Drainage hole in Zoo Med Terrarium

[HatchettUK]

I may be wrong, as I too am new to all of this. But I think that this is what a 'false bottom' is for

Regards

[MikeM670]

I may be wrong, as I too am new to all of this. But I think that this is what a 'false bottom' is for

Regards

Yes there will be a false bottom but depending on the amount of misting you do that level can get too high. I just want to make it easier on myself with a drain.

[HatchettUK]

Ah i see

Well, I can't see there being any problems with installing a drain fo some sort, sounds like a good idea to be honest!

Hopefully a more experienced member will chime in

Regards

[UncleChester]

If you (or someone you know) has the tools and ability to drill glass, then I don't see a problem. You'd want to make sure the glass isn't tempered, as that's apparently much trickier to drill (I have no glass drilling experience myself).

With no drain, you can stick a short piece of pvc tubing down to the bottom layer and poking above the substrate. Then you always have easy access to put a flexible hose down to drain excess water. Put a removable cap on the pvc tube so crickets and other feeders can't go down to drown.

[MikeM670]

Yes if its tempered glass that is pretty hard to do. I can get the diamond drill bits to do the holes and have read up on it for installing bulkheads for aquarium use. Wonder if Zoo Med will provide that information.

[bshmerlie]

I'll bet good money that it is not tempered. The tempering process would increase the cost to manufacture and it would only be done as a safety precaution if they were worried someone might slam their face into it. So logically it would not be tempered.

[UncleChester]

I agree it's most likely not tempered. I have heard of the bottom panels of some aquariums being made of tempered glass, and being wrong makes a nice mess, so the paranoia in me would want to make sure.