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So, I've always used a safety tote when I work with the animals in my collection, whether it's a rehouse or just simply filling the water bowl. Some enclosures are too heavy to move, but for the most part, if an enclosure is opened, it's opened in the tote. Over the years, the safety tote has evolved into a full work station as I've dialed in my efficiency during husbandry and here it is currently:
I have a trash can to my left, lateralis colony to my right, sorting bowls I use to grab feeders from the colony underneath, a roll of paper towels mounted to the wall, and a light behind the table/tote so I can have a well lit workspace. On the back right, I have a variety of 12" and 15" tongs hanging on the edge of the tote and a small water sprayer. On the back left, I have two wire hangers that hold a 15" hemostat and a 15" pair of aquascaping scissors on the outside of the tote and a tape measure on the inside. Inside the tote, I have a catchcup in the back left corner, various small cups for grabbing feeders from the sorting bowls in the back right corner, and a medium piece of tupperware in the front left corner that's used as a small trashcan (I keep the big trashcan closed during husbandry because I don't want to try and find an escapee in the garbage lol). On the table in front of the tote, I have a few odds and ends like a piece of cardboard for slipping under a catchcup, various paintbrushes and prodding sticks, as well as some masking tape and markers for writing small notes on enclosures. One improvement I plan on making in the near future is upgrading my watering ability. I have a lot of moisture dependent species and I'll usually have to refill my water sprayer once when I'm taking care of every enclosure. What I'm thinking of doing is getting a 1-2 gallon garden sprayer, placing it on a shelf behind the work station, and attaching the spray wand to a retractable leash suspended from the ceiling so it's out of the way and accessible all at once.
Anyone else have a dedicated workspace and how do you have it setup?
So, I've always used a safety tote when I work with the animals in my collection, whether it's a rehouse or just simply filling the water bowl. Some enclosures are too heavy to move, but for the most part, if an enclosure is opened, it's opened in the tote. Over the years, the safety tote has evolved into a full work station as I've dialed in my efficiency during husbandry and here it is currently:
I have a trash can to my left, lateralis colony to my right, sorting bowls I use to grab feeders from the colony underneath, a roll of paper towels mounted to the wall, and a light behind the table/tote so I can have a well lit workspace. On the back right, I have a variety of 12" and 15" tongs hanging on the edge of the tote and a small water sprayer. On the back left, I have two wire hangers that hold a 15" hemostat and a 15" pair of aquascaping scissors on the outside of the tote and a tape measure on the inside. Inside the tote, I have a catchcup in the back left corner, various small cups for grabbing feeders from the sorting bowls in the back right corner, and a medium piece of tupperware in the front left corner that's used as a small trashcan (I keep the big trashcan closed during husbandry because I don't want to try and find an escapee in the garbage lol). On the table in front of the tote, I have a few odds and ends like a piece of cardboard for slipping under a catchcup, various paintbrushes and prodding sticks, as well as some masking tape and markers for writing small notes on enclosures. One improvement I plan on making in the near future is upgrading my watering ability. I have a lot of moisture dependent species and I'll usually have to refill my water sprayer once when I'm taking care of every enclosure. What I'm thinking of doing is getting a 1-2 gallon garden sprayer, placing it on a shelf behind the work station, and attaching the spray wand to a retractable leash suspended from the ceiling so it's out of the way and accessible all at once.
Anyone else have a dedicated workspace and how do you have it setup?