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#1 Offline TheMicroPlanet - Posted August 8 2020 - 5:07 PM

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Any idea on how to make a liquid feeder using home supplies?



#2 Offline BlueLance213 - Posted August 8 2020 - 5:30 PM

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Personally I have just been putting sugar water etc in a test tube with cotton XD I found it needed to be water down though otherwise it would harden on the cotton.



#3 Offline TheMicroPlanet - Posted August 8 2020 - 5:42 PM

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Personally I have just been putting sugar water etc in a test tube with cotton XD I found it needed to be water down though otherwise it would harden on the cotton.

I considered something like that, but i'm a bit concerned about frequent molding.



#4 Offline BlueLance213 - Posted August 8 2020 - 5:53 PM

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Thankfully mine hasn't moulded yet, the area is pretty dry where I have it, but it  doesn't mean it won't happen. Hmm I'm not sure what else you can do but I'm curious to see other suggestions



#5 Offline BlueLance213 - Posted August 8 2020 - 5:58 PM

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Something you might be able to do is use a very thin tubing that allows liquid to travel down, but with only enough pressure to form a bump of liquid at the end, but I think you might need to have it turnn up near the end incase the liquid is too fluid and starts running when surface tension is broken



#6 Offline Serafine - Posted August 9 2020 - 12:59 AM

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Those small flasks usually have some paper sheet inside the cap, don't forget to remove that (it's a breeding ground for mold).


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#7 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 9 2020 - 2:54 AM

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I’ve never had much luck making my own. ByFormica feeders are worth every nickel, in my opinion.
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