Replacing mesh with acrylic, air hole sizing?

[ceerichards]

Hey everyone so I'm replacing the mesh lid with acrylic on the 30cmx30cmx30cm exo terra enclosure, I have the sizing for the glass sorted but not sure what size holes to drill in, how many and how far apart to space them so any advice would be smashing!

 

[8 legged]

I drill a hole every cm with a 3 mm bit.

 

[viper69]

Hey everyone so I'm replacing the mesh lid with acrylic on the 30cmx30cmx30cm exo terra enclosure, I have the sizing for the glass sorted but not sure what size holes to drill in, how many and how far apart to space them so any advice would be smashing!

Size- depends on size of T

 

[ceerichards]

Size- depends on size of T

Adult T. albopilosum, she's about 5 inch I believe!

 

[ceerichards]

I drill a hole every cm with a 3 mm bit.
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Looks good! Thanks for the reply, curious as to what plants you have in cause they look real nice!

 

[8 legged]

All kinds of ficus, fittonia, philodendron and chamaedoriea

 

[Sterls]

For adults I do something like 5/32" holes, maybe up to 1/4". Sometimes I burn holes with the soldering iron instead of drilling - the size of which ends up being within the same range. I space them out somewhere between 1 cm and an inch apart; I usually just eyeball it tbh.

 

[joossa]

I made mine between 1/4in to 1/2in in diamter spaced at every inch for a larger B. hamorii.

 

[Matt Man]

I do 3/16th holes