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Just wondering, what size containers/racks do you have your really big females in? All of mine seem to fit fine in a 16 x 23 box in my homemade rack except a couple of extra big girls that I have in large rubber maids, but they take up lots of space height-wise. Is there a standard size plastic box any of you would recommend. I could build a special rack for them.

Thanks
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Amy Claiborne

Don't let them take your wasted time. J.T.

shoebox - hatchlings
28 quart (16" X 23" - juviniles
41 quart (17" X 35" - young adults
??? found at Sams Club years ago (24" X 48" - 4,700 gram sort of big girls
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Randy Remington
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My poor snakes! They're being squished in! What is the depth of that really big box?

Thanks
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Amy Claiborne

Don't let them take your wasted time. J.T.

I use lids on all my tubs and these have a domed lid that brings them up to maybe about 7 or 8 inches. Unfortunately that's still a little tight for a girl on 14 eggs but they adjust and just don't pile them as high.
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Randy Remington
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I use CB 110 tubs, they are great for the larger females, i just recently built a a few racks for these tubs,7 high.I have one girl over 6000 grams and she fits ion there fine.

Who makes the CB 110 tubs? 7 in high wouldn't seem to give room to lay a big mound of eggs.

THanks
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Amy Claiborne

Don't let them take your wasted time. J.T.

I actually make the rack 7 tubs high, any higher than that and it becomes difficult to pull the tubs from a higher level. Reptile Tubs carries them, Iris makes the tubs, they come with a split hinging lid which i do not use. My girls give me 12 to 16 egg clutches there is plenty of room.

you need the big boxes...like Boaphile Rhino Raxx have at least......34" .....
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........JY

Thanks. What depth would you recommend?
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Amy Claiborne

Don't let them take your wasted time. J.T.

depth doesn't really matter as much....I used Boaphile's and had some huge girls....high boxes waste MY space I think.....

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I wish I had taken a picture of my one layer 13 egg clutch this year. Mom was actually able to cover them up so that at first I wasn't even sure she had laid and then when I realized no dome thought for sure would be all slugs but were good.
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Randy Remington
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One of my big girls laid 14, but in a dome. Fortunately I was able to pull some off so I could get them in incubator.
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Amy Claiborne

Don't let them take your wasted time. J.T.