Dry Ice

[Lobo_Reptiles]

In a few weeks I'll have to off some of the older babies. I was wondering where I could buy dry ice from? Most of the places I tried looking for online were bulk dry ice manufacturers. Does anyone know where I could get some in small amounts? Thanks!

[Smulkin]

Hmm that's a tough nut to froogle.

But this might help http://www.dryiceinfo.com/where.htm

I remember as a kid in No. Va. we always bought it at a local Carvell's

[Smulkin]

Also might want to call a local beverage or ice distributor or two as it turns out that's where folks around here get it for halloween.

[SatanicIntention]

WalMart. You can get a pretty good-sized chunk for $10. You may want to check local ice cream shops.

[JLC]

And speaking of dry ice...if I may interject a couple more questions: How long would a "$10 chunk" last? (A better way to phrase that would be, "About how many CO2 chambers can you make with it?") And how do you store it between uses?

[SatanicIntention]

You would have to use it all the same day. It offgasses pretty fast and storing it in the freezer doesn't work, LoL. I tried that, and it was gone the next morning.

[Bdadawg]

I get dry ice from my local grocery stores. I buy between 0.5 and 1lb of ice ($0.50 - 1.00 cost). As long as I have everything ready to go I can do up to 20 small/medium at a time (dropping them in sets of 3 30 seconds apart). Ive never been able to keep dry ice even over night.


Bryan

[JLC]

Hehe...yeah, that's why I was asking. I got some in a shipment of frozen mice once, and I put it in the freezer to show the kids when they got home from school. They never got to see it....just an empty brown wrapper. LOL

[shhhli]

so you will be gassing your rodents using dry ice- could you explain the process? or is the same as the other CO2s?

[tigerlily]

Dry ice turns into CO2 gas. (isn't that called sublimation?) So same basics.