homemade cricket feeder cup

[Mario_Dextraze]

Hi there.

Looked everywhere for a comercial cricket feeder cup for my screen cages without success, had to build my own. Anyone know whay any reptile manufacturer like Exo Terra, Zoo Med, Zilla ect dont make any.

 

[ridgebax1]

There are a couple of members on the forum who have some for sale. I would put some tape on the edge of that lid so your chameleon won't hurt himself on the rough edges. The other suggestion I have is to maybe wrap the whole thing with some type of duct tape, contact paper or similar thing. The problem with see through containers is that the cham will see the bugs and try to nail them and his tongue will be injured when it comes in contact with the walls of the feeder.

 

[Kboz1991]

I was looking for a feeder cup myself sorry to jump on your thread but do you know who sells them by chance?

 

[addicks]

what type of snap and lock is that? I like the cup with the changes ridgebax is suggesting it would be a nice cup.

 

[ridgebax1]

One member was eatstomuchrice and I think the other is Nick Barta.

 

[MSMorgan]

One member was eatstomuchrice and I think the other is Nick Barta.

These guys make great feeder cups. Not to detract from their sales of feeder cups, but , in a pinch you can always use a small/medium drink container (milk/Sunny D) and a swath of screen hot glued to the back for the bugs to crawl up. Lucky (the turquoise veiled) has my home-made version and eats from it readily.

 

[Kboz1991]

Do you keep all your feeders in that like different kinds I see a super worm horn worn and crickets all at the same time all the time? I was free roaming a horn worm and lost him and it ate all my leaves and everything so I hate leaving them in there.

 

[JohnR]

These guys make great feeder cups. Not to detract from their sales of feeder cups, but , in a pinch you can always use a small/medium drink container (milk/Sunny D) and a swath of screen hot glued to the back for the bugs to crawl up. Lucky (the turquoise veiled) has my home-made version and eats from it readily.

So the crickets won't jump out of that?

 

[MSMorgan]

I've seen them jump out. It's just a better, concentrated feeding platform for them.

 

[Nicholasdeaan]

Feeder cups are simple to make. I made two in 30 minutes last night. They're painted green as well. And all the crickets stay in it and my chams loved it. Just do a thread search on here!

 

[Mario_Dextraze]

Thanks for all your replies, the question I had in mind was how come that there are no commercial products (feeder cups for screen cages) available in the stores from any companies, how come companies like zoo med, exo terra, Zilla ect dont make any?

 

[trickedoutbiker]

how come companies like zoo med, exo terra, Zilla ect dont make any

Because for the price that a company would want to charge you for one, you could go out and make two or three of your own versions. They are so easy to make with a few supplies and 20 minutes of time.