TUB Venting POLL

[Spotty Tails]

Do you drill vent holes into your tubs? I just ordered my first rack which comes with tubs and flex watt. I see pictures and there is definitely a split of what I see between drilled and not drilled. My rack uses lidless sterilite tubs.

As many opinions as possible would be great!

 

[Dinosaur!]

if the tubs are airtight with the shelf, then you need holes. but if there is a gap between the top of the tub and the shelf above it, no holes needed

 

[DrCarrotTail]

I feel most racks need holes to maximize fresh air flow and circulation. I have Animal Plastics Iris 375 racks and hatchling racks from cserpents. The hatchling rack needs holes. I keep 6 bins with no holes for newly hatched geckos and the rest have five holes drilled on the front and back. I noticed a lot of condensation inside the bins around the geckos water bowls and it made me feel that the water wasn't evaporating well enough and I didn't want to cause respiratory issues. The AP rack is better but I still like the geckos to get as much fresh air as possible so I currently have 9 holes drilled in the front and back of each 15qt bin and a few more drilled in the larger bins (I didn't count while I was doing those tho). All of the holes are 3/16th size.

 

[favrielle]

I have holes in all of my tubs, even the hatchling tubs. I find that even the racks with a slight gap at the top need more ventilation than the gap allows.