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Ailurus · Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:21 pm Post subject: really useful boxes

Hey all,

i saw some of these boxes today and they are quite cheap but i was just wondering how you ventilate them for snakes. Any information?

cheers
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SteveL · Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:33 pm Post subject:

You can drill them or fit vents from b&q
i just drill a rake of holes in them Wink

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Ailurus · Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:06 pm Post subject:

Any particular pattern of holes or just everywhere? What size holes? You can buy vents from B&Q? how much are they?
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Tom

Snakes: :Pantherophis: :Coelognathus: :Lampropeltis: :Heterodon: :Antaresia:
Lizards: :Rhacodactylus: :Pogona: :Goniurosaurus:

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SteveL · Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:39 pm Post subject:

I purchased a few vents from travis perkins for peanuts Wink

but i use a five mil hole and wack a few holes in a row on both sides
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Ailurus · Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:18 pm Post subject:

thanks for the help. They are much cheaper than conticos
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Tom

Snakes: :Pantherophis: :Coelognathus: :Lampropeltis: :Heterodon: :Antaresia:
Lizards: :Rhacodactylus: :Pogona: :Goniurosaurus:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Ailurus27

lol93 · Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:14 pm Post subject:

I love Really Useful Boxes- they're much sturdier and easier to clean than Conticos. I buy the circular contico vents from Eurorep and fit them.
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SteveL · Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:27 pm Post subject:

Forgot to add that vents from travis perkins are about 99p each circular ones
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Ailurus · Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:31 pm Post subject:

cool! thankyou. How did you make a hole in the box and how did attach the vent?
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Tom

Snakes: :Pantherophis: :Coelognathus: :Lampropeltis: :Heterodon: :Antaresia:
Lizards: :Rhacodactylus: :Pogona: :Goniurosaurus:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Ailurus27

SteveL · Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:09 pm Post subject:

i nicked a hole saw from work and just used silican sealant to seal it in place .

like this one but they can be bought from cheap tool shops

http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/238-16085
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bribrian · Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:10 pm Post subject:

I make holes in my tubs with a soldering iron, handy & there's no chance of the plastic cracking like when drilling......