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Old 12-28-04, 10:56 PM   #1
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What lid would be best?

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I have an tank thats home made and I need a lid that fruit flies cant get out off. Any suggestions? The size of the tank is around 15 gallons.

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Old 12-29-04, 02:26 PM   #2
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Would a cheese cloth type material work? It would let in air but not let the fruit flys out. Just a thought .

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Old 12-30-04, 12:06 AM   #3
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that sounds like it would work. Where would I be able to find it frabricland?

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that is where my grandma gets it from i think, or a similiar type place.
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Any grocery store should carry cheesecloth as well. Look in the baking section.
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Old 12-30-04, 01:34 PM   #6
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is that what cheesecloth is originally used? for baking?

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Old 12-30-04, 02:33 PM   #7
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I would just use fine mesh screen. I would not trust cheese cloth to hold anything.
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Well the only mesh that I can find is the ones used for your windows. But they seem to get out

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doubble over the screen... that might work... i would have said some sort of materal though... go to wallmart and go to the scrap materal itll be like 50 cents...
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ya I was also thinking about that. Sweing 2 pieces together.

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just a light piece of material like cotton or something in a light colour and put a piece of string around it fasten it to the cage
What are you housing in the tank?

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baby chameleons, when they get older they will be moved to a scree enclosure

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Old 12-30-04, 03:16 PM   #13
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ok you could make a wood frame fasten a light(white) piece of cotton to it and you have a lid

2 pieces of screen placed together wont work tried and failed(lots of fruit flies everywhere.

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Also when you buy a culture they usually have a cloth top so they dont get out
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Thanks alot! Think I'm gonna do that

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well, I hatched baby mantis before which required fruit flies and I just got some garden clothe which is mainly for strawberries so the berries dont get bugs eating at them and for them not to rot. It is porous so it kept the flies in and the air can circulate. Try it, its about $10.00 a 20 or more foot roll.
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