Ideal sling water dish

[Andrew Clayton]

so I was throwing out an old washing machine when I noticed little plastic inserts covering holes on the back so immediately I thought water dish lol amazing how you look at the world differently haha anyway here it’s here there were 4 of them

 

[ghostly]

*casually dismantling fifteen washing machines at the laundromat* Yeah it's just that I need those for my pet baby tarantulas. No I don't have any actual laundry to wash. Thanks, bye.

 

[nicodimus22]

Or just get some water bottle caps, which can be found all over the place.

 

[ghostly]

Or just get some water bottle caps, which can be found all over the place.

True, but I think the idea is that once you've been in the hobby for a while you start to see everyday items differently and everything becomes a potential enclosure or a water dish or whatever. It's like when I'm SO close to stealing all of my aunt's cereal containers because they're clear plastic and would look a lot better with some juvenile arboreals in them. Instead of like, ya know, fruit loops and oatmeal.

 

[Asgiliath]

True, but I think the idea is that once you've been in the hobby for a while you start to see everyday items differently and everything becomes a potential enclosure or a water dish or whatever. It's like when I'm SO close to stealing all of my aunt's cereal containers because they're clear plastic and would look a lot better with some juvenile arboreals in them. Instead of like, ya know, fruit loops and oatmeal.

EXACTLY THIS. The Container Store is like a playground for me.

 

[Andrew Clayton]

Or just get some water bottle caps, which can be found all over the place.

Yeah that’s the easy option lol I prefer to manoeuvre washing machines just to get these little caps lol.

Just thought I would share as I think they look better obviously not a replacement for bottle caps

 

[SkittleBunny]

There are little cap like things in the end of pens too that you can squeeze out and it may work; I personally dont use dishes for my slings until they are big enough to drink from a water cap

 

[Andrew Clayton]

There are little cap like things in the end of pens too that you can squeeze out and it may work; I personally dont use dishes for my slings until they are big enough to drink from a water cap

I still use bottle caps for slings they little plastic inserts I posted are just the same size as bottle caps, I use larger water dishes for juveniles and adults

 

[Asgiliath]

Oh! Another thing...I use pill bottle caps for some of my adults. Thank god, for chronic illness

(Yes, I cleaned it)

 

[Urzeitmensch]

For small slings that live in deli cups I use lego blocks. There are so many sizes and forms that I can find whatever I like in the leftovers of my childhood lego collection.

I also use them as web ankers and might use them as "trees" for arboreals in the future.

 

[Mirandarachnid]

EXACTLY THIS. The Container Store is like a playground for me.

My fiance caught me red-handed adding a set of nice clear tupperware to our wedding registry.

"Oh those are nice, and no one will know what they're actually for."

 

[baconwrappedpikachu]

Oh! Another thing...I use pill bottle caps for some of my adults. Thank god, for chronic illness

(Yes, I cleaned it)

Haha, this is perfect! I have tons of old bottle caps from my prescriptions and I'm always looking for something to use them for besides simply tossing them in the recycling.

I use the tattoo ink pots for my smaller tarantulas, water bottle/gatorade lids for juvies. For the fully grown Ts that like to flip/drag water dishes into their tunnels, I've been stealing shot glasses from our home bar.... We never use them anyways!