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    CO2 Chamber- Airtight?

    Hey everyone,

    I have been going through CO2 like crazy so I want to try and use a chamber that is more airtight and just use an exhaust hole/tube. Can some people post pics of their setups? Also, if you made a container airtight, what type of sealant did you use? I looked at weatherstripping at home depot, and none of it looked too convincing, and I asked the guy there and he said it would help, but wouldnt keep it out to the extent I wanted it. Hopefully I can get this straightened out today b/c we have rat pups that will be too big by the weekend.

    I am using a CO2 tank controlled by a paintball remote coil.

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    Re: CO2 Chamber- Airtight?



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    Re: CO2 Chamber- Airtight?

    Hey Deb where did you get the valve for that Co2 tank? I've got everything I need to set something up like that but I just cannot find a valve like that. We're producing way more rats than I thought possible (all our breeders from Kara are producing 16-18 babies per litter) and I just can't feed them off fast enough sometimes. But then we have those dry spells where no one seems to want to breed or at least get pregnant and the babies will be too big to feed to most of the snakes by the time we get to them so a proper C02 chamber would be excellent right now lol.
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    Re: CO2 Chamber- Airtight?

    I use a styrofoam ice chest. its not airtight, and still does the job.

    The valve can be acquired from a paintball suplly store, or ordered onlilne.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/CO2-Tank-ON-OFF-...QQcmdZViewItem

    I then bought a 2$ brass fitting that screws into the hole, then attached a air hose.

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    Re: CO2 Chamber- Airtight?

    Im currently using styrofoam too and I only get 2-3 kills off the tank...it just leaks too much air.
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    Re: CO2 Chamber- Airtight?

    2-3 out of 1 tank?!?!?!

    you must have some serious leakage then, I can get about 7-8 weeks out of 1 tank. and Im doing over 30 rats a week.

    Are you constantly running the air into the tank?

    I just turn it on for about 4 seconds then turn it off. The CO2 is heaveir than air, so it will sink to the bottom.

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    Re: CO2 Chamber- Airtight?

    you should check out my sticky here.

    Here's my new set up, Muahahahahahaha



    I think that the depth of your chamber is more critical than the airtightness. Like Pat said, CO2 is heavier than air and therefore sinks to the bottom, something like this trash can is perfect. And if you're just doing a litter of pups like you said, a small trash bin should suffice.

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    Re: CO2 Chamber- Airtight?

    hahaha damn Peter...thats so much CO2.....you take that oustide when you open it right? LOL

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    Re: CO2 Chamber- Airtight?

    Quote Originally Posted by Patrick Long View Post
    hahaha damn Peter...thats so much CO2.....you take that oustide when you open it right? LOL
    lol, nah Pat, I crack it open right there, I've only passed out from oxygen deprivation 4 times!

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    Re: CO2 Chamber- Airtight?

    I have to keep my gas running because the damn styro is so loose I have had mice pass out, me thinking they are dead....me leaving them in the kill tank for a few minutes, starting to bag them, and them starting to breathe again.
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