Ramekins & Deli Cups as Water Bowls

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. :cool:

....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? :confused:


....too me....silly. :confused:

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Originally Posted by 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? :confused:


....too me....silly. :confused:

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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.

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

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...

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Originally Posted by 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...

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

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

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

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BRAVO!! :gj::D:gj:

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

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

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Yea Ed!!!!! Doing your part!!!! :D:banana::gj::gj::banana::D
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.....

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Originally Posted by starmom

Yea Ed!!!!! Doing your part!!!! :D:banana::gj::gj::banana::D

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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. :D

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!!

:community :peace:

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Originally Posted by 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!!

:community :peace:

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Heather, my 4 grandchildren, and my future grandchildren and great grandchildren, love you! :hug::love:

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Originally Posted by starmom

Yea Ed!!!!! Doing your part!!!! :D:banana::gj::gj::banana::D
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.....

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yeah it's reduce, reuse, recycle in that order ;)
if you have a lot of dishes, just invest in a dishwasher :)

Do ramekins hold water well? It seems some of my other ceramic water bowls allow water to seep out of the bottom. Sometimes when I pick up the ceramic bowls, there is a little water trapped under the bowl. Thanks.

My ramekins have had no problems... I'm assuming you have some cracked ones??

I have 22 Ramekins in use and all of them are perfect. These are the white ones- like for creme brulee. They're great. Hmmm, now I feel like making creme brulee.... darn.

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Originally Posted by 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? :confused:


....too me....silly. :confused:

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Should we stop using paper towels too?

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Originally Posted by stangs13

Should we stop using paper towels too?

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Justin- using less paper towels is a good idea though we are talking about using a petroleum by-product that introduces a lot of pollution into the air and is just another bunch of plastic that (usually) ends up in our landfills.
It is not out of the question to remember things like this. In my opinion, you're being a little troll with your comment. Please take it to the QT.

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Originally Posted by stangs13

Should we stop using paper towels too?

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...yaaaa....you stop using paper towels too....:confused:

...matter of fact..you should probably log off and shut down your computer to save electricity.... :rofl:

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

My ramekins have had no problems... I'm assuming you have some cracked ones??

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I don't think they are cracked. They all do it. The only thing that I can think of is that I put them in the dishwasher when I first got them. Maybe the hot water made them less likely to hold water. It is not a lot of water under them, but it is there, and I have to move them around so that they do not sit in one place for too long. I change water ever two days, so I just shuffle them from each side of the tub during water change.

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Originally Posted by starmom

I have 22 Ramekins in use and all of them are perfect. These are the white ones- like for creme brulee. They're great. Hmmm, now I feel like making creme brulee.... darn.

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I get the 4 oz ones, they said its the ones that you melt butter in.

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Originally Posted by Jerhart

...yaaaa....you stop using paper towels too....:confused:

...matter of fact..you should probably log off and shut down your computer to save electricity.... :rofl:

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:rofl::rofl::gj::rofl::rofl:

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Originally Posted by Jerhart

...yaaaa....you stop using paper towels too....:confused:

...matter of fact..you should probably log off and shut down your computer to save electricity.... :rofl:

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LOL

Woooh. Lighten up, just a joke! I thought it was funny. :confuzd:

I use newspaper anyway, thats recycling.

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Originally Posted by stangs13

Woooh. Lighten up, just a joke! I thought it was funny. :confuzd:

I use newspaper anyway, thats recycling.

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...ya sometimes jokes come accross the wrong way on boards...thumbs up :gj: for the newspaper!

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Originally Posted by Jerhart

...ya sometimes jokes come accross the wrong way on boards...thumbs up :gj: for the newspaper!

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Yup, I understand, shoulda used a smilie! That would have helped.:D

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Originally Posted by stangs13

Woooh. Lighten up, just a joke! I thought it was funny. :confuzd:

I use newspaper anyway, thats recycling.

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A thought: Sometimes jokes like that go out of style....
Newspaper: Whats in your ink??
Our paper has so many toxins in the ink that I would never use it. Some places use a soy based ink but that might be taking food away from the starving. Wonder why, in this country anyway, all papers don't go digital??

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Originally Posted by starmom

A thought: Sometimes jokes like that go out of style....
Newspaper: Whats in your ink??
Our paper has so many toxins in the ink that I would never use it. Some places use a soy based ink but that might be taking food away from the starving. Wonder why, in this country anyway, all papers don't go digital??

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I am wanting to say its regular, but I think I heard its soy? I am trying to find a way to get huge bags of shreded aspen to use. But that is hard to find here.

Back to the deli cup thing. There is biodegradable "plastic" now too. It's made from corn or soy. That is an option too.

Use the Newsprint, Luke... :D

I use recycled blank newsprint paper and shredded aspen for my snakes and ceramic cat and dog dishes for water bowls.

As for the water at the bottom, are they glazed all over or is the bottom still bare ceramic? I have two dishes that have the bottom left unglazed and they seem to always have a bit of moisture on them. I believe it's from the moisture around them, tho, and not due to leakage of any kind. The cat dishes I use are totally glazed all over and never have that problem.

I got a huge bag of Harlen aspen from a reptile store near me- just added it to his order. Maybe you could work something like that?

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Originally Posted by starmom

I got a huge bag of Harlen aspen from a reptile store near me- just added it to his order. Maybe you could work something like that?

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My dad runs a feed store, and they are a purina dealer, so I could get big bags of harlen through them. I will order a bag, I get my lab blocks that way.

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Originally Posted by Argentra

Use the Newsprint, Luke... :D

I use recycled blank newsprint paper and shredded aspen for my snakes and ceramic cat and dog dishes for water bowls.

As for the water at the bottom, are they glazed all over or is the bottom still bare ceramic? I have two dishes that have the bottom left unglazed and they seem to always have a bit of moisture on them. I believe it's from the moisture around them, tho, and not due to leakage of any kind. The cat dishes I use are totally glazed all over and never have that problem.

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Your right, they are not glazed at the bottom. The moisture thing makes sence. Like the bowls are sweating or something like that. I will look into buying some that are glazed on the bottom as well the next time I purchase them.

I use a mixture of souffle cups, ceramic dishes, and deli cups with PVC couplers.

The couplers, and dishes all get thrown in the dishwasher once a week. Otherwise, the deli cups get thrown of course...but like Ed, they are recycleable!

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Originally Posted by stangs13

My dad runs a feed store, and they are a purina dealer, so I could get big bags of harlen through them. I will order a bag, I get my lab blocks that way.

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So, why are you having trouble finding big bags of aspen then? :weirdface

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Originally Posted by soy.lor.n

yeah it's reduce, reuse, recycle in that order ;)
if you have a lot of dishes, just invest in a dishwasher :)

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Good thought. I really wish I didn't live in an apt, and could get a dedicated snake setup going. I think two sets of water dishes and a dedicated dishwasher would be the more eco-friendly way to go.

Right now I am using the inserts, but I stockpile the old ones that are still in good shape. When I get a couple hundred there I'll do a light bleach solution to clean them and get a second use out of them. I don't like creating that waste.

Maybe we can teach our BP's to drink out of those sippers that rats use??? Just kidding :)

JonV

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Originally Posted by jknudson

I use a mixture of souffle cups, ceramic dishes, and deli cups with PVC couplers.

The couplers, and dishes all get thrown in the dishwasher once a week. Otherwise, the deli cups get thrown of course...but like Ed, they are recycleable!

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I got mine from foodservice direct and they are all #5 plastic...we can only recycle #1 and #2 plastics here..

Anyone find recyclable deli cups????

JonV