Coupling water bowls?

Anyone use 2" pvc and 4' pvc couplings with deli cups for water bowls? I see some people do it would be nice because they can be thrown away but are they cost effective?

Anyone?

you can wash the deli cups a few times before throwing them away also. Check out some of the websites and check the prices on the deli cups you would need... I plan on using the delicups eventually when I switch over to the ars racks, but for now I run my my water bowls through the dish washer from time to time.

I use 3" .. and then I use the little choad clear solo cups from the store in them. You can run the cups through the dishwasher mutiple times before needed to throw them out.

Same here. I use 4" couplings with 16 oz cups for my adults and yearlings. They are washed a few times before they are thrown out. For babies, I use 8 oz. deli cups. I buy mine in bulk (500 - 1,000 at a time) from cleanitsupply.com

What size coupling for the 8oz 2"?

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Originally Posted by jjmitchell

you can wash the deli cups a few times before throwing them away also. Check out some of the websites and check the prices on the deli cups you would need... I plan on using the delicups eventually when I switch over to the ars racks, but for now I run my my water bowls through the dish washer from time to time.

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This. I don't see a cost effective reason to switch to deli cups. You can pick up 3 or 4" glass candy dishes at the dollar store for $1 and they will last you forever. The only reason I would ever switch to the deli cups is if I were using ARS racks, which just makes things quicker when your dealing with dozens of snakes.

I can buy 100 water bowls for 14.00 now considering that I am looking to fill one 30 slot ars rack with females. Cleaning water bowls often, dish washing them once a month, and using them through 2 washes that 14 bucks gets me through water dishes for a year.... thats nothing when you compare the amount of bedding that gets ruined when bowls are spilt, even with the heavy ceramic crocks I have females still dump them

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Originally Posted by jjmitchell

I can buy 100 water bowls for 14.00 now considering that I am looking to fill one 30 slot ars rack with females. Cleaning water bowls often, dish washing them once a month, and using them through 2 washes that 14 bucks gets me through water dishes for a year.... thats nothing when you compare the amount of bedding that gets ruined when bowls are spilt, even with the heavy ceramic crocks I have females still dump them

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very good point!

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Originally Posted by gulfexports159

What size coupling for the 8oz 2"?

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No coupling for 8oz. Those are for babies and they don't tip them over like the adults. Once they get big enough to tip over an 8 oz. cup, they get the 16 oz. with coupling.