Drainage system / Drain Pan Ideas

[KatiLemons]

I am pretty new to the Cham world and I have a few questions. I have pruchased a 4x2x2 cage from LLL reptile and have a table that i CANNOT cut a hole into for a drain. So I need some ideas about what to do? If you guys could give me some ideas about what you have tried and have currently. Pictures would be great.

 

[VeiledChams]

I recently made a cheap and easy drainage system for a cage like that.. It had the plastic bottom, but i was able to drill some small holes on the bottom.. I made a base out of PVC pipes to raise the cage by 5".. I then simply put one of those paint pans to collect the water. I spent probably $20, and took 30 minutes to make it.

 

[KatiLemons]

Yeah i have seen pictures of the PVC around the cage to raise it. Thats a great idea cause then I could use anything that would fit under it for a drain pan!! Thanks

 

[VeiledChams]

No problem, if you want i'll post a picture for you later

 

[KatiLemons]

Yeah that would be great....

 

[Dave Weldon]

Howdy,

Here's some more info:

https://www.chameleonforums.com/lll-drain-pan-drainage-36941/#post342504

https://www.chameleonforums.com/screen-cage-water-tray-lllreptile-36085/


Using the LLL Reptile drain pan and putting a drain outlet on the side seems to work ok. You may have to put a slight tilt on the entire setup to get all the water to drain to the outlet .

 

[ChamChick]

I recently made a cheap and easy drainage system for a cage like that.. It had the plastic bottom, but i was able to drill some small holes on the bottom.. I made a base out of PVC pipes to raise the cage by 5".. I then simply put one of those paint pans to collect the water. I spent probably $20, and took 30 minutes to make it.

That is pretty much EXACTLY what I did as well, and it works great for me!

 

[ChamChick]

Also, you dont have to use pvc to raise the cage, you can use wooden blocks. 2 stacked on each corner of the cage, then put 1 in the paint tray, slide under the cage, and set your plant on that. The weight of the plant on the shorter block (bc there is only 1 in the center) actually pulls the middle of the bottom part of your cage down a bit so the water will pool around the plant and just drip straight into the pan. I love it.

 

[VeiledChams]

That's what I did.

The weight from the plant provides a type of funnel which allows the water to drain through the holes, and fall into the pan