Need ideas about drainage....

[Nicole Guy CRR]

I have been putting off for some time now a misting system. I know I need to get one. But before that I need ideas of how to get the water out. I have a hole in the wall I can attach a hose to, just not sure what to get the water to drain on? Any thought's and or pics would be very helpfull. I have them on the shelfs from home depot (cost a arm and a leg). It's the kind you attach to the wall and then you hang this one attachment then hang the shelf on it.

 

[Ryan Jarosek]

I have been putting off for some time now a misting system. I know I need to get one. But before that I need ideas of how to get the water out. I have a hole in the wall I can attach a hose to, just not sure what to get the water to drain on? Any thought's and or pics would be very helpfull. I have them on the shelfs from home depot (cost a arm and a leg). It's the kind you attach to the wall and then you hang this one attachment then hang the shelf on it.

Hey Nicole , Here is a pic of what I was trying to explain last night. Hope it helps a little

 

[Nicole Guy CRR]

THANKS! Hoping u would reply! How do u keep the water from running out the sides?

 

[ChrisnLisa]

Ryan- where did you get the big tubs...can't find them anywhere. I am sick of using individual buckets.

 

[TylerStewart]

Home Depot in the masonry section.... I have the same ones.

 

[dodolah]

Hi all,

@Nicole:
Ryan's setup is very simple and worked quite well. In fact, I pretty much use the same method. But, here is another alternative. A bit more complicated, but should worked quite fine too.
http://www.chameleonnews.com/?page=article&id=75

The benefit of this method is you do not need multiple buckets as all the water is routed to one bucket. With this, you can save up more spaces to buy more chameleons

@Ryan: you might be interested in doing this also.. so you can get rid that black buckets and perhaps stuff more cages in the middle there.

 

[Sancho]

Nicole, Here is the drainage system I did on my cage

https://www.chameleonforums.com/my-cheap-affordable-drainage-25695/

 

[Nicole Guy CRR]

Thanks guys! Little by little I'll have it all together

 

[Sancho]

Thanks guys! Little by little I'll have it all together

I was in the same boat as you not to long ago and I kept saying how do I build a drainage system and went through many different options that the forum members gave and I went with the one that suited me the best for area of my cham and item the cage was sitting on.

 

[Nicole Guy CRR]

Has anyone ever tried poping out the bottom of the cage and replacing it with a bottom with lots of holes so the poop can drain threw? Just curious..... As far as crickets I allways let them crawl up the sides of the cage anyways as I don't want them eating any poop on the floor when I'm at wrk.

 

[Sancho]

Has anyone ever tried poping out the bottom of the cage and replacing it with a bottom with lots of holes so the poop can drain threw? Just curious..... As far as crickets I always let them crawl up the sides of the cage anyways as I don't want them eating any poop on the floor when I'm at wrk.

My holes are big enough for poop to go through but there isn't enough water running like a toilet to push the poo down the holes so every other day or so I take one of those fake credit card things they send in the mail and push the poop down the holes then empty the water bucket.

 

[dodolah]

Has anyone ever tried poping out the bottom of the cage and replacing it with a bottom with lots of holes so the poop can drain threw? Just curious..... As far as crickets I allways let them crawl up the sides of the cage anyways as I don't want them eating any poop on the floor when I'm at wrk.

I'm not sure how effective it would get. I am guessing the poop we are talking here is your chameleon's? then, the holes will have to be quite large (or at least large enough for crickets to squeeze through).
Actually, I use the milk jug container with screenings (chameleonnews tips) to simulate free ranging without actually free ranging my crickets.
Thus, the crickets have no access to anything outside the cup.

 

[dragongoddess]

Actually, I use the milk jug container with screenings (chameleonnews tips) to simulate free ranging without actually free ranging my crickets.
Thus, the crickets have no access to anything outside the cup.

I hadn't seen that before, I'm definitely going to use that. Thanks for the tip!