yankfanthom
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Anyone happen to know who sells replacements for the bottoms of screen cages? I'm looking but no luck.
Bottoms for screen cages
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GarynTampa
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You should be able to go to Home Depot and look in their plexiglass/lexan section.
Pretty inexpensive and comes in a variety of sizes.
Measure, mark, and score several times with a with a razor knife and it will break where you scored it.
Comes in different thicknesses and colors also.
Gary
Tampa, FL
Pretty inexpensive and comes in a variety of sizes.
Measure, mark, and score several times with a with a razor knife and it will break where you scored it.
Comes in different thicknesses and colors also.
Gary
Tampa, FL
yankfanthom
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Thanks! I'll take a look there if it comes down to a DIY project. So far no luck online anywhere though selling the pre-cut ones.
coldbloodedAL
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Ive looked before and never had any luck, nor any luck finding the pvc board at any local hardware stores. Theres places online that sell the board, and will cut it to size for you though. Sign shops will sometimes sell it too.
yankfanthom
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Yeah I'm running into the same issue. I figured maybe LLL would have them since they carry everything. I think we may have the next million dollar idea here though LOL
Rottsko
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sulfurboy1o3
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Home depot sells something similar but it only comes in 8x4' sheets, called fiber reinforced plastic(frp). You can easily cut it to size with some sheers or heavy duty cutting tool.
I used to line some of my cages with it, both mesh and wooden enclosures.
I used to line some of my cages with it, both mesh and wooden enclosures.
yankfanthom
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Sorry to burst your bubble thom. LLL has just the bottom of the cages.
On the site? All I saw were the substrate bins. You must post the link damnit!!! LOL
Rottsko
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On the site? All I saw were the substrate bins. You must post the link damnit!!! LOL
Lol. just call them. They don't have it on the site. I think it's like $7.00 a piece or something like that.
yankfanthom
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OK sweet deal. I'll put you on my Xmas card list now.
Rottsko
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Nrupaw
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I was looking for one too. Went to Home Depot, found the Plastikolite 18x24 inch corrugated plastic sheet. 4mm thick I wanted it in brown but the home depot next to my place only carried it in white.
Incase if it helps ya. I found it in the section in which they had porch doors and Garage Doors.
I tried to get it to cut it but they said they only cut wood for customers! ended up buying a $4 plastic cutting knife.
Also if you want to cut it so that it slides in your screen cage, check out the exact dimensions on llllreptile website for the substrate tray. In my case i have the 18x18x36 cage so the dimensions i'd need to cut is 16 1/4 x 17 inches
good luck!
deadhd5
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Just a tip after finding a solution. If you put the PVC in hot water it will become soft. At that point you can bend the material to the perfect slope for drainage (I place a heavy weight right in the middle of the sheet and then weights along the edges so they don't pop up). Next, drain the hot water and run cold water. The PVC with quickly harden. Drill a few holes in the middle and Voila, perfect drainage!
maxttu
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Nrupaw
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I am definitely going to try this, this week. Thanks!
deadhd5
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I posted step by step directions in a separate thread, but I see you got the idea!
