Heckboy
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I love thrift stores; the knicknack shelves are a treasure trove of dirt cheap and unique hides and water dishes.
Sometimes you get really lucky though.
Courtesy of the Salvation Army thrift store for two bucks, this critter cage (not sure of manufacturer) is 7" x 3.5" and 5" tall.
Since she was getting ready for a molt, I prepared her new home ahead of time.
She's now a 2" DLS and settling in.
There are a couple of thin, flat rocks buried standing up under the visible one for supporting walls in case she wants to burrow underneath.
The hide is a standard black cutaway PVC 1" pipe, and I found a tightly rolled tube of birch bark, which happened to wrap perfectly around the pipe. After a trim with a pair of sidecutters and a quick filing away of all the sharp edges on the wood and the pipe, followed by a good toothbrush scrubbing in hot water, she now has a variety of hide options to suit her preference.
The water dish is a former tealight candle, now well scrubbed and filled with gravel for stability, and the artificial leaf added in for drowned cricket prevention - both decorative and functional.
As for the enclosure itself, it's better ventilated than her former deli cup, and I like the "slide-lock" style lid.
Oh, and I used a pair of nail clippers to remove the loops for the handle.
Sometimes you get really lucky though.
Courtesy of the Salvation Army thrift store for two bucks, this critter cage (not sure of manufacturer) is 7" x 3.5" and 5" tall.
Since she was getting ready for a molt, I prepared her new home ahead of time.
She's now a 2" DLS and settling in.
There are a couple of thin, flat rocks buried standing up under the visible one for supporting walls in case she wants to burrow underneath.
The hide is a standard black cutaway PVC 1" pipe, and I found a tightly rolled tube of birch bark, which happened to wrap perfectly around the pipe. After a trim with a pair of sidecutters and a quick filing away of all the sharp edges on the wood and the pipe, followed by a good toothbrush scrubbing in hot water, she now has a variety of hide options to suit her preference.
The water dish is a former tealight candle, now well scrubbed and filled with gravel for stability, and the artificial leaf added in for drowned cricket prevention - both decorative and functional.
As for the enclosure itself, it's better ventilated than her former deli cup, and I like the "slide-lock" style lid.
Oh, and I used a pair of nail clippers to remove the loops for the handle.
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and nice setup!
