Climber and Net Design Feedback

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Climber and Net Design Feedback

Post by Jedi_Sena »

I have created a couple of prototypes of ladders and nets that I'd love to get your feedback on.
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What materials do you like in your tank?
What sizes and dimensions would be most popular?
If they were available in coconut fiber, would you buy?
Would you be willing to pay more for coconut fiber creations than hemp, jute, or sisal?
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Re: Climber and Net Design Feedback

Post by emmac350 »

What are the beads made out of? In the second one, what are the rings that the beads are on?

I've knitted hemp creations for my tank before, so I don't mind that in there. Otherwise, as long as the materials are definitely crab-safe I'm okay with putting it in my tank.

Most popular sizes...I tend to make things bigger than necessary when using natural fibers in a tank because I found that the knitted climbing toys I made shrank as they aged. Not sure if that was because I soak/boil in salt water to keep them clean and mold-free though. I'd say just post dimensions for those items and/or say in the description the minimum size tank it would likely work in. So say that a climbing net is 6x8", that would work in 10g tanks or bigger but if it is 12x18" it probably wouldn't work in a 10g.

Do they make coconut fiber that you can work with in that way? I didn't realize that!
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