water crystals

[Ryan123]

is there substitute because i cant find any.....can they be mae at home in your kitchen????

 

[Syn]

Ryan Jarosek on the forums has some at a good price.

They are here on his website, but I'm sure if you PM him he might have something smaller.

 

[Ryan123]

i tried pm him but he hasnt answered and its been a couple days and i have LOTS of bugs coming soon

 

[Syn]

Might be time to post a wanted ad on the classifieds. In order to get cheap water crystals you have to buy a TON. PM me.

 

[Ryan123]

whats an example of a ton pricewise???

 

[lotus02]

You can also use cotton in a dish of water or aquarium filter material that what I use. Just make sure it is wet but does not a puddle on top.

 

[SS4Luck]

Im assuming this is for feeders. Why not go spend the $8 at the pet shop and get the flukers water stuff? Thats pry what your going to end up paying anyway

 

[chachilla]

i purchased a 1lb bag of water crystals from www.progeckos.com for about $8.00 plus shipping and handling. I assume these are for your feeder insects so you can use fruit in the mean time like a orange slices and carrots for them while you get the crystals.

 

[Ryan123]

thanks everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chameleonboy]

Ryan should respond shorty. He is a busy man you got to give him some time lol.

-Clemonde

 

[Ryan123]

can i make this stuff myself?????????

 

[Chameleonboy]

It is going to cost you more to make it then to buy it.

-Clemonde

 

[Ryan123]

well what do you do to make it?????

 

[chachilla]

1) Buy some water crystals ( tiny crystals that will expand when you add water)

2) Add water to a teaspoon of crystals in a cup

3) they will absorb the water and expand

4) once they are done expanding they are ready for your insects.


Note a 1lb bag of crystals will make a ton of water crystals that will probably last a while.

With a couple of teaspoons of the crystals which is not that much i was able to make about a gallon of water crystals. I only used about maybe 10% of the crystals shipped in the 1lb bag to make them.

 

[pssh]

AHAHAHAHA! I dont think thats what he meant

 

[chachilla]

So you want to make the crystals themselves and not the end product which you use to give water to your insects. If so then i do not have a clue... sorry.

 

[Chameleonboy]

Ya I think he wants to make the product its self.

-Clemonde

 

[Ryan123]

yes i want to make the crystals everyone ah ha thanks for the try so does anyone know how to make the crystals???