With drilling you are likely to crack a plastic tub, especially larger holes for tubs for adult snakes ONLY! You will cuss when you crack a tub on hole 38 out of 40.

I have 2 soldering irons around here somewhere. 1 the cheapest smallest from radio shake. It creates at best a 1/8" hole. I use the slightly larger one to make slightly larger holes. This is using the tip ONLY on melting of the holes. These are my small snake tubs.

My adult snakes I go back to my small soldering iron and melt through with the tip and keep going pushing the body of the iron through too. This creates a hole about 5/16". With that said, I have no idea of the irons you may buy. Practice on something and look at the holes compared to the snakes. Small snakes, stay small, as they can surprise you. Larger snakes are easier to tell to me.

If I could get up right now to take pictures for you I would. But here is a picture of a soldering iron. I'm not trying to be a smart arse, but a soldering gun looks like a pistol grip gun and has two contacts for different elements, I did not want you to buy the wrong tool. Again, price on some scrap plastic. Your good when you can make a hole and knock off the plastic ring it creates to make the hole look like it was drilled. CAREFUL, it's hot.

Have fun!



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Thanks for reading.
Big Tom

www.HerpZillA.com

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