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  • 05-20-2004, 02:49 AM
    BigKenjDogg
    According to this website http://www.newenglandreptile.com/CareBall.html
    it says I should cover most of my screen top to keep in humidity. (Look under humidity). So I was wondering if it would be ok if I just duct taped a good portion of the screen top? Thanks

    Also, I just purchased a humidifier online, so I was wondering if I still needed to do this?
  • 05-20-2004, 05:36 AM
    The_Godfather
    kind of worried
    It'd be best to still do it even with a humidifier. And yes, duct tape would work.
  • 05-20-2004, 08:16 AM
    Smulkin
    Duct tape or contac paper - make sure you hit the inside of the screen to prevent nose-rub, and leave a few open triangles at the corner for air exchange.
  • 05-20-2004, 10:46 AM
    BigKenjDogg
    What is nose-rub? And by hitting the inside of the screen, you mean also duct taping the inside right?
  • 05-20-2004, 10:52 AM
    gozetec02
    I am sure that is what he means. If you put tape only on the top there is the sticky part at the bottom facing inside. Many times ball pythons will rub thier noses on things and the adhesive could cause irritation.
  • 05-20-2004, 10:52 AM
    Smynx
    Snakes will often rub their noses on the screen top. By covering the inside of the screen as well as the outside, you prevent them from injuring themselves. Not to mention, the tank will hold heat and humidity a lot better.
  • 05-20-2004, 10:54 AM
    BigKenjDogg
    ok, thank you all for your help.
  • 05-20-2004, 10:56 AM
    Marla
    Rubbing the nose on the screen can cause scarring, as my biggest bp has as a result of her previous owner. And yes, it's best to duct tape the inside of the screen as well as the outside to prevent the adhesive from coming in contact with your snake, and you should leave some areas uncovered for air exchange. Alternatively, some people replace their screen lids with plexiglass or similar with holes drilled through for air exchange, and then you don't have to worry about the adhesive or the nose rubs.
  • 05-20-2004, 11:06 AM
    sophie42204
    What about a glass top? Does anyone use those? Currently I have a screen top covered w/duct tape (inside and out) and we made our own humidifier, it's working pretty well, but I'm going to go a little bigger (20 gallon until she's older) and probably will not use a screen top.......any suggestions are welcome!
  • 05-20-2004, 11:10 AM
    Marla
    My questions with the glass top would relate to how you plan to ventilate it and whether the fragility of glass might come into play -- it would in my house. Plastic pegboard as Smynx and Smulkin use beneath the substrate with their burrowers should also be a good lid option.
  • 05-20-2004, 11:33 AM
    sophie42204
    Where do I get something like that?
  • 05-20-2004, 11:36 AM
    BigKenjDogg
    So about covering the top of my screen. I just need to leave 4 triangles in the corners left open and cover the rest?
  • 05-20-2004, 11:36 AM
    Smynx
    We got our plastic pegboard at Lowes, but I'm sure any store of that type would carry it. You can buy big sheets of it pretty cheaply. I can't recall the price offhand, but Smulkin might be able to. He cut it down to fit our tanks perfectly.
  • 05-20-2004, 11:39 AM
    Smynx
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by BigKenjDogg
    So about covering the top of my screen. I just need to leave 4 triangles in the corners left open and cover the rest?

    That would do it. In my 10-gallon, my triangles have 1-inch sides, and I think we might only have 2 or 3 cutouts on some of our other tanks.
  • 05-20-2004, 11:42 AM
    sophie42204
    Not too worried about the price, what do you use to cut it? Actually, Mark's very handy, so he'll probably know exactly what to do (he's the jack of all trades currently doing home theater design/structured wiring, so he's hooked up as far as having the proper tools/equipment to get the job done).....BUT, I'd still like you're suggestions.
  • 05-20-2004, 11:47 AM
    Smynx
    I'd have to defer to Smulkin on that. He did all the work. I would have a clue what to use - some sort of saw I would imagine - hehe.
  • 05-20-2004, 11:51 AM
    sophie42204
    LOL...Yeah, a circular saw maybe, but what do I know, I'm just the woman! (actually, I like to think I'm pretty handy too, but some things I prefer to leave up to him!)......
  • 05-20-2004, 12:56 PM
    Smulkin
    Need Help! Switching from live to frozen/thawed rats.
    I just measured, outlined with a Sharpie (perm marker) and free-cut with a jigsaw. One note on using a jigsaw with plastics/PVC - use a blade designed for metal (fine tooth) and not one designed for wood (larger teeth) and the cut will be cleaner and give you better handling with the saw. I think we paid $8 a sheet or so - the like $15 for a massive 6'x6' roll of plastic grass/carpet. Lowe's will hook you up, mang. Interesting you mentioned that (theatre design etc) as that's one of the venues that enabled me to hook up with Smynx.
  • 05-20-2004, 01:09 PM
    JamminJonah
    sometimes pictures help - if you browse the photo gallery you're sure to find better ones but I did mine with contact paper...
    https://ball-pythons.net/modules/cop...l_MVC-005S.JPG

    you'll notice that it's black marble contact paper so it is hard to see but in the bottom left I cut a square out and on the right I cut a sort of rectangular strip out... I have contact paper on both the inside and outside so I just took an exacto knife and cut those openings on both sides... also I went about a 1/2 inch - inch bigger than my light around my heat light.
  • 05-20-2004, 01:26 PM
    sophie42204
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Smulkin
    I just measured, outlined with a Sharpie (perm marker) and free-cut with a jigsaw. One note on using a jigsaw with plastics/PVC - use a blade designed for metal (fine tooth) and not one designed for wood (larger teeth) and the cut will be cleaner and give you better handling with the saw. I think we paid $8 a sheet or so - the like $15 for a massive 6'x6' roll of plastic grass/carpet. Lowe's will hook you up, mang. Interesting you mentioned that (theatre design etc) as that's one of the venues that enabled me to hook up with Smynx.

    Just cuz I'm a girl doesn't mean I don't know what a sharpie is :wink: Besides, I have a little collection of 'Mark's pocket items' and I've accumulated many, many sharpies!! So, you guys met through some kind of home theater junction? I've known Mark since I was 13 (18yrs!) (been a couple for 9 yrs.) and he's always been into the 'sound' thing, actually he turned me on to music in the real sense (Pink Floyd will always be my all-time favorite band!!)....He's also a pet groomer, a tree surgeon, a landscaper, a mechanic, a heavy equipment operator, a builder, and the list goes on.....Thanks for the ideas, we'll be heading to Lowe's tomorrow (I like them better than Home Depot anyway!!) :smile:
  • 05-20-2004, 01:38 PM
    Smulkin
    Hehe - no offense. As a consumer-oriented society we are notorious for brand-specific generalization: Cotton swab? Oh you mean a Q-TIP! Tissue? Oh you mean Kleenex! Sharpie? Oh a permanent marker! etc.
  • 05-20-2004, 04:05 PM
    sophie42204
    Quote:

    Hehe - no offense.
    Absolutely none taken....ouch! I just got a paper cut, does anyone have a band-aid??? :P
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