is there any material that works best for this?
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Current snakes:

0.0.1 Gonyosoma oxycephala - Java locale (green)

2.2 Gonyosoma janseni - Seleyar locale (all black)

A very accomplished rack builder I know of does the same thing - he makes the gap a little larger. This makes things really nice when housing young boas and pythons: the boxes don't stick, there is more ventilation and the snakes are still secure.

If housing more slender species of snakes, the rack builder I speak of uses shims to reduce the gap.

I agree with this method. Shim it up when you need to. Most of the time you won't need to.

I used strips I cut from some "For Sale" signs with sticky-back tape under the strips.

I've also used .1" thick PVCx scrap I got from a sign shop and used some rubber cement for a removable bond.

Good luck.