CustomBox
Pilgift
Customizing Pet Boxes
Pet-boxes are good for keeping froglets; for quarantine purposes etc. However, the lids are not well suited to the needs of dart frogs - too many air-holes, making it difficult to keep the high humidity needed. Cutting away the perforated part of the original lid as described here, can make a more practical lid.
- Start in the corners. With a fine-toothed handsaw cut through the corner parts.
- Use a sharp knife to cut through the 'spines' at the sides.
- A pair of scissors can also be used
- The central part is thrown away, leaving you with a 'frame' that fits snugly around the rim of the box.
- Find a sheet of thin plastic (the type used by shop-owners to cover their out-door posters is good) and mark a rectangle, using the pet-box as a template.
- Cut out the new cover.
- The piece of plastic should fit inside the 'frame'.
- And, Viola! You are done!
If you feel that you need air holes for ventilation, use a drill bit well cooled in the freezer. See corresponding pictures on the left.
