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hehe, u got so many corns...just wondering if u got any favourites?

oh by the way...how come u got no pic for ur miami corn????! i love thoseee

well nice snakes thouhg =

ps. why do people like keeping so many corns but yet keep them in rubbermaid containers where they can't really see them? it's like people just collect corn snakes as if it were a trading card game.. lol
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1.0 Green Iguana

"hehe, u got so many corns...just wondering if u got any favourites?"
I have 11 corns total (not many, by far...especially compared to others that cruise this forum) and my favorite of all of them is the okeetee in the pic i posted before...i love how they change into their adult colors more and more with each shed.

"oh by the way...how come u got no pic for ur miami corn????! i love thoseee "
.....my miami is new/recently acquired and has not eaten for me yet so i don't want to show it off (bad luck probably) in case if starves itself to death... although i will try my best to prevent that from happening.

"well nice snakes thouhg =" thank you very much...i try to buy my corn snakes from the best breeders since i use them in classroom/education...

"ps. why do people like keeping so many corns but yet keep them in rubbermaid containers where they can't really see them? it's like people just collect corn snakes as if it were a trading card game.. lol"

.......never thought of it that way, but you are right! like i stated before...its much more convenient for PEOPLE to house large numbers of corns in rack systems with rubbermaid containers. I think rubbermaids are great for hatchlings but I prefer to keep adults one per 20gallon or larger. BUT some have VERY nice rack systems that are probably just as nice if not nicer!

link pretty please

thanks

Boaphile... the addy if ya need it is boaphile.com
They have a really nice lighted rack system!

Charles

>>ps. why do people like keeping so many corns but yet keep them in rubbermaid containers where they can't really see them? it's like people just collect corn snakes as if it were a trading card game.. lol
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Well, I don't see a lot of them most of the time anyway if they're in glass tanks (they usually hide, burrow, etc.)

Really, for me the ideal setup would be low cost, lightweight, easy to clean, attractive, with good 'visibility', and practicality of housing many snakes in that style enclosure. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a cage like that.

Just yesterday I transferred a lot of my snakes into a rack. Previously I had a few in glass tanks, and a few in plastic tubs. Tanks aren't that easy to clean, and are heavy.

The tubs are lightweight, cheap, and easy to clean, but ugly and low visibility.

Both the tanks and the tubs had the disadvantage that they opened on the top, so you have to leave a couple inches of space above them to open them up, unless you want to stack/unstack them every time you open the cage. With tanks especially, it is impractical to have more than a few, because they take up so much room.

A rack removes the disadvantage of top-opening tubs and tanks, making more practical to house many snakes. They are lightweight, cheap, easy to clean, and a well-built rack isn't as ugly as plain tubs, but not as attractive as a well-decorated tank.

In the future, if I get some money, I would like to transfer them into stackable plastic cages (vision, barrs cages, precision caging, etc.)
They are fairly attractive, lightweight, easy to clean, high visibility, and are practical for housing many snakes because of the stacking and front-opening design. But bad for me, since they cost upwards of $75 per cage.

This rack, for comparison, holds 7 snakes and can be built for less than the cost of one plastic cage.

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-audri
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How'd you build this cage and with what material? I'm interested in something just like that!

>>>>ps. why do people like keeping so many corns but yet keep them in rubbermaid containers where they can't really see them? it's like people just collect corn snakes as if it were a trading card game.. lol
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>>Well, I don't see a lot of them most of the time anyway if they're in glass tanks (they usually hide, burrow, etc.)
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>>Really, for me the ideal setup would be low cost, lightweight, easy to clean, attractive, with good 'visibility', and practicality of housing many snakes in that style enclosure. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a cage like that.
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>>Just yesterday I transferred a lot of my snakes into a rack. Previously I had a few in glass tanks, and a few in plastic tubs. Tanks aren't that easy to clean, and are heavy.
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>>The tubs are lightweight, cheap, and easy to clean, but ugly and low visibility.
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>>Both the tanks and the tubs had the disadvantage that they opened on the top, so you have to leave a couple inches of space above them to open them up, unless you want to stack/unstack them every time you open the cage. With tanks especially, it is impractical to have more than a few, because they take up so much room.
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>>A rack removes the disadvantage of top-opening tubs and tanks, making more practical to house many snakes. They are lightweight, cheap, easy to clean, and a well-built rack isn't as ugly as plain tubs, but not as attractive as a well-decorated tank.
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>>In the future, if I get some money, I would like to transfer them into stackable plastic cages (vision, barrs cages, precision caging, etc.)
>>They are fairly attractive, lightweight, easy to clean, high visibility, and are practical for housing many snakes because of the stacking and front-opening design. But bad for me, since they cost upwards of $75 per cage.
>>
>>This rack, for comparison, holds 7 snakes and can be built for less than the cost of one plastic cage.
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>>-audri
>>Webpage/Pics

28qt sterilite containers from walmart, melamine pre-cut shelves from lowes, hardboard back.

I used 2 sheets of 24"x48" precut shelving and 8 sheets of 16"x24" precut shelving. You could cut both the 2'x4' pieces and 6 of the 16"x24" pieces out of a full sheet and not waste any and it would be cheaper. Basically, I screwed the panels together, using the tubs as spacers (and some sheets of printer paper for a small 'gap' so it's not as tight a fit). Predrill the holes, then use deck screws to fasten it together.

It was built upside down. First I attached the sides to the top panel (on the floor while building), then I put a tub on it, and set the second small panel on top of the tub. Then I just continue to attach the shelves to the sides. After all the shelves are attached, I nailed on a 16"x45" sheet of hardboard. The back is a crucial step to give it stability. After the back is attached, the rack is very sturdy and does not wobble. Then iron on the edge tape, and you're pretty much done. It's light enough that casters are not a neccessity.
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-audri
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>>>>ps. why do people like keeping so many corns but yet keep them in rubbermaid containers where they can't really see them? it's like people just collect corn snakes as if it were a trading card game.. lol
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>>Well, I don't see a lot of them most of the time anyway if they're in glass tanks (they usually hide, burrow, etc.)
>>
>>Really, for me the ideal setup would be low cost, lightweight, easy to clean, attractive, with good 'visibility', and practicality of housing many snakes in that style enclosure. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a cage like that.
>>
>>Just yesterday I transferred a lot of my snakes into a rack. Previously I had a few in glass tanks, and a few in plastic tubs. Tanks aren't that easy to clean, and are heavy.
>>
>>The tubs are lightweight, cheap, and easy to clean, but ugly and low visibility.
>>
>>Both the tanks and the tubs had the disadvantage that they opened on the top, so you have to leave a couple inches of space above them to open them up, unless you want to stack/unstack them every time you open the cage. With tanks especially, it is impractical to have more than a few, because they take up so much room.
>>
>>A rack removes the disadvantage of top-opening tubs and tanks, making more practical to house many snakes. They are lightweight, cheap, easy to clean, and a well-built rack isn't as ugly as plain tubs, but not as attractive as a well-decorated tank.
>>
>>In the future, if I get some money, I would like to transfer them into stackable plastic cages (vision, barrs cages, precision caging, etc.)
>>They are fairly attractive, lightweight, easy to clean, high visibility, and are practical for housing many snakes because of the stacking and front-opening design. But bad for me, since they cost upwards of $75 per cage.
>>
>>This rack, for comparison, holds 7 snakes and can be built for less than the cost of one plastic cage.
>>
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>>-audri
>>Webpage/Pics