Draining system??

[FooL111394]

https://www.chameleonforums.com/my-veileds-new-cage-11677/

check out that page thats what i used to design mine it helped alot...

Cool but how does the rest of the water that falls around it get down the tube

 

[Professor Booty]

Cool but how does the rest of the water that falls around it get down the tube

Good to see someone found my setup useful

The point you raise about the other water is why I'm revamping the design, hoping to get one of these neat new drip trays. 95% of the water is caught by the PVC in the bottom of the cage and goes down the funnel no problem. The other 5% runs off on the outside of the screen, getting under the cage and causing problems - the water that doesn't sit under the cage gets into the cheapo ikea table. If i had sealed the hole i drilled it wouldn't have been as much of a problem, though that isn't a perfect solution.

A slightly better way to do it is summoner12's. Had i had access to a hole saw I would have done exactly what he did- glued the funnel to the bottom of the PVC and let it hang into/beneath the table. That doesn't address the problem of the screen runoff though. An "external' drip tray will.

 

[TonyRockyHorror]

You guys might want to check these out. I use them and they work really well under the cage. Just drill a hole in the center with a drain or funnel. Most of them are rectangular but they do have 24"x24" and 30"x30" square pans.

http://martinscages.com/products/supplies/pans.htm

 

[dodolah]

hmmm.. thanks for that link.

 

[TonyRockyHorror]

No worries. They make really awesome cages, too (I have chinchillas) and I highly recommend them for people who have chinchillas or sugargliders.

Anyway, though they seem a little expensive for what they are (can't blame them, it's a small family business) , they work perfectly for me.