Ropes (For Skeleton, Rabbit, and Spiders)
Replacing the Rabbit's Rope
First, tie the rope around the rabbit’s neck. You don’t want to cut the rope piece straight away because you want to ensure it will be long enough for everyone to reach. After you tie the rope, attach the velcro strip close to the neck of the rabbit. Make sure you provide enough velcro on both the rabbit’s rope and the ceiling that it sticks efficiently.
When measuring the length of the rope on the pulling side, take into account the shortest person you’d think might ever play this game. Make the end long enough that it is reachable by that person. Feel free to finish off the end of the rope with gaff tape or something similar so it doesn’t fray as easily.
Replacing the Skeleton's Rope
The rope’s purpose is to provide players with 2 things: 11 knots and a key at the end. The key at the end can be added later so it doesn’t get lost.
When replacing the rope, usually a thicker rope will last longer and be a bit easier to work with. We recommend one about 1/2" in size. You can find several types on Amazon, but here's a good recommendation.
When deciding the length of the rope, we highly recommend tying the 11 knots in it, then holding the rope’s end in the corner of the room opposite of where the two cabinets would go. As an example, you can stand where the skeleton currently is mounted and walk it over to where the lock will be. When you find the optimal length, add about two feet and then cut. That way, you have more rope to work with when you attach the end to the skeleton.
Tie the rope around the skeleton’s neck in whichever way works best. If you're savvy with knots, you can tie a noose.
For the key on the end, if you're using the thicker rope, you'll want to loop the end and use a quick link or carabiner to attach it. See the image below for an example. Note: This rope example has a fancier finished end. The end was looped around, zip tied together, and wrapped with a smaller rope and hot glued. You don't have to get this fancy, but it is pretty sturdy!
Everything Spider Wires
These wires/ropes for the spiders are pretty sturdy, however, here are a few things that could prove to be useful!
If you are having trouble keeping your spiders on the wire consider one of the following set ups.
In the smaller spiders, you can add screw eyes:
Larger spiders might be easier to keep in place (and to find in the dark) You could drill a hole through each one and use that hole to zip tie them. In the images below, the spiders have smaller zip ties running through the hole drilled into the body and then the back was hot glued to prevent movement.
If you're having trouble with keeping the wires themselves clipped to the hook, try this:
The clips should, in theory, be pretty easy to clip on. If you want to keep guests from unclipping them, try a thicker zip tie wrapped around the base of the clip. This will keep people from being able to open it at all.
If your clips are broken or unusable, we recommend bolt cutting the clip off completely and zip tying the loop directly to the looped wall bracket.