Outdoor drainage?

[WayneL333]

Hello everyone,

I'm currently planning a large outdoor cage for a parsons. The cage will be located in the garden. The cage will sit either on a concrete slab or a brick slab depending on if I need to install a drainage line or not. I'm worried that since the water will be dripping all day along with multiple mistings, the area might get flooded without a drainage line.

Or do you guys think that it's not actually not that much water and since its outdoors, it won't flood the area. If that's the case, then I'm just going to place the cage on top of brick slab filled in with sand so the water can easily seep into the ground.

Your thoughts are much appreciated. Many thanks.

 

[carol5208]

I don't worry too much about the cages outside having water in the bottom as there is no way that I can see that would cause stagnant conditions for respiratory infections. I mist a few times a day and then run a dripper all day long. There is water that accumlates but it dries up after awhile. I know you have a Parson's and they require more water than the panthers. I am just looking at it from a standpoint of it not being sanitary and I don't see that as being a problem when the cages are outside. jmo

 

[dangerbaby]

Just make sure that the slab is sloped slightly and that it is above the surrounding landscape.

 

[Hoj]

depending on how many cgaes you have I would not be too concerened about drainage outdoors. Even if you are running 10-20gallons a day I cant see it becoming an issue.

 

[WayneL333]

Awesome. Thanks for the replies. It certainly makes the project easier without having to put in a drainage linage and laying down concrete. I actually have a drainage line already leading to the alley behind my house for my small pond that I was just going to tap into. It was really more having to make a concrete slab which I was dreading.

Thanks again for the advice.

 

[Dr O]

the only thing I would like to add is something that may not apply to your climate, but it does to mine and perhaps others with the same issue.

my enclosure is housing about 25 cages right now, auto mistings, rain, and me hosing out poop and dead bugs daily. all has been great with the outdoor lawn critters doing a nice clean up job in the grass and good ventilation and rain clean-up.

however, I live where it just can get cold enough randomly a few nights out of the year that for the next 2 months or so I've winterized the enclosure with UVB transmitting sides and roof (will post about all that soon on my GOC thread) and an infrared heater when necessary. anyhow, after about a week of everything being somewhat closed off it was getting a little ripe in there, even though the roof wasn't even on at that time, just the 4 sides. everything's designed to be rolled up or removed, and since it's warmed up a bunch everything is all open again. some nice rain came through and everything smells and looks fresh and rosy again after just 24 hours open.

so, point being that if you may have to close off your cages at some point during the year, that's when you will really start to appreciate water drainage/accumulation/etc. since you are beginning construction now, I just wanted you to keep it in mind in case any of this applies to you.

can't wait to see the photos!! with all of the Parson's lately I would love to build an extension of the enclosure out for a free-roaming area, but we just get too hot during 2 months of the summer for them and they can't live out there. I live right on the edge of just right for about 8 months, then just a little too hot and then just a little too cold for two 2 month periods.

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