SierraNevada
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I have a question....why hot glue vs. say...silicon or regular glue?
DIY Cup Feeder video!
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JoshCrane1
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other glues may not hold to soft plastic, also insects may consume other epoxies; making them toxic to chamy.
CammieNLeno
New Member
I suppose you could use all that stuff if you wanted, however a hot glue gun is like, 5 bucks.. and super easy to work with. Every cham enthusiast should own a hot glue gun, I use the bejesus outta it!
Hot glue dries fast, makes little projects quick and easy! I have used silicon in other projects, and its not only extremely messy, but needs at least 4-5 days to cure and set, whereas the hot glue needs about 10 seconds.
Hot glue dries fast, makes little projects quick and easy! I have used silicon in other projects, and its not only extremely messy, but needs at least 4-5 days to cure and set, whereas the hot glue needs about 10 seconds.
sweetmisery
New Member
THANKS! Great informative video, esp. for a noob like me!
SierraNevada
New Member
That's true....I've had a hot glue gun forever... but I used regular standard general use glue. The key is to be patient and wait for the regular glue to cure properly. Hot glue can be messy and melt your container...it can also harden too much and come loose. Either way.... I just thought I'd pose the question.
Actually...I think the cured general use glue is a harder substance than the plastic container itself...so they can't eat the glue.
You may be right about say..... silicon or something....but your crickets would have to be starving genetic freaks, trapped in that milk container for long periods of time.
JoshCrane1
New Member
....mmmkay. glad i can help, i think.
SierraNevada
New Member
Yeah...mmmmkay.
Thanks for chiming in Josh....I value everyone's opinion on this board, very much.
Brad Ramsey
Retired Moderator
It really is a great feeder.
Particularly for roaches as they like to hide when free ranged in the enclosure.
I highly recommend utilizing a feeder like this.
It is great for encouraging wc's to eat as well ... see Bill Strand's article here:
http://www.chameleonnews.com/?page=article&id=79
I make mine "disappear" by hot gluing artificial leaves to the outside of the feeder so that it blends in to the flora.
-Brad
Particularly for roaches as they like to hide when free ranged in the enclosure.
I highly recommend utilizing a feeder like this.
It is great for encouraging wc's to eat as well ... see Bill Strand's article here:
http://www.chameleonnews.com/?page=article&id=79
I make mine "disappear" by hot gluing artificial leaves to the outside of the feeder so that it blends in to the flora.
-Brad
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