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What is the best rack system for housing and breeding ball pythons?

ARS racks n/p

We have had very big success this year after purchasing ARS rack last year. In 2007 we had 30 clutches this year we have doubled that number with more to come.

also depends on budget ,,, freedom and ars,,real nice ,,,less money go with animal plastics or boaphile rhino raxx
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R.I.P. Darrell Lance Abbott

ARS is the best rack out there at this time.Terry

>>What is the best rack system for housing and breeding ball pythons?
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PIJAC Member

Great racks and they're reasonably priced. I've got 10 of their racks and a few cages as well and don't have a bad thing to say about them.
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www.dbherp.com

I've found Vision racks work extremely well for my growing collection!!! They are much more affordable and customizable than the other racks on the market - they are very sturdy, but mobile and IMO heat cable is much more safe and efficient than flexwatt. Oh and Scott @ Vision is awesome with the customer service!
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Tosha
JET Pythons

it all depends on what you want. If you want the prettiest rack out there go with the ARS rack (these are great racks but over priced in my opinion). If you want a good quality basic rack, there are tons like animal plastics, boaphile and others. If you want the most flexible rack go with the vision rack system. We love the vision racks and won't use another brand simply because of their flexibility. If you have a temp difference you can customize the heat. If you want to use different hight tubs that's not a problem. Humidity control is perfect. The only downside is that the sides are open and allow alot of light which can easily be fixed by adding 1/8" black expanded pvc to each side (double sided tape or velcro works great for this) and the 1/8" pvc isn't expensive at all. For the price of the vision rack system, there is no other rack that can compare.

With all that said, any rack system will allow you to keep your bp's perfectly healthy with great breeding success. In fact, we haven't been able to convert all of our melamine racks over to visions yet and every female bp that was in them has laid already this year.
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Josh & Krysty Hutto
J&K Reptiles

Various Ball Pythons, boas, dogs, cats, fish, an amel tiger retic female, a couple sulcatas and a few other odds and ends.

a BAD dog is MADE not bred, support the American Pit Bull Terrier as the greatest breed of dogs on Earth!!!!!

I have several Animal Plastics racks, and have never had any problems with them, but I just placed an order for an ARS rack.