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what do you all use. Im building a colubrid rack. basicly i need a box that is big enough to house adult rat snakes that are 4-5 feet. What size or product number rubbermaid or sterilite container do you use?

thanks
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Corns 0.0.3
0.0.1 03' Amel
0.0.1 03' Normal
0.0.1 04' Ghost
Ratsnakes
Yellow Rat 1.0.0 i think
Everglades 0.1.0 cb 97'

my lil sisters under my supervision
0.0.1 Green water dragon ---- "Dragon"

I don't like to use the typical 28/32 qt. sweater boxes for 4-5 ratsnakes. The floor is only 20"x14", meaning a perimeter of 68" and a diagonal of 24". I prefer more for a typical 4-5' ratsnake.

I assume you're okay with the typical 5" to 6" height of most boxes so I'd recommend the Iris CB-70 tub.

You can get them from reptiletubs.com
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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)

The box I like for snakes in this size range is the Sterlite Wreath Box, which is square and is 28 x 28 x 8 inches. They are seasonal and can be harder to find, but I bought all of mine at a dollar general store for about $5 each. Heck of a deal!

The only problems with this box are
- it is hard to build a good rack for because 28 inches is wider than the average door frame, so you have to be able to dissemble the rack to get it into and out of a room
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- they require a sturdy rack as they can flex a bit in a flimsy one.

But if you put together a good sturdy rack, they are great, large, sturdy boxes for big ratsnakes! I really liked mine when I used them (in my pre-Freedom Breeder days).

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Chris Harrison

And I believe I was the one who originally you look for it...

At any rate, I agree that it would be a very nice ratsnake box. If I remember correctly it's 8" high so in theory one could provide a small amount of climbing space for species inclined to use it.
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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)