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On my 10 gal I have a lid that I'm sure he could push off(corn snake). How can I secure it or are there special lids i can buy for snakes? He has to have NO chance to get out, otherwise I will never be able to keep snakes again(parents). I keep tortoises and lizards...This is my first snake.

Almost every pet store sells screen lids for standard size aquariums and sell the clips to secure them. When properly used, the tank is relatively escape proof.

Bart

Yea every pet store sells metal lids, like screening, and they sell clips that hold the lid down works very well...

Tom

On the 10 gal that I use for my small corn, I put a heavy book on top of the lid. I also have a hinged lid on a 20 long that I have a small boa in. That lid is secured with a velcro strap that I got in the craft section at wally world for about $1.50
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yea but why not just by the clamps from the pet store for like $3 look better than a block and are very secure...

Tom

Here's a method I've been using for a number of years....got the idea from a friend. It's 100% escape-proof, cheaper than commercial lids, and just takes a few minutes to make. The 1/4' x 3/8" aluminum channel I get from the local home supply, and the 3/16" plexi is from a plastics supplier. Probably ten bucks in supplies. The only real work is standing there with a soldering gun making all the air holes. I attach the aluminum channel with aquarium (silicone) sealer and the plexi slides in the channel. I burn a hole through the plexi and the plastic aquarium frame at one end to insert a hooked piece of wire, to keep the top from sliding. It's not only escape-proof, but you don't lost all your heat out the top like commercial tops. This is a ten, but I've used it on tanks up to 30 gallons.

And here's another method I came up with on my own. This is a 29-gal and I needed something very secure at the time. I got a piece of plexi the size of the top, made the air holes, and then made a frame for the plexi out of 1" aluminum angle (also sourced from home supply). I glued two hinges to the back with a two-part adhesive and screwed the hinges to the plexi/frame, and then added the lock/hasp to the front with the same adhesive. The aluminum frame was necessary because that large piece of plexi was too flexible and could be pushed up at the corners. Now the cage is escape-proof and tamper-proof with a lock on it.