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Food and Feeding
Easier fly traps from 2 liter or 3 liter bottles
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<blockquote data-quote="CosbyArt" data-source="post: 282884" data-attributes="member: 8168"><p>Glad to hear it still is working great for you. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p>In regards to a motor/vacuum they already exist, <a href="http://www.bioquip.com/search/WebCatalog.asp?category=2700&amp;prodtype=1" target="_blank">electric pooter/aspirators</a>. I personally won't get into that area as the costs of experimenting in such a project would increase the costs of the simple baster by $50 or so per baster (once that is, everything is figured out).</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what you mean about the chamber. As the space inside the tube will now hold about 20+ fruit flies (even Hydei) and holding more will simply shoot out more into a single mantid cup. At times now I shoot too many flies into a cup, let along 10 times or more flies. <img src="http://mantisbugshop.com/images/Smiley/laugh.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>As far as connecting it to a fly trap, or building one into it, not sure what the point would be. I know I do not want rotten meat or manure in my baster when I am feeding mantids in my house. If you are referring to the trap itself, you can add a small hole to insert the baster into the trap and suck out the flies and close with a sponge; however, you will need larger tubing on the baster.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CosbyArt, post: 282884, member: 8168"] Glad to hear it still is working great for you. ;) In regards to a motor/vacuum they already exist, [URL="http://www.bioquip.com/search/WebCatalog.asp?category=2700&prodtype=1"]electric pooter/aspirators[/URL]. I personally won't get into that area as the costs of experimenting in such a project would increase the costs of the simple baster by $50 or so per baster (once that is, everything is figured out). I'm not sure what you mean about the chamber. As the space inside the tube will now hold about 20+ fruit flies (even Hydei) and holding more will simply shoot out more into a single mantid cup. At times now I shoot too many flies into a cup, let along 10 times or more flies. [IMG]http://mantisbugshop.com/images/Smiley/laugh.gif[/IMG] As far as connecting it to a fly trap, or building one into it, not sure what the point would be. I know I do not want rotten meat or manure in my baster when I am feeding mantids in my house. If you are referring to the trap itself, you can add a small hole to insert the baster into the trap and suck out the flies and close with a sponge; however, you will need larger tubing on the baster. [/QUOTE]
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