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Here is my new rat barn:

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Greg Holland
G&M HERPS
www.gmherps.com
gmherps@sbcglobal.net

Nice looking setup. Real curious here. Is that a kit of some sort, if so what are the dimensions, the make and model number and approximate price range if not to personal? Looks like something I could use.
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No good deed goes unpunished!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4348543907&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

If you're in the Southwest area he will deliver for a fee.
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Greg Holland
G&M HERPS
www.gmherps.com
gmherps@sbcglobal.net

I can just imagine the nosey nabor.... "whatcha buildin".... "a rat barn"...."OH THATS NICE!" LOL.Looks great good luck.
Bill
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Leos
1.0 Blizzard "Mr.Freeze" AKA " SID VICIOUS"
1.0 SHCT Baldy "Thor"
0.2 Tremper Albinos "Betty & Pinky"
0.1 SHCT Baldy "Lemon"
0.1 Hypo Tang "Sherbert"
0.1 Hypo Golden "Dott"
0.2 juveniles " Spot & White Stripe"
0.0.4 hatchlings wooo hoooo
Boas
0.1 Nicaraguan "Peaches"

Domestic Livestock

0.1 WIFE "PAM"
0.2 Daughters "Haleigh & Chloe"

Canines
1.0 Beagle "Chance"
0.1 Pit rodesian ridgeback mix "Missy"

You can get these built on site by Home Depot. They roughly run about $1500 or so. The local home depot should have some sheds setup out front to look at. They run from around $300 for one you can take home and set up yourself to $800 for the site built ones upwards of $1800 or so.
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-Chris

The reason mainstream thought is thought of as a stream is because it's so shallow. -George Carlin

A fool doesn't learn. A smart man learns from his mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others. Which one are you?

My Website
N. American Rat/Corn snake care sheet I wrote
Information on substrates

Current snakes:
0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat (Lola)
1.0 Black Rat (Frankie)
0.1 Texas Bairdi (Rosa)
0.1 Blue Beauty (Brunhilde)
1.0 Green Tree Python (Monty)

How do these kits compare price wise to buying the material yourself and building from scratch?

I imagine the big benefit of buying the kit is the roof-joists. They don't look stock and I'd hate to put together several from scratch.

Also, I'm still curious to hear about where the air space is located in the RHP you dismantled.
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Current snakes:

0.2 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Silver/Yellow)

3.3 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Green)

2.1 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black)

3.3 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black & Tan)

How do these kits compare price wise to buying the material yourself and building from scratch?

I apologize, wasn't too clear. The ones you can purchase and assemble yourself (to my knowledge... havent worked in that dept in about a year and a half now...) are all just the plastic or sheet metal sheds. the wooden ones are all either site built or delivered complete. It may vary state to state, however.

Also, I'm still curious to hear about where the air space is located in the RHP you dismantled

I didn't dismantle a RHP, I was thinking about how were these things made, and how I could build one cheaper (Not too interested in ripping a $100 heater apart..) I got Helix's phone number and I am planning on giving them a call to ask what type of insulation (if any) is used, or how these things are assembled, just out of morbid curiosity.
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-Chris

The reason mainstream thought is thought of as a stream is because it's so shallow. -George Carlin

A fool doesn't learn. A smart man learns from his mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others. Which one are you?

My Website
N. American Rat/Corn snake care sheet I wrote
Information on substrates

Current snakes:
0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat (Lola)
1.0 Black Rat (Frankie)
0.1 Texas Bairdi (Rosa)
0.1 Blue Beauty (Brunhilde)
1.0 Green Tree Python (Monty)

Since I'm not the most "building" cordinated person in the world, I had to have mine built. It was going to cost me for the same style 10X12 $2300 for the building, and that included the erection of it. Then I would have to pay 8.25 in sales tax.
Total would have been $2489.75. I saved a BUNCH by going with this guy.
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Greg Holland
G&M HERPS
www.gmherps.com
gmherps@sbcglobal.net