DIY bridge/hidey

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:51 pm

I have a box of 300 jumbo craft popsicle sticks that I use for a craft that I sell... Anyway, I was thinking about making a hidey for my crabs with some of the sticks. Does anyone know what kind of wood these sticks are usually made with, and is it safe to use with the hermies? I tried looking it up but I can't find anything informative.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:02 pm

I would imagine that it would be fine, just watch for mold

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:46 pm

Oh, and 100% acryllic white yarn. This will be killer climbing material if it's safe enough to give to them. I've tied a bunch of jumbo popsicle sticks together in a line, creating something that resembles those old hanging bridges with the rope and wooden planks. For stability, I'm tying to sticks on either end, which will be driven into the sand, creating a hidey/bridge combo. It's not done yet but if the idea works I'll show photos.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:40 pm

Ok, photo time. It seems to be a hit:

They aren't very high-quality photos because I took most of them through glass.

Does it look safe? They seem to like it.

It'd probably work better with non-jumbo sized sticks. I don't think my littler guys will be able to climb it. Actually, maybe I'll redo it someday with round sticks.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:19 am

It looks great, most importantly they look very happy with it.

There's little enough yarn that I'm not sure if it woud be a problem, but yarn seems to mold pretty easily. One time Narnar posted about a specific kind of yarn that didn't mold, but I can never remember what it's called.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:50 am

This yarn is entirely synthetic fibers so maybe I'll get lucky. If it does mold, I could replace it with some sort of acryllic cord. I still think it would've been better if I'd cut up some dowel rods, but I need those for my larger Ojos de Dios that I make. This was something I threw together without planning, but it at least seems like an idea that could go somewhere. Twigs from outside might even be neat to use. I'll redo it eventually. ^_^

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:49 am

Maybe use two support pieces on each end rather than one (the piece you stuck into the sand) That would make it sturdier for the bigger guys