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Keep an inch or two of space behind

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Posted by: Rosebuds at Sun Nov 15 11:12:34 2009  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Rosebuds ]  
   

I keep an inch or so behind the tank, whichever side that is (I keep some longways and some short end out), so that I have slide/pull room. On the 20 longs, I slide the lid back far enough to get a grip on the tank lip, then pull it forward slightly. Then it is easy. hen I am finished, I slide the lid and tank back. That is very fast, and I don't have to completely remove the lids because I have several wc collareds that can jump right out of their vivs when the lid is off. On the 40s and bigger, I keep enough room behind the tank to slide the lid back far enough to get my hand/arm in to work. I don't use those 40 breeder reptile tanks with the built in sliding lids because I have had collareds escape if they aren't closed tightly, and when they are closed tightly, they are a pain to open. I use unattached screen tops for all of my collared tanks and put lower maintenance lizards that aren't quite as agile in the sliding lid tanks.


   

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