Do I need drainage for my enclosure?

[Rosie42892]

I will be installing the MistKing in my enclosure. I know I have posted with other questions, but I guess its better to ask then just guess! I have spoken to a few people who have said that it is not neccesary to provide drainage in my enclosure. Also, if I do have to provide drainage, then I am providing too much water. Are there any of you who have automatic misters that do not need to provide drainage? If you do need to, what is the simplest way? Thankyou!

 

[Texas Panther Man]

If you have a standard sized screen cage. I would just buy the drain pan on LLL's website. I just bought two last week. Then drill a hole in the pan and run a drain line into a bucket. Then dump your bucket once a week.

 

[boj3434]

I would use some drainage it will be alot better for keeping water from pooling up and gathering bacteria

 

[Rosie42892]

If you have a standard sized screen cage. I would just buy the drain pan on LLL's website. I just bought two last week. Then drill a hole in the pan and run a drain line into a bucket. Then dump your bucket once a week.

Unfortunatly I do not have that size enclosure. Mine is 30"L x 18"W x 36"H. Does anyone know of anywhere else to get a drainage pan? Or if it were wiped dry daily, would it be managable to no have drainage? Thanks!

 

[bongrod269]

I have a couple cages that size and I have a misting system and you are going to need some sort of drainage. I have a couple racks in my room and I just drill holes on the bottom of the cage and connect funnels to them and run tubing from the funnels into a bucket. This might take a little while to do but you wont have to keep toweling down the bottom of the cage.