Sterilite Bin Viv Design.

[Zephyr]

Decked out a 45 gallon Sterilite bin; from now on my garters are living in paradise.
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/6939/img0070ui0.jpg

[adamanteus]

Can you explain how you did it, Kyle? How do you access for daily maintenance? Where's the ventilation? Stuff like that. Let's hear a break down, Kyle.:)

[Zephyr]

Can you explain how you did it, Kyle? How do you access for daily maintenance? Where's the ventilation? Stuff like that. Let's hear a break down, Kyle.:)
Hacked the indented part of the sterilite bin off, replaced it with window screening (plastic,) cut a hole in one of the sides of the bin (for the top) and glued metal screening onto it, then put a rim of Popsicle sticks on the inside to keep the substrate from falling out when you take the lid off (which is now the front of the viv.) For ventilation... The giant gaping hole in the front that's covered in screen, and of course the wire on the top.
And backtracking a bit, for daily maintenance, you just take the lid off (yet again, the lid is the front of the viv.)
:)
**I'll do a more thorough breakdown when I can afford another bin to make another enclosure, so I can take pics along the way. :)

[adamanteus]

I'll do a more thorough breakdown when I can afford another bin to make another enclosure, so I can take pics along the way. :)

That's a good idea.... just one question for us non Americans.... What's a Sterilite Bin?:D

[Zephyr]

That's a good idea.... just one question for us non Americans.... What's a Sterilite Bin?:D
Um... Rubbermaid bin? Plastic tote? Eh wot?
It's like I have to speak a different language.

[crzy_kevo]

very interesting cost effective design kyle if i didn't like the clean look of a glass tank i might have done this some time too

[Zephyr]

very interesting cost effective design kyle if i didn't like the clean look of a glass tank i might have done this some time too
Well, if you wanted to really get into it, you can sand down the inner rim of the cut out piece from the lid and make it look nice and smooth...
And I don't think I have any glass tanks left in my house, save for the two in the basement with the mice and rhino roaches. I find that glass tanks let odors accumulate...

[olive oil]

Very nice Kyle, bet they love it.

[Lori P]

Kyle, that turned out really, really nice!! What are the dimensions on that? Great job!!

[Stefan-A]

Looks good, Kyle. :)

I have 70, 50 and 15 litre containers I sometimes use to house snakes in (currently the male vagrans). Nothing fancy, they're just standard Smart Store containers, right way up, with 100-150mm ventilation holes cut into them (the holes are covered with mosquito mesh).

[reptile3]

Very nice Kyle... your snakies are in paradise for sure!

I have glass enclosures for all my reptiles. But I did buy a Sterilite Bin for my roaches. I just cut 2 identical squares in the top, used hot glue gun to keep the screen on, to cover the squares.


just in my opinion.... too much in the enclosure, will take too much time to clean!! LOL:rolleyes:

[anji1971]

Oh, I'd better not let the husband see this thread.
I have a gazillion Rubbermaid bins of all sizes, and it's a 5 minute walk to the hardware store for screen. He may come home one day to find I've made room for many, many critters...........:D:eek:

[drache]

that looks nice, Kyle

[brain]

Necessity the mother of invention. I am interested how you manage to keep the top on (which now is the “front”)??

[Zephyr]

Necessity the mother of invention. I am interested how you manage to keep the top on (which now is the “front”)??Their are two clamps built into the design, and I also use bulldog clamps.

[brain]

Their are two clamps built into the design, and I also use bulldog clamps.
Innovative. ;)