Ramekins & Deli Cups as Water Bowls

[Wh00h0069]

I just ordered 48 - 4 oz ramekins to use as hatchling water bowls. What size deli cups should I buy for them. This is probably a stupid question, becasue it is probably 4 oz deli cups, but I just want to be sure before I order them.

Also, what is the best place to order the deli cups. Thanks.

Eddie Strong, Jr.

[Jerhart]

....Booooooooo....I know everyone uses them...but buy bowls, wash them, and reuse them....help the environment out that much more....is it neccessary to create that much waste just for a water bowl....?

I know I may get flamed, and I have visited breeders with a large number of snakes...and understand the 'convenience' but can you imagine all the little plastic deli cups the herp world goes thru just to get out of washing a water bowl?


....too me....silly.

[Wh00h0069]

....Booooooooo....I know everyone uses them...but buy bowls, wash them, and reuse them....help the environment out that much more....is it neccessary to create that much waste just for a water bowl....?

I know I may get flamed, and I have visited breeders with a large number of snakes...and understand the 'convenience' but can you imagine all the little plastic deli cups the herp world goes thru just to get out of washing a water bowl?


....too me....silly.

LOL, I didn't even think about that. They are very convienent though. Think about never, well almost never, having to clean water bowls again. Just toss the bowl once a week and add a new one.

At this point I don't use deli cups, but may switch over. I am going to try them out with the hatchlings, and see how they work out.

[Freakie_frog]

I use the deli cups with my 6 and 15 qt tubs and I love them makes cleaning day so much better. The easiest thing would have been to buy the deli cups then find bowls to fit them.

Just me two cents

[starmom]

I use ramekins for all my snakes and wash them by hand.
I think Joshua has a valid and good point; I, too, don't feel good about filling our landfills with more petroleum by-products...

[Freakie_frog]

I use ramekins for all my snakes and wash them by hand.
I think Joshua has a valid and good point; I, too, don't feel good about filling our landfills with more petroleum by-products...

I bag them in a different bag after dumping them and turn them in the local recycle place.

[Jerhart]

I bag them in a different bag after dumping them and turn them in the local recycle place.

BRAVO!!

[starmom]

I bag them in a different bag after dumping them and turn them in the local recycle place.

Yea Ed!!!!! Doing your part!!!!
But it still takes a lot of energy to make them and the plants put out a lot of pollution. We breath all of that pollution that we have outsourced to China. Remember, air currents travel round the globe....so I'll stick with washing.....

[Freakie_frog]

Yea Ed!!!!! Doing your part!!!!

well that and it helps pay for a new box of deli cups I get like 20 cents a pound after using 200 of them I get like 30.00 which is half the cost of a new box.

[LadyOhh]

I use ramekins and other crocks for water. I didn't use to use the inserts, but it became such a LONG drawn out process to give water, I had to switch (imagine an hour just to do water??- Yeah...)

I do plan on recycling them for sure though, as I do have a guilty concience when it comes to the planet.. Save it for the children!!