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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Gaz_1989[/i] [br]Hey folks, I'm new to RUBs. Kept corn snakes for a good while but always used faunariums for youngsters then upgraded to Vivs. I've recently got a Brazilian Rainbow Boa and the general consensus was that a faunarium wouldn't retain the humidity like a RUB. So my research into RUBs began. I came across a few posts on the internet about hatchlings escaping from RUBs by managing to squeeze through the small gap in the lid. More so on the larger RUBs but I could get my little finger through the gap on a 12L RUB, with some force granted but even so I figured that it was a possibility, even if only a slim one. Some people suggested cardboard around the edges, but with the humidity in my setup it would need changing almost daily as it would go soggy. I looked into making my own rubber seal from thin rubber, and in my search for some suitable material I came across this... [IMG]http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n639/gaz_daniel/E69DC08C-07FC-466C-A09C-775D4ABA92A4_zpsnxi8oxkk.jpg[/IMG] It is a thin rubber anti-slip matting. It is sold in 1m rolls in places like home bargains for 79 pence. I have only cut this one quickly to try it out but there is enough to do a 9L RUB and 2 x 12L RUBs. The lid now fits really snug, no gap and ventilation is maintained... ][IMG]http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n639/gaz_daniel/2B95ED62-FC21-42A8-B8E7-E2C337CD5B8B_zpsyxg5nmhp.jpg[/IMG] I will trim it neatly tomorrow so it is a bit easier on the eye. Hope this helps someone out at some point. Cheers, Gaz [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.