Cheap Ikea Enclosures

SeanSYW

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Ikea has some awesome boxes that I use for most of my Ts that aren't bigger than 5."
The set comes in a group of 5 for $14.99:
-3x small
-1x long
-1x large

Here are an example of the 3 sizes

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To cover the whole in the middle, I simply glue a piece of mesh I cut out onto it.

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Hope you found this helpful.

Sean
 

viper69

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Ikea has some awesome boxes that I use for most of my Ts that aren't bigger than 5."
The set comes in a group of 5 for $14.99:
-3x small
-1x long
-1x large

Here are an example of the 3 sizes

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To cover the whole in the middle, I simply glue a piece of mesh I cut out onto it.

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Hope you found this helpful.

Sean

These are INTERESTING, certainly for the amount you get, seems like a good price, better than the container store tha's for sure. Do you have a product number etc or link...their site is huge? What species do you have in them, curious about how well the ventilation is working?
 

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I seen these in the store a few months back and was thinking about picking them up........I thought they were more around $29 ......but if you got a product number we can look up that would be kool

oh and they look good the way you have them setup
 

viper69

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I looked in 3 different sections of their website. Of all sections, they are in bathroom...not Storage..go figure

Interesting, all 4 of the smaller boxes will fit right inside the largest one..convenient for moving!

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/small_storage/10555/



GODMORGON
Box with lid, set of 5, clear
$15.00
Article Number:
701.774.77

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I seen these in the store a few months back and was thinking about picking them up........I thought they were more around $29 ......but if you got a product number we can look up that would be kool

oh and they look good the way you have them setup

Did you actually get a good look at them and see how strong or flimsy they were? It's a great deal for $15
 
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macbaffo

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I've seen them in person but they have no safe lock or rubber between the lid and the walls that keeps them closed (aside from gravity) so i don't feel them to be good for ts.
Pity cos the price is very good.

Btw i've seen them last summer and maybe they have improved them.
 

viper69

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I've seen them in person but they have no safe lock or rubber between the lid and the walls that keeps them closed (aside from gravity) so i don't feel them to be good for ts.
Pity cos the price is very good.

Btw i've seen them last summer and maybe they have improved them.
I can always make something to keep down the lids. How many millimeters thick were the walls do you think ?
 

SeanSYW

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Yeah, the lids are loose, but you could always put a thin dab of glue on the inner rim and let it dry on the inside. This would make it a tighter fit. And the plastic is a bot better than that of a kritter keeper.
 

macbaffo

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Around 3-4mm i think. But ikea has a container kraus i think it's the name or similar that has locks. Costs more but it's less time consuming.
I don't know if the name is that later i might be able to look better.
 

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Around 3-4mm i think. But ikea has a container kraus i think it's the name or similar that has locks. Costs more but it's less time consuming.
I don't know if the name is that later i might be able to look better.
Can you find the item? I looked their search engine doesn't pull up that name :confused:
 

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Thay are nice enclosures and decent price, I use similar ones for my slings/Juvies.
 

macbaffo

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Sorry Viper i managed only now to use my computer.
Well it was Krus and not Kraus...my bad!
I apologize for linking the italian page of the products.
HERE Krus 24x19x13. I use this for terrestrial T. The sections to divide the floor in 3 spaces are included but not useful to assemble them for T purpose.
I'm using also THIS Krus variant for semi arboreal setups or terrestrial T that tends to dig.
For fossorial i use THIS in the 1.3L and 2.3L volumes.
 

SeanSYW

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I actually have one of the Krus models too, but I couldn't find them here in Canada anymore.
 

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Sorry Viper i managed only now to use my computer.
Well it was Krus and not Kraus...my bad!
I apologize for linking the italian page of the products.
HERE Krus 24x19x13. I use this for terrestrial T. The sections to divide the floor in 3 spaces are included but not useful to assemble them for T purpose.
I'm using also THIS Krus variant for semi arboreal setups or terrestrial T that tends to dig.
For fossorial i use THIS in the 1.3L and 2.3L volumes.
No probem Macbaffo. I can navigate around Spanish and Italian, French not at all. Man, I wish I was in Italy. I miss Italy A LOT. I love being there, you are so fortunate to be out in Europe.

These look really good, esp the smaller one w/the pasta in it. I had no idea Ikea could be a source of T supplies from time to time. It's very hard to find good square and somewhat DEEP containers, let alone ones that are clear and lock. Nice find!!
 

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Thanks for me they work well. We don't have many thingsthat are avaible in the US and Canada but that's almost the best in terms of clear containers. Here you can find at the expos glass terrariums 10x10x10 cm but for that size plastic it's still more practical.
 

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Thanks for me they work well. We don't have many thingsthat are avaible in the US and Canada but that's almost the best in terms of clear containers. Here you can find at the expos glass terrariums 10x10x10 cm but for that size plastic it's still more practical.
I checked on that pasta container and others..they aren't available in the USA UGHHH!
 

macbaffo

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I checked on that pasta container and others..they aren't available in the USA UGHHH!
Maybe pasta doesn't sell that much as here :p

On the other side you have walmart and stuff that we don't have here. I dream about rubbermaid jars :(
 

viper69

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Maybe pasta doesn't sell that much as here :p

On the other side you have walmart and stuff that we don't have here. I dream about rubbermaid jars :(
Pasta that's a good question. For sure it's eaten more frequently there, but I wonder if absolute amt is greater or not as the USA has a larger population. What I do know is the quality of food was far superior to what we have here, ESP Italian and chocolates (Swiss really have that one down, cheese too) haha

No equivalent for Rubbermaid? Interesting!
 

macbaffo

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Nope i can't find that jar here around. Other stuff but not that big or with clear plastic.
I guess the standard food package is smaller than over there so no big containers.
 
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