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I need to build a rat rack..............

gmherps Dec 19, 2003 07:18 PM

does anyone have any kind of plans and or pics that could help? I saw the other day, but it had to be welded and I don't have access to one. Thanks for your help.
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Greg Holland
G&M HERPS
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gmherps@sbcglobal.net

Replies (5)

joels417 Dec 19, 2003 08:55 PM

Here is what i did today, I needed one, and this works fine for me. Should feed my ~30 snakes easily. Nothing to major.

But I used Thomas_j's rat rack plans, maybe he'll post the plans. He sent them to me via e-mail. But it's pretty easy to build.

I got 5 mixing tubs from Home Depot, 3.97 a pc.
Took 11 2x4's. 2.87 prem. ones.
And 3 2x2's. 1.97 a pc.
Hardware cloth 3 5 ft rolls. 5.97 a pc.

I cut the 2x4's to (10) 27" pcs., (15) 17" pcs., (5) 5" pcs., and (4) 70" pcs. for the legs/stand. Then the 2x2 to (10) 26" pcs. Got the 1/2" Hardware cloth from Home Depot also.

Then through it together like so.

Hope this helps a little.





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- Joel Smith

"If you're not part of the solution, you're still part of the problem"

gmherps Dec 19, 2003 09:10 PM

you just helped me a bunch!

Hardware cloth? Correct me if I am wrong, that's the steel screen right?

Thanks again,
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Greg Holland
G&M HERPS
www.imageevent.com/gmherps
gmherps@sbcglobal.net

joels417 Dec 19, 2003 09:14 PM

It is steel screen but it's called HARDWARE (??) Cloth, it's in the garden section at home depot outside.

Your welcome.

Joel

>>you just helped me a bunch!
>>
>>Hardware cloth? Correct me if I am wrong, that's the steel screen right?
>>
>>Thanks again,
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>>Greg Holland
>>G&M HERPS
>>www.imageevent.com/gmherps
>>gmherps@sbcglobal.net
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- Joel Smith

"If you're not part of the solution, you're still part of the problem"

pcole Dec 19, 2003 09:11 PM

When you have surplus let me know...I just picked up an adult pair of BCI that will be needing some big a$$ rats.
Pete

joels417 Dec 19, 2003 09:15 PM

That with 1.6 rats in there that they will be producing a lot, realll fast.

>>When you have surplus let me know...I just picked up an adult pair of BCI that will be needing some big a$$ rats.
>>Pete
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- Joel Smith

"If you're not part of the solution, you're still part of the problem"

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