Forum: DIY Forum

Now available in downloadable PDF files Mice Rack: Warning: This mice rack DIY is for the old style Van-ness Litter pans. The new re-designed litter pans (regardless of their size) are no longer suitable for breeder racks of any kind due to their curvy shape. ...

Design was shared by Justin Kobylka and is what he is using for his hatchlings and juvenile animals. Thank you Justin for such a wonderful design! This is actually modified from his original design and yields more shelves. Here's what you will need: Tools: Electric Saw (I did use a...

...and also because the current sticky's link doesn't seem to go to the article that's off-site anymore. I figured I'd post an on-site write up for everyone. Let's face it...the paintball equipment gas chamber setup is pretty elaborate and possibly expensive. This way uses dry ice in a sealed...

I was tired of using bowls, terracotta and other stuff that just looked cheap and fake. After much trial and error, mistakes and a small kitchen disaster (don't ask!! LOL), I finally came up with a hide that I can make myself that is very inexpensive and great to look at! It's even easy enough...

Finally got around to gettings the pics of the new bins as I promised in another thread. Here's the list of supplies I used to make them.... Sterlite 35 gallon heavy blue bin (must be snap top lid) - $11.00 each Super Pet 32 oz water bottle - $4.00 each 1/2" Hardware Cloth - $5.00 for a...

Just thought I would post a pic of the new rack I just built!! Thanks for all the advice from you people!! I asked ALOT of questions to get this right!!! Please feel free to leave any comments.

Well it took me long enough but i FINALLY finished my homemade rack. i got the flexwatt from Rich today, and a couple hours later... all done. here is the final product with some snakes, the rest will be arriving aug 8th. i took pictures of how i constructed it. this is the website where...

O.K. everybody, I knew there had to be a way to make this cheap Thermo/Hygro better. Then a friend of mine gave me the motivation to do it. I gave him my word that I would do it first thing in the morning, and I did, it just took a little while with the pictures and all. Problem with this thing...

Materials needed: 1) Cooler setup: Cooler (inside measured 1'1" W x 1' H x 1'8" L) - Outdoor shop - $4.00 3 ft. of 11" flexwatt (I used 4" in this one, but 11" keeps heat easier) - $18.00 4 large bottles filled with water - FREE Egg Crate Light Pannel - Home Depot - $10.00 Lexan...

Since I got so many requests for plans for my carbon air purifier I wrote this up. These plans are for the CF-705 can filter found here: http://www.wormsway.com/detail.asp?sku=CF0067 This is the smallest one they sell, so if you fave a larger room or a large space, go with an appropriate size...

Ok My new rack is complete. I had posted this under a old thread I thought I would move it foward. So here it is. It was built from 9 pcs of melimine right off the shelf at Home Depot, 23 3/4 x 48, along with 18... 32 qt Sterilite Tubs This my Male Pastel enjoying his new tub.

This rack was completely inspired by Halfdawg, here on the forums. I did exacly as he said, and it worked perfectly. Although, somehow mine came out to a grand total of $80 minus the tubs...so, maybe I accidentally stole all the materials. If you want a right up, lemme know! I did one thing...

Here are a bunch of pictures I took when I built a mouse rack about a year ago. I thought some people might be interested to see it while in the process of building it. Sorry, it's kind of long. It doesn't all fit so had to split it up, first post is building it, second post is plumbing. ...

After I posted pictures of my rack I had several people ask me to write up a DIY on how I built it. So this is my attempt at just that, let me say this is the first time I have attempted to write one of these so if I am not clear or missed a step please let me know and I will fix it. ...

I have had a few requests recently for directions on how I make ASF lab block hoppers. The following pictures are a step by step guide to making a quality ASF lab block hopper for a tank out of one cut piece of 1/2" harware cloth. The pictures are self explanitory. if you count the squares you...

I finally started breeding rats, so I decided to build a “Kill Box” of sorts. I started with this Styrofoam container. It’s not a cooler, it’s a container that was originally used to ship steaks. (Don’t ask, lol). I started out by cutting a small opening in the lid, enough so I can see...