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Okay, hear me out.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-1-Gal-Economy-Sprayer-1501HDX/203809533
I want to use this to water my tarantulas. Granted, it's a "multipurpose" sprayer, but it's of course designed to have some kind of chemical in it. But I'm sick and tired of using syringes - finding ones large enough is a pain, refilling them constantly is a bigger pain, and they go bad pretty quickly. I'm done with them. I want to be able to use this sprayer, as it has both a stream and a mist setting. Time for the cricket test.
Here's what I did. I put a small amount of distilled water into the sprayer, sloshed it around and agitated it quite a bit, and then let it sit overnight. Then I went ahead and added water crystals, the same stuff crickets and roaches use to drink (the exact stuff that I water my roaches with). Then I put those crystals in a container with a handful small crickets. As of this morning, roughly 12 hours after the test started, all crickets are still alive. I'm going to leave them until tonight to be sure, but it looks like I'm good to go.
What are you opinions on the matter? I'm still gun shy for obvious reasons, but if this test passes, then I don't see an issue. I'm half tempted to dry the container out, catch a house spider, and put it in the jug overnight to see if it lives.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-1-Gal-Economy-Sprayer-1501HDX/203809533
I want to use this to water my tarantulas. Granted, it's a "multipurpose" sprayer, but it's of course designed to have some kind of chemical in it. But I'm sick and tired of using syringes - finding ones large enough is a pain, refilling them constantly is a bigger pain, and they go bad pretty quickly. I'm done with them. I want to be able to use this sprayer, as it has both a stream and a mist setting. Time for the cricket test.
Here's what I did. I put a small amount of distilled water into the sprayer, sloshed it around and agitated it quite a bit, and then let it sit overnight. Then I went ahead and added water crystals, the same stuff crickets and roaches use to drink (the exact stuff that I water my roaches with). Then I put those crystals in a container with a handful small crickets. As of this morning, roughly 12 hours after the test started, all crickets are still alive. I'm going to leave them until tonight to be sure, but it looks like I'm good to go.
What are you opinions on the matter? I'm still gun shy for obvious reasons, but if this test passes, then I don't see an issue. I'm half tempted to dry the container out, catch a house spider, and put it in the jug overnight to see if it lives.