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paulknight21
What brand is a good encosure or would it be easier to make my own?? Thx Paul
cosmosnake
If you're very handy and have good plans, making your own is a good idea because you can have it look however you want. If you're not handy (like myself) then you go to your local pet store or look online for a fish tank and buy a screen top.
zoro
you can also get them at garage sales or in the paper or on the internet classifieds for yous city
i kno how to make screen lids they are quite simple if you want i can give plans
paulknight21
Plz can you give the plans thx
spooky326
hey zoro is there anyway i could get those plans for the screen tops from you also? i recently picked up some free tanks that i have now lids for and that would be great for me. thanks
zoro
ya i guess
zoro
just cut 4 strips of wood 1/4 inch thick and 1 1/2 inches high
if you are making a screen and the inside of the lip on the black part to the lip on the other side is 12 inches across and it is 24 inches long from lip to lip cut 2@ 24 inches and 2@ 11 3/4 inches then if you have those corner clamps clamp the corners together and put in 2 small screws if not get sombody to hold it for you. then get some screen make sure it isn't cloth and strech it over the the bottom and staple it to the bottom edge on the frame with a staple gut cut off the extra paint it if you want and you shold have a tight fitting lid i also put on hinges and a latch so your snake can't escape ot just put a rock on top if you dont want to do that
spooky326
thank you zoro i appreciate you putting those plans on here it will be a big help for me and im sure for alot of other ppl on here.
zoro
no problem
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