Base for Tarheel Ants Mini Hearth Nest and Face shield

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I love the Tarheel Ants Mini Hearth nest but unfortunately, I had nothing to cover the front of the nest from the light and my phiedole bicarinata colony get real stressed out by the light. I also had issues with keeping their nest hydrated as well as the occasional spill causing water to leak onto my bookshelf. So I designed and printed a little shield for the front of the nest and a base to help prevent leaking. The face plate attaches to the front via magnets I glued on and the nest simply sits in the base. You can water the nest via the normal water means still but in a time pinch you can simply squeeze some water into the base at the front where the glass sits and it'll absorb through the base to humidify the nest. I spelled out Tarheel Ants to the front on the base but I can add a version without if anyone asks.You can also simply turn the base around if you don't want to see it. Printer: TronXY Filament: B&H Clear Red (PLA) Layer Height: .3 Infil: 10% for base, none for shield I printed the face shield standing up as it is in the stl file. If you can't get your printer to print the top layer on the face shield at hollow, then just do 5%.