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Ok I have 9 leos and plan to get more but right now I need a rack. I have been waiting and checking forum on what peoples thoughts are on those plastic draw racks from stores like target. Buying these would be more convenient then building a rack which I never did. I just came in from Bed Bath & Beyond and saw some real nice plastic draw sets, One I saw had a long draw and they stacked so well its must have been like 8 draws stacked only like 3-4' high the measurements on the draws are 17-5/16"x29-1/8"x6-1/8".
Now i have heard 1 or 2 here say they have no problems then I heard some list some probles like heating, the looks compared to racks and I think trouble opening. I looked at these carefully there are no big gaps for leos to escape and the ones with the long draws are totally inclose in a plast case which the draws slide out of unlike the others which just have plastic frame. Anyone know any way that these can be used with heat tape? I was thinking putting heatape down the back but I dont know if it matters if its belly heat or back heat used for leos. I have seen a setup someone posted here using christmas lights and heat bulbs for heating but I dont like that setup. Thanks to all who reply.

Personaly I have never used these but considered it when I was in the market for a rack. I have heared only good things about these racks that you are talking about unless there are large gaps. But since you said there weren't then I don't see a problem with housing them in there. As for heating I would suggests 11" heat tape along the back unless you can get away with 3" underneath the sliding drawers (would be harder to rig this up IMO). As long as you have a thermostat to control the temp of this tape or heating device, you shouldn't have a problem! Good Luck
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