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Hey everyone, since this is the forum I most often go to, I figured I'd see if I can get your opinions. Here's one of my rat racks that I build. They're made out of vinyl and use concrete tubs. I could use different style tubs, and go 3 wide, 1 wide, whatever. But, this is the basic design I like. So, here's what I'm wondering....Offer them to the public????

that rack looks fantastic and i think you should offer them for sale.

i'm about 1 year away from breeding my own rodents (when i get a few more snakes) and something like that is exactly what i would want to build or purchase if the price was right.

WOW!!!! Thats one awesome Rat Condo.
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Pat Higdon - Higdons Herps, Tuttle, Oklahoma USA
Oklahoma City Herpetological Society Member
4 dumerils boas, 2 rosy boas, 3 burmese pythons, 1 reticulated python, 1 ball pythons, 3 borneo pythons, 10 bearded dragons, 9 leopard geckos, 4 african fat-tail geckos & 1 sulcata tortoise

Whoh,Nice rack! are you gonna ship em assembled? jenni/

I'd have to make some calls to get an idea which way would be best as far as shipping. If you three are interested in them, send me an e-mail and I'll get more detailed in my replies there. Thanks again, glad to see a positive response.

I don't raise my own rats, but if I decided to, I'll hit ya up. Those are nice.
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Pat Higdon - Higdons Herps, Tuttle, Oklahoma USA
Oklahoma City Herpetological Society Member
4 dumerils boas, 2 rosy boas, 3 burmese pythons, 1 reticulated python, 1 ball pythons, 3 borneo pythons, 10 bearded dragons, 9 leopard geckos, 4 african fat-tail geckos & 1 sulcata tortoise

That's a fantastic looking rodent breeding rat. There are a number of considerations to think of when deciding whether to sell them or not:

-Could you build and sell them for a price comparable to other racks on the market?
-Do you have a reliable source of building materiels, and how much would you need to buy for a quantity discount?
-Do you have the time or desire to build a bunch of them if the racks start selling well?

Regardless of what you decide to do, that rack looks terrific.
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Paul D

www.MoonlightBoas.com

Thanks for the reply-Answered your questions below

-Could you build and sell them for a price comparable to other racks on the market? YES
-Do you have a reliable source of building materiels, and how much would you need to buy for a quantity discount? YES, and if demand warranted it, I would just buy from the manufacturer for a substantial savings over current pricing.
-Do you have the time or desire to build a bunch of them if the racks start selling well? Yes, and I like to make jigs for things so I can actually put together a rack very quickly.

My main concern right now is making them easy to break down and re-assemble for the potential customers.

I'd say give it a shot. It's cheap/free to market online, and it looks like you're building a high quality product.

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Paul D

www.MoonlightBoas.com