cage drain for under 30 dollars

[opihiman]

Well I have been toying around with the idea of making a catch pan for all the water run off from my two cages. I live in town home so I don't have a yard. I have want take the cages out of the house so that I could get the guys some normal sunlight for automated light system that is free. So I have been keeping them on my front landing area.

What I came up with is 2" PVC pipe (split in half) cut and fit to catch the runoff with a drain into a bucket. I have 2 cages of with jacksons in them. so there is a lot of water. My steps are no longer a pool... I have plans to further pipe the water off the steps ... I just need to work our the details alittle further.

OPI


Just thought I would share....

 

[SoCaliSon]

Awesome Idea Man! Very Cool! I have tinkered with my own concepts, but never thought of doing something like that...Very creative and looks like it would work very well.

 

[opihiman]

I should add that the cost of materials you come out with enough to make 2 drains. since you cut your pieces in half. My inventory came out 6 90 degree joints and 1 T joint. with 6 feet of pipe to make 1- 12x18 and 1-19x18

OPI

 

[sandrachameleon]

good idea!

 

[Duke]

So, I can't quite tell....do you have this under the regular cage bottom and there is a hole or holes in the cage bottom that then drip into your pvc aquaduct??

Duke

 

[opihiman]

So, I can't quite tell....do you have this under the regular cage bottom and there is a hole or holes in the cage bottom that then drip into your pvc aquaduct??

Duke

I haven't done anything to the cages. It is a standard cage with the plastic bottom on it. In my cages the water just leaks out from the sides. So this kind of made sense to me.


Now if I can work on the wife....ah heaven...LOL
OPI

 

[spatulars]

Nice drain! I like this idea a lot, especially because it's handmade.

 

[Dankmeleon]

drill holes put bucket under - free

 

[opihiman]

that would have worked if the bottom didn't leak from all the edges already. LOL... But I see your point.

OPI

 

[Yemen08]

Such an awesome idea that I had to use it, bought 1 guttering pipe chopped it into 4, 3 90 degree jonts a bucket and 6 holes in the bottom deck of the viv and NO MORE PUDDLES in Viv and no more wet carpets in living room

 

[Dankmeleon]

that would have worked if the bottom didn't leak from all the edges already. LOL... But I see your point.

OPI

with a plant in the middle, it creates a natural decline for the water to go down, u just have to have your weight in the middle

yours is nonethe less creative and while it would be nice to have a system rigged with that, or a modification of that, i just would have trouble putting in that much time for something you can easily drill holes for

hardly any water gets on my indoor floors and i use panda film white side out to cover my walls

 

[lbesok]

Hardly any water gets on my indoor floors and i use panda film white side out to cover my walls

Are you referring to the shower curtain that you had as a young lad?

 

[ColorCham427]

Great idea man, gotta try this out

 

[summoner12]

Nice drain! I like this idea a lot, especially because it's handmade.

C likes handyman jobs

She is a handy women!

 

[beeze]

Gooooooooooooood job. Love it. Thanks for sharing!!!

 

[BocaJan]

How did you cut the PVC?

 

[jukeboxpunk]

I had a similar idea

My buddy raises rare leaf tailed and europlatus geckos. He has a slideout water tray that is attached underneath the enclosure. At the bottom of the enclosure, just above the tray, he as a honeycomb plastic screen that substrate rests upon. Any left over water falls through the substrate, through the honeycomb screen and into the tray.

I want to do something similar for a chameleon though. This would not include the substrate only a screened bottom that would have the strength to hold potted plants and what not.

 

[jukeboxpunk]

Oh any

any suggestions on strong screening?

 

[opihiman]

How did you cut the PVC?

Table saw.

You could probably use a jig saw too.

any suggestions on strong screening?

Have you thought of Hardware cloth....just google it if you don't know what it is...There are also heavy duty screens that aren't galvanized but it will be on the expensive side.

OPI

 

[beeze]

I have used pet screen on some of my cages, it is good stuff nice and thick and strong. I put it on the sides and back use regular screen for top so UV light gets in and on the front so you can see in.

Nice drain system