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hatchling water bowls...
I needed something that'd fit nicely in their little shoebox tubs. So what I did is, I used round glass shotglasses, set inside a scoop from iced tea mix. I cut off the tab on the scoop and made sure there were no sharp edges there. Then I merely filled the shotglass a little more than halfway and put it into the scoop, for some more support as the glasses are topheavy. Presto! None of the hatchlings that I used this for (5) tipped their water overnight.
I used some of the square-edged glass shotglasses for the others and no one tipped those either.
Just a tip!
-Jen. Back in the hobby after a hiatus!
Ball pythons:
0.1 normal; 1.1 albino. 1.0 pied; 0.1 het pied; 1.0 banana.
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Re: hatchling water bowls...
8 oz plastic deli cups work great.
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Re: hatchling water bowls...
 Originally Posted by jglass38
8 oz plastic deli cups work great.
I use one pop riveted in a 6qt tub then lined with one of the same size. 
Offers easy cleaning and no risk of knocking it over.
When you've got 10,000 people trying to do the same thing, why would you want to be number 10,001? ~ Mark Cuban "for the discerning collector"
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Re: hatchling water bowls...
wow; an 8-ouncer would take up half of the tub! That is my only worry.. but I love that riveting idea; I might use that in the future..
-Jen. Back in the hobby after a hiatus!
Ball pythons:
0.1 normal; 1.1 albino. 1.0 pied; 0.1 het pied; 1.0 banana.
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Re: hatchling water bowls...
 Originally Posted by Ginevive
wow; an 8-ouncer would take up half of the tub! That is my only worry.. but I love that riveting idea; I might use that in the future..
Yea it makes it nice and close and cozy.
When you've got 10,000 people trying to do the same thing, why would you want to be number 10,001? ~ Mark Cuban "for the discerning collector"
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Re: hatchling water bowls...
 Originally Posted by Ginevive
wow; an 8-ouncer would take up half of the tub!
That's the idea...cozy babies = feeding babies
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Re: hatchling water bowls...
I use the little ceramic Ramekins. They are very sturdy and very small, small enough for hatchlings!
Some are 2 oz, some are larger...
I buy them on Ebay.
Great little bowls!
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Re: hatchling water bowls...
hm Well 4 out of 8 have eaten. The tubs are pretty small as far as shoeboxes go, with narrower bottoms I think than most.
-Jen. Back in the hobby after a hiatus!
Ball pythons:
0.1 normal; 1.1 albino. 1.0 pied; 0.1 het pied; 1.0 banana.
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Re: hatchling water bowls...
I used either a 3-inch ceramic dish or this year I used the smallest size of the potted plant water catchers that I use as hides. I also had some very short tubs that I considered using shallow ashtrays in.
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Re: hatchling water bowls...
I go to Target and get the little white ceramic bowls for $2. They are heavy enough that a hatchling can't tip them over. For hides I go to the 99 cents store and get little plastic bowls 3 for 99 cents. I get all my different size hides from there now. So cheap I keep MANY extras!
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