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How to put holes in a plastic Container

Iguanagirl8662

Iguanagirl8662

Katie
I have my hatchlings in Plastic containers and I need to put air holes in them. Has anyone done this, how do you do it? I was thinking of using a drill but I don't know if that would crack or break it.
 
Melting with a soldering gun makes nice smooth holes. Some people use a drill, but you have to be careful not to crack the plastic, and may need to sand it. For feeding containers where I am using Gladwares, I have used a hole punch.
 
sometimes the metal can get stuck to the soldering tool and melt into the plastic.. i've seen it happen... and it leaves like a sharp splinter.... i've seen noses all scratched up and torn apart, even!!! (BTW non of these were my animals... but petstore animals... the pet store didnt care) :( poor critters
 
Glad I asked- I would have thought it was due to some sort of remaining toxin from the actual solder.
 
I use a soldering iron I bought for $10 from Radioshack. You don't need to spend a lot to get nice air holes.

There are some irons out there that heat up and cool down instantly which are awesome, though.
 
i have just been putting lots of holes in my tbs and i found it SO easy just to heat a screwdrvier up over the stove and then puch it through the plastic. Really easy and quick, leaves just holes, little hassle!
 
I used a nail and brute force on my deli containers. It took awhile (especially with 28 of them to do, luckily my fiance helped and did about 1/4 of them) and I got a blister but it got the job done. I should probably pick up one of them thar' new fangled heat 'em up machine you guys are talkin' about. :rolleyes: It would've save me a lot of trouble.
 
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