IDEAS & TIPS for DIY/cheap DRAINAGE??

[kronikcurt]

IDEAS & TIPS for DIY/cheap DRAINAGE??

 

[XenoMorph2049]

My first thought is egg crate with either screen or a large piece of crochet canvas over that, to reduce the size of the crate holes. Under that you could use a cheap wash basin, sterilite container, etc. as a catch. Make it either removable, or add a bulkhead for easy drainage, although removable would be easier to clean/sterilize. Keep in mind I'm a newb, I'm sure other, more experienced individuals will come along with better ideas.

Then again, at the top of this forum, there's a sticky with drainage ideas!

 

[Muddyfeet]

use carefully placed mister heads,, plants.. and a simple sterlite container with a hole in the cover and screen to keep the cham ou
t and the insects.. here waste water also waters plants around the cage.. and some into a bin that I use for other plants in the home.. the other points.. I have a few towels so no standing water

 

[BKFritz]

I bought a washing machine drain pan had the husband build a frame (30x30x24) out of 2x4's and angles it back slightly so the water would flow towards the drain. Drilled a drain hole and siliconed some sort of plumbing drain piece thing in it. Eventually he is going to secure some sump pump drain hose to the end so it can be ran directly to the sump pump. The drain pan cost about $20 and the 4 2x4's cost about $12. This may not be the greatest picture....

I should add that the bottom of the cage is all screen

 

[kronikcurt]

all good ideas! thanks for the quick responses.

Not sure what il go with yet but i've got to increase/maintain humidity which means more water most likely...

might possibly buy a piece of an ease troff/rain gutter for roofs, cut it down to size and cap both ends. Then just slightly tip the enclosure in that direction.

just want to see what ideas other people have implemented in their enclosures.

 

[Psychobunny]

What kind of cage do you have?
If it's a reptibreeze, or one designed like it, you can remove the plastic floor and drill several holes in it. Then, get a oversized tray and put the whole cage in it, with shims under each corner of the cage to lift it up off the tray for water flow.
Then just drill a drain hole in a corner of the tray, and place shims around under the tray to guide the water to funnel to the drain hole.
You can attach a bulkhead and hose to the drain, and have it going into a bucket.
Dura trays (for rabbit cages) or washing machine drain trays work well, and they are cheap.

 

[kronikcurt]

thats a damn fine idea. would work perfectly with my 4'x2'x2' reptibreeze cage.

 

[Psychobunny]

I have done this on a few cages; get a brick or something heavy, place it in the middle of the plastic floor piece, geat a hair dryer and warm the plastic so it starts to dip from the weight in the middle, remove the brick, spray with cold water, then drill your drain hole in the middle of the dip.
The water will always funnel to the dip and this works very well provided the floor is the usual thin plastic.