hardware cloth/plastic tub lids

[autumn75]

What does everyone do to attach hardware cloth to their plastic tub lids?

I made a hamster cage similar to what is described to use for breeding mice/rats, but used screws up through the lid.

I've read here some people just hot glue the hardware cloth to the plastic lids... don't the mice/rats chew through that? Do you glue the inside of the lid or outside?

Anyone ever used silicone?

[stangs13]

I wouldn't use silicone, or glue. Just drill/cut holes and zip tie the hardware cloth to it.

[littleindiangirl]

Yup, I've used both wire (I think 18 guage) and zipties. I have never had a rat try to chew out this way.

[MeMe]

I used bailing wire.

[Argentra]

Wire woven through holes in the lid.



Works great! Place the hardware cloth Inside and weave from the Outside and no chewing occurs.

[Fearless]

I use zip ties on the lids and as long as they are nice and tight and checked on a regular basis you should be fine, if i notice a tub that is always trying to chew out I will take some aluminum tape and run it around the edges over the zip ties and this seems to stop them for awhile but never have had to many issues

[Petboy15]

Staple gun! Works great

[stangs13]

Staple gun! Works great

But then you have to worry about rats impaling themselves on the ends, because the staples stick out.