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Who has the best FEEDING dishes for Leos?

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I have tried all sorts of containers, bowls, dishes, etc and I am getting nuts here!:angry:
either the geckos knock the bowls over, or the mealworms can crawl out of the bowls and all over the cage, too tall for the geckos to get into ...you know the story. I am tired of trying homemade inventions and all that.. I am just going to get off my wallet and buy some...

What do you all use?
What on line company has the best stuff and best prices?

I saw those "Worm Feeders" by Hagen (I think) any thought??

Thanks Gang!
Michele Misurelli
 
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i have food dishes for sale on this site. they are in the caging and enclosure section at the bottom on the first page under most popular ads. i use them for my bearded dragons and blue toungue skinks. one bts female is over 800 grams and can not tip them over. e-mail for pics [email protected]
 
I use ash trays from Wal-Mart
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I use tealight candle holders and ramikens from wal mart. The ramikens work the best. The small ones are .50 cents and the large ones are .70 cents. I use the small ones for mealies and the large ones for supers. They work great. *The film canister is for size reference.*

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Jeremy.. great idea! I've been wanting to buy a new set of dishes but didnt want to pay $2.50 a dish. Thanks..
 
South Dixie Dragons said:
Xavier...

Don't the mealworms and superworms crawl out of the ash trays? I swear I saw some at Walmart and thought about them..
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I don't use supers, yes meal worms crawl out but on average its less than 1/3rd of the 20 or so I put in them so I don't mind much...
 
MatthewK said:
Jeremy.. great idea! I've been wanting to buy a new set of dishes but didnt want to pay $2.50 a dish. Thanks..
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I agree and will have to give them a try :)
 
I use tealight candle holders and ramikens from wal mart. The ramikens work the best. The small ones are .50 cents and the large ones are .70 cents. I use the small ones for mealies and the large ones for supers. They work great. *The film canister is for size reference.*
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Wow Jeremy! I can afford 50 cents!!:dancer01: But please tell me..what the heck are ramikens?? :confused: Sorry, I am from the South!:)
 
South Dixie Dragons said:
what the heck are ramikens?? :confused: Sorry, I am from the South!:)
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LOL
Ramekins are also called condiment cups. If you were to order a side sauce
( barbacue??) at a restaurant it would come in something similar. They are in the aisle with the measuring cups and misc. kitchen utensils at wal mart.
 
Wow Jeremy, thanks for the suggestion! I feed mainly silkies, so despite what container i put them in they can crawl out but usually my geckos eat them before i could think of putting them in a dish. But if i do offer mealies in dishes, i should try those!
 
I use petri dishes... those work well b/c my leos can see them easily and eat them up. The small mealworms aren't able to get out, but the big ones sometimes do coz they stretch out and curl so far.... but they're usually eaten once the leos see them hit the ground and wiggle :p
 
I use peanut butter lids, the votice holders like Jeremy's (2 for $1) and deli cups 4oz and 6oz 100 are like $10.
 
Thanks Jeremy

Had , no idea what ramekins where either . Usually get the 'condiment cups'(what we know them as LOL) at wallgeens but theyre more like $1.00 and only in one size . Small ! Oh well they make good water bowls for my juvis.

Now i know where to get the good ones . `Ya know i tried finding them in that store too , no luck .

Our adults get the bottom halves of soapboxes ,the type that have the lid and close up for whatever reason not too many mealies escape. Then the top part can be used for babies .

A whole 25 cents each for those at a local science surplus.

Then i also use both top and bottom of petris .

They will take Supers from my fingers so no dishes for those . They almost always get out of my dishes anyways.
 
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