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Ventilation holes

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An obsolete oldie...
Hey guys, finally my racks are coming together. I am working on drilling holes in my tubs... YUCK!

I have tried saudering gun, drill bits on dremmels, nails, hot nails, drill press and cordless drill. So far the thing I am most comfortable with is to start pilot holes with the dremmel and then finish them all with the cordless drill. This is after carefully measuring the hole spacing, which takes up just as much time as the drilling it seems!

What did you guys find to be the fastest easiest way?

I am really interested in hearing what size holes people went with, with all the different stages of life and how they decided how many holes to put in the boxes!

Anyone with ideas please fire away!

Rebecca
 
For my 23" x 16" bins I have drilled 48 1/4" holes on each end. Here is a picture. I am wondering if these holes are too big for younger corns...

 
I don't have a rack system, so I can't be of much help, but when I put ventilation holes in my feeding tubs, I just use a hot 16 penny nail. I don't measure, either. I just put several holes on each side. Is there an advantage to taking all that time to carefully measure hole spacing? I mean, do holes precisely 1 inch apart provide better ventilation than holes approximately 1 inch apart?

I think a 1/4 " hole would be big enough for a hatchling to get out. Maybe you could temporarily cover them with some old pantyhose until they grow too big to get out.
 
I think you're making too much work of it. I just drilled holes....about 3 rows...approximately even. Didn't worry about it. They worked fine. I think I used a 1/4 inch drill, but my babies weren't fresh out of the egg and had enough size by the time I got them that they couldn't fit out.
 
I burn 1/8" holes with a soldering iron. I've tried drills and dremels too, and it just takes too long. I like the way the soldering iron melts the edges of the holes, preventing abrasive burrs that the snake could scrape its face on. I don't measure either; I have developed a decent eye for the spacing, and when I screw up a bit, the snake never complains. Holes that are larger than 1/8" can be escaped through by a small hatchling. Good luck. :)
 
Roy Munson said:
I burn 1/8" holes with a soldering iron. I've tried drills and dremels too, and it just takes too long. I like the way the soldering iron melts the edges of the holes, preventing abrasive burrs that the snake could scrape its face on. I don't measure either; I have developed a decent eye for the spacing, and when I screw up a bit, the snake never complains. Holes that are larger than 1/8" can be escaped through by a small hatchling. Good luck. :)
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Thank you. This was what I ws looking for. I used the "SEARCH" feature and here is the answer.:bowdown:
 
BeckyG said:
Maybe you could temporarily cover them with some old pantyhose until they grow too big to get out.
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"...and I'm not talking 'bout them Haynes or them Playtex kind, I'm talking 'bout them $15.95 come see me at midnight stockings.":cool: :cool: :cool:


Same as Dean, I just burn a bunch of holes with a soldering iron; quick and easy. But you'll want to do it outside if you've got a bunch to do; it's a tad smokey.
 
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