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Advice for Cutting Holes in PVC

Hi all,

I need some advice on how to do this properly. Here’s the situation:

I would like to cut a patten of either 1/4 or 1/2in ventilation holes into a 1/2in thick sheet of PVC. I’m struggling to decide

#1 How to make sure the holes end up looking professional? AKA in line, level, and smooth.

#2 What to use to make these cuts? I haven’t had any luck finding a hole saw this small that wouldn’t cause damage/melt the PVC. Would a normal drill bit then sandpaper work? What kind of drill bit? What kind of sandpaper? Can you even use sandpaper on PVC? Etc.

Any and all advice would be appreciated!

Thank you.

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u/MajinBuul1 — 6 days ago

Upgrade and a few Questions (Bioactive? RHP?)

My nearly three year old girl, Sherbet, is getting a big upgrade and I’d love some insight from this crew.

A couple weeks back I bought her a 48x18x24 (BlackBox Cages XT4), a significant upgrade over her current 36x18x12. I intend to put in some varied levels with the extra foot of vertical space, and a ton more hides and enrichment with the extra foot of length.

With this new space, I intend to upgrade a few other aspects of her tank as well.

Primarily, I think I’m going to get her off of aspen and onto an arid bioactive setup, and would appreciate any and all insights this crew may have into that? I’m currently looking at bio dude and a few other providers, but the prices are nuts!

Secondly, I will be transitioning away from my current DHP heating setup and towards a RHP + UVB setup. Online, there doesn’t seem to be too much of a problem with RHPs for Rosy Boas, but I’m curious what y’all think here? And if anyone has had experience with RHPs for our beloved species?

(Sherbet picture attached for the tax.)

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u/MajinBuul1 — 7 days ago

Pet Recommendations!

Hi all, I recently upgraded my Rosy Boa to a 48x18x24 from her 36x18x12, which means I now have a spare tank to fill!

Looking for recommendations for smaller reptiles that would thrive in the 36x18x12. Open to most, just would try to avoid any rainforest/high humidity species.

Thanks in advance!

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u/MajinBuul1 — 1 month ago