Hey guys so I got my Cham two days ago an the only prob I haven't been able to tackle yet is the flooding that builds up at bottom f cage , what's some good ideas for drainage system. The bottom of the cage is open without screen an has a plastic piece that covers it. The top of the plastic is usually soaked and is soaked again within an hour of changing paper towels. So what's a simple train age system? Ideas and pics would be great! Thanks again
Cage flooding help!
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Solid Snake
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Yeah, you need drainage. What is the cage sitting on? You will need to find somthing to hold it over a bucket/tub, then drill holes in the bottom pcv peice. The water will drain through the holes, and into the bucket. I use cheap wire shelving that you can get at walmart/lowes/homedepot/almost anywhere.
Solid Snake
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Le setup:
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ellrrz
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thats how i have mine just a few different things though. a shallower tub for the water to initially fall in then a drain system below that with a fresh water supply next to it. and i also have clear plastic about a foot away from the sides to catch spray water and direct it to the drainage. i have a zilla cage and i took the plastic bottom off and installed screen mesh.
kirstxblue
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We've got the dripper set to drop
Over two plants and those two plants are sat in
A cat litter tray n that gets emptied twice a day.
Over two plants and those two plants are sat in
A cat litter tray n that gets emptied twice a day.
It can be frustrating!! It took me a little while to solve the issue.. Drilling holes on the bottom and put the cage on a stand should solve it..
Thanks for the pic, what I wound up doing was buying a concrete mixing tub with a brass attachment and sealed with silicone. Then the brass piece connected with a hose drains into a bucket
Benton1576
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I designed and built my own cages to overcome this problem. I raised the floor of the cage by 10cm, put 3mm PVC foamboard for the bottom that flexes under the weight of the plants. I drilled small holes in the foamboard and put cat litter trays underneath to catch the water. They work perfectly!
https://www.chameleonforums.com/att...aphy/47897d1327266785-fired-faly-dscf0086.jpg
You can see the cat litter trays underneath the cages. I live in Europe by the way, hence having a back and sides to help with heat and humidity, mesh front and roof.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/att...aphy/47897d1327266785-fired-faly-dscf0086.jpg
You can see the cat litter trays underneath the cages. I live in Europe by the way, hence having a back and sides to help with heat and humidity, mesh front and roof.
reptilover
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Wow Benson I like it very clean organized set up. Very jealous.
As far as drainage I replace the pcv bottom with a plywood board covered in fine mesh screen so I don't loose crickets water can go through into tub and wood holds weight. I also put some heat cable/tape in through out the tub so it heats the water and evaporates back up into cage as humidity bonus. I cover the area around the bottom of the cage as a skirt with corrugated plastic to lock in the humidity so it can only go up!
Exchange drained water Into clean humidity
reptilover
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